Rachel Townzen is a 2nd year Master of Social Work student at the University of Pennsylvania. She has worked in programs serving refugees and asylum-seekers in the US, Armenia, and Jordan. As a 2016 student fellow of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, she reports on issues related to identity, trust, and technology for Syrian refugees in Jordan. To view more of Rachel’s project click here. . https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/rachel-townzen/rss en Innovation & Technology Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:57:41 +0000 Rachel Townzen https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/09/20/trusting-tech-initiatives-isnt-easy-for-most-syrians-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/09/20/trusting-tech-initiatives-isnt-easy-for-most-syrians-2 In light of the U.N. Summit for Refugees and Migrants in New York, we explore what it means for Syrians and Syrian refugees to stay safe in a tech-driven world where new technologies and data-collection initiatives are on the rise. Civil Society Displacement Tue, 20 Sep 2016 11:08:34 +0000 Rachel Townzen https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/09/20/trusting-tech-initiatives-isnt-easy-for-most-syrians https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/09/20/trusting-tech-initiatives-isnt-easy-for-most-syrians In light of the U.N. Summit for Refugees and Migrants in New York, we explore what it means for Syrians and Syrian refugees to stay safe in a tech-driven world where new technologies and data-collection initiatives are on the rise.