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!!!
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!!!
This Ushahidi story has just been reported by CNN ________________________________ From: Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni@gmail.com> To: wamuyulearn@yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Mon, 18 January, 2010 17:28:58 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!!!
An inspiring story of Kenyans taking technology to the next level. You can follow the minute by minute progress of the initiative at the Ushahidi situation room here http://sitroom.ushahididev.com/ It might interest you to know that Erik Hersman is coordinating all this from right here in Nairobi. To be precise, shuttling between his house and Java Junction! On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Wamuyu Gatheru <wamuyulearn@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
This Ushahidi story has just been reported by CNN
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*Subject:* [kictanet] Ushahidi in Haiti
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!!!
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Congratulations Eric. This is fantastic! alice'
An inspiring story of Kenyans taking technology to the next level.
You can follow the minute by minute progress of the initiative at the Ushahidi situation room here http://sitroom.ushahididev.com/ It might interest you to know that Erik Hersman is coordinating all this from right here in Nairobi. To be precise, shuttling between his house and Java Junction!
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Wamuyu Gatheru <wamuyulearn@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:wamuyulearn@yahoo.co.uk>> wrote:
This Ushahidi story has just been reported by CNN
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*Subject:* [kictanet] Ushahidi in Haiti
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!!!
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Actually I learnt about what the Kenyans are doing two days ago from someone in South Africa who was so impressed. They deserve our congratulations and much more (not sure what...some kind of award ama?). Best Nyaki ________________________________ From: alice <alice@apc.org> To: elizaslider@yahoo.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>; erik@zungu.com Sent: Tue, January 19, 2010 7:22:02 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Ushahidi in Haiti Congratulations Eric. This is fantastic! alice'
An inspiring story of Kenyans taking technology to the next level.
You can follow the minute by minute progress of the initiative at the Ushahidi situation room here http://sitroom.ushahididev.com/ It might interest you to know that Erik Hersman is coordinating all this from right here in Nairobi. To be precise, shuttling between his house and Java Junction!
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Wamuyu Gatheru <wamuyulearn@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:wamuyulearn@yahoo.co.uk>> wrote:
This Ushahidi story has just been reported by CNN
------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni@gmail.com <mailto:dmuthoni@gmail.com>> *To:* wamuyulearn@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:wamuyulearn@yahoo.co.uk> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> *Sent:* Mon, 18 January, 2010 17:28:58
*Subject:* [kictanet] Ushahidi in Haiti
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!!!
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Harry Delano -
Rad! -
Wamuyu Gatheru