The Team

On Equal Ground

We are a small team based in Geneva and Helsinki working to improve humanitarian data infrastructure.

Our Mission

On Equal Ground's mission is to democratise information in humanitarian settings by empowering people in need with all humanitarian information available and of use to them, services information, and giving them control over their data and sharing of their assistance needs and preferences.

Our Vision

A world in which humanitarian and development responses are effectively and efficiently tailored to individual needs and preferences, locally contextualised, and delivered through the organisations best able to provide them.

Founders

The people building OEG

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Abraham Azar
CTO

Abraham leads the technical architecture and engineering of the Granite platform. With a background in software engineering and a focus on building at the intersection of technology and social impact, Abraham designed Granite's consent-first data model, the OEG unique beneficiary identifier (UBID) system, and the mobile-first infrastructure that makes the platform work in low-connectivity environments.

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Alvaro Sardiza
CEO

Alvaro brings deep experience in humanitarian strategy, organisational development, and field operations. He has worked alongside organisations navigating displacement, food insecurity, and health crises across multiple regions. His vision for OEG is rooted in a direct understanding of the data failures that leave people unserved.

How we work
People first.
Every design decision starts with the person in need, not the organisation. Dignity and agency are non-negotiable design constraints.
Consent as architecture.
Data sharing is never assumed. Consent is granular, revocable, and recorded on every transaction. Users always know who has seen what.
Open by default.
We build interoperability into the core. Granite is designed to connect to existing systems, not replace them overnight.
Built for the edge.
Field conditions are unpredictable. Granite works offline, on low-end devices, in low-literacy contexts — or it does not ship.