Helena co-founded Build Up, a social enterprise working at the intersection of technology, civic engagement and peacebuilding. She has worked on technology-enabled programs to promote peace in many countries including Sudan, South Sudan, Libya, Cyprus, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Somalia and Iraq. She is a co-organizer of Build Peace (an international conference on technology and peacebuilding) and sits on the Board of Advisors of International Alert and the Standby Task Force.