Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Anyone in or outside of Haiti could use the tool via the web or on a mobile phone to make reports with voice, text or video; the reports were then mapped and sources verified.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Ushahidi was originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

In January, Cristi was named one of the 21 Leaders of the 21st Century for 2008 by Women's eNews. We really try and get women from all walks of life to be able to participate in our program, the goal being to provide as many unique voices and opportunities as possible. They can volunteer locally, or from anywhere.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

Increasingly, rape of women is being used as a tool of war, not just in large scale wars as we saw in the Serbian and Bosnian conflict, but as we saw recently in Kenya and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This year, 2008, is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I am always a big believer in that.

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