Sentinel Watch® and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Sentinel Watch is a nonprofit organisation built on a simple but radical idea: that the same act — watching a camera — can protect a small business in Amsterdam and lift a family out of poverty in Nairobi. We do not rely on charity, grants, or goodwill. We rely on a self-sustaining marketplace where commercial value and human impact are the same thing.
Our platform directly supports six of the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals. Not through token alignment or marketing language, but through the mechanics of how the platform actually works. Below you will find each goal we contribute to, and exactly how.
Six Goals. One Platform.
The UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets 17 global goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. Sentinel Watch is structured around six of these goals — each one addressed not as an aspiration, but as a design requirement.
SDG 1 — No Poverty
Creating reliable micro-income exceeding $6/day for people with only a smartphone and internet access.
SDG 8 — Decent Work
Dignified, flexible paid work accessible to anyone with a smartphone — no interview, no commute, no minimum qualification.
SDG 9 — Innovation & Infrastructure
P2P video via WebRTC, automatic digital wallets, and smartphone-first design — inclusive infrastructure.
SDG 10 — Reduced Inequalities
Income transfers from wealthy economies to developing ones — through commerce, not charity. Equal rates regardless of location.
SDG 16 — Justice
Verified human monitoring makes active security affordable for small businesses that could never access it before.
SDG 17 — Partnerships
A global affiliate network, retailer-watcher partnerships, and future ML data sharing — aligned incentives at every level.
About the UN Sustainable Development Goals
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by all United Nations member states in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They represent a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
- UN — The 17 Sustainable Development Goals — The official home of the Global Goals.
- UN SDG Progress Report 2025 — The latest global progress update across all 17 goals.
- UNDP — SDG Overview — The United Nations Development Programme’s work on the Global Goals.
