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Ushahidi Develops Innovative Tools for Nonprofits and Others Working to Benefit the Public

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LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. We got to know Ushahidi's work when it entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May of 2008. Ushahidi's David Kobia was named Humanitarian of the Year in 2010 by the MIT Technology Review.

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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

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" Ushahidi has since supported critical information gathering to provide a picture of human needs for many natural disasters, political violence, and human rights violations. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation.