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Operation Sight wins SDG Programme of the Year award - Simprints

During the recent Gavi Replenishment Summit, Gavi, Simprints, CIFF, and Arm announced a new alliance to disrupt barriers to vaccination and save lives through AI-driven biometrics.

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Through our partnership with Orbis International and the Federal Ministry of Health Ethiopia, we’re using biometric technology to transform access to eye care.

This recognition belongs to every partner and health worker making sight-saving care possible every day.

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Operation Sight’s win at the 2025 Development2030 Awards celebrates the power of partnership in tackling preventable blindness across #Ethiopia.

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He holds degrees in aerospace engineering, data science, and operations research. Outside work, he enjoys long distance accompanied by a good history podcast and improvising on the guitar.

It's great to have you in the team, Eric!

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About Simprints: biometric ID with privacy at its core. Ensuring that every vaccine, dollar, and every public good reaches those who need them most.

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Before joining Simprints, he led teams at the United Nations World Food Programme developing high-impact supply chain planning & optimization solutions, following earlier work as data scientist and project lead in an AI software company.

About us | Simprints

About Simprints: biometric ID with privacy at its core. Ensuring that every vaccine, dollar, and every public good reaches those who need them most.

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simprints.com @simprints.com · 2d

🎉 A warm welcome for our new team member – Eric Combette!

Eric joins Simprints as Engineering Manager, bringing over a decade of experience across the tech and humanitarian sectors.

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👉 Our key takeaway from the conference: Technology delivers the greatest impact when built with communities, not just for them.

Thank you to NetHope for convening a community committed to using tech for good.

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Our Chief Delivery & Impact Officer, Stephen Taylor shared in “Engineering with Ethics: AI Tools for Humanitarian Applications” how responsible AI can maximise impact while safeguarding people’s rights and dignity.

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✨ Looking back on an inspiring week at the NetHope Global Summit 2025:

In partnership with Arm, Bill Hoggarth joined Rosalie Tribe to discuss “Bridging the Divide: Biometric Solutions for Last Mile Healthcare in Ghana,” highlighting how ethical innovation can strengthen healthcare access.

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We’re excited to be presenting at the NetHope Virtual Conference today.

Rosalie Tribe, Senior Manager, Social Impact & Innovation at Arm, and Bill Hoggarth, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Simprints, will be discussing “Bridging the Divide: Biometric Solutions for Last Mile Healthcare in Ghana.”

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We’ll also be speaking at a virtual session on October 31, where we’ll present on "Bridging the Divide: Biometric Solutions for Last Mile Healthcare in Ghana", together with our partner Arm.

#NetHope #DigitalForGood #SocialImpact #Tech4Good

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Simprints is thrilled to be joining the NetHope Global Summit 2025 in Amsterdam! Our Chief Delivery and Impact Officer, Stephen Taylor, will be attending in person this week — if you’re there too, come say hello and connect. 🤝

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simprints.com @simprints.com · 14d

We’re deeply honoured by this recognition at Development2030, and grateful to have our hard work in Ethiopia celebrated.

📸: Photos from the awards ceremony, sponsored by Deloitte.

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Together with Orbis International, the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), and the Federal Ministry of Health Ethiopia, we’ve been tackling trachoma trichiasis, one of the world’s leading causes of preventable blindness, using Simprints’ biometric technology.

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simprints.com @simprints.com · 14d

We’re pleased to announce that Operation Sight has won The SDG Programme of the Year Award!

This extraordinary award recognises exceptional, innovative initiatives that significantly advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), delivering proven solutions to key global challenges.

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🎉 A warm welcome for our new team member - Nicola Steele!

Nicola joins Simprints as Financial Controller. A qualified Chartered Accountant for 25 years, Nicola’s previous role was as Financial Controller for a not-for-profit organisation in the sustainability sector.

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A huge thank you to our partners and colleagues in Ethiopia for the warm welcome and continued collaboration. We’re excited for the future. 💙

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From engaging discussions with government and NGO partners, to presenting our latest research on digital ID and biometrics in health, the visit was a reminder of the incredible collective effort driving progress across the country.

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simprints.com @simprints.com · 18d

Our team recently returned from an impactful trip to Ethiopia, where we had the opportunity to connect with key partners and collaborators working to strengthen health systems and digital innovation.

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simprints.com @simprints.com · 21d

The same foundations of trust and visibility are vital to building food systems that reach everyone, everywhere.

In support of #WorldFoodDay, we stand hand in hand with those tackling hunger and inequality, working toward a future where no one is left behind.

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At Simprints, we’ve seen how reliable digital identification can strengthen the delivery of essential services, from health to social protection.

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simprints.com @simprints.com · 21d

Access to nutritious food is a human right — a truth we’re reminded of every #WorldFoodDay, and every day after. Yet, according to FAO, millions remain invisible to the systems meant to support them.

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simprints.com @simprints.com · 22d

Over the years, Simprints has earned this certification several times – a reflection of our team's consistent care, feedback, and energy.

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On Oct 16, we join the community of Great Place To Work Certified™ companies across the country in celebrating Certification Nation Day and the shared commitment to creating great workplaces for all.

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simprints.com @simprints.com · 23d

🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that the Arm x Simprints coalition has been selected as a finalist for the Partnership of the Year at the Reuters Events Sustainability Awards 2025!

#ReutersSustainabilityAwards #SustainabilityAwards2025 #SocialImpact #InnovationForGood #TechForGood #PositiveChange