Dorcas, This is so impressive. Well, it is good to note all the positive things now coming out of this end. congratulations for the platform developers are in order. I find 'The Person Finder', News updates, and especially the Tweeter Live feed that I have seen updating each second and the rest of the updates quite informational in a situation where almost all the pre-existing lines of communication are non-existent now; and in as much as it might not be a tool in the hands of the victims to use, it helps those responding to the crisis to troubleshoot much faster the hot spots and reach those in urgent need in a timely manner.. Keep it up.. Harry _____ From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Dorcas Muthoni Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 5:29 PM To: harry@comtelsys.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Ushahidi in Haiti http://haiti.ushahidi.com/ Ushahidi is an organization that created a free and open source mapping and content management system which can be used by organizations worldwide in crisis-related situations. The main goal of the organization is to create a system that facilitates early warning systems and helps in data visualization for response and recovery. The Ushahidi platform has been used to monitor elections in India, Mexico, Lebanon and Afghanistan. It has been deployed in the DR Congo to track unrest, Zambia to monitor medicine stockouts and the Philippines to track the mobile phone companies. It is now being used in the Haiti Earthquake disaster. NB: Ushahidi has strong Kenyan roots with a bulk of the Ushahidi Platform developers coming from Kenya and the wider Africa. -- Muthoni My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------- Mahatma Gandhi once said:- First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!!