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Ushahidi Being Used To Assist Kenya Carpools
Ushahidi, a Kenyan non-profit organisation specialising in free and open source software, has aided the Kenyan carpool Twitter surge by creating a crowdmap to capture, categorise, geo locate and visualise as many tweets as possible. Read More »
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Ushahidi Community Hours @ Crowdmap
You requested it, we’re making it happen. You asked for Community Hours to meet each other and learn while we all build expertise... Read More »
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Ushahidi: The African Software Platform Helping Victims In Global Emergencies
During a natural disaster or in the midst of civil violence, the immediate need for those caught up in the situation is to escape and find a safe haven. But oftentimes in such chaos, information is difficult to come by and unreliable. Read More »
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Weekly: Uchaguzi, Community Dev Live Meetup
Happy Week from Nairobi! We have updates about Uchaguzi and the upcoming Community Developer call. Read More »
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What The Red Dots Are For, Or Why We Map (Part 1: Iraq)
Mercy Corps has recently embarked on a strategy to introduce mapping tools to its conflict management and protection programs around the globe – from Iraq to Kenya to Nepal... Read More »
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Why Ushahidi Should Embrace Open Data
“This is the report that Ushahidi did not want you to see.” Or so the rumors in certain circles would have it. Some go as far as suggesting that Ushahidi tried to burry or delay the publication. On the other hand, some rumors claim that the report was a conspiracy to malign and discredit Ushahidi... Read More »
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