Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

In this Center for Global Development post, he says that African governments are wrongly being paid to collect statistics to populate donor database and considers how this affects the formulation of more effective education policies in Kenya. Open Source philanthropy data big data'

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Austin, Texas: CiviCRM: Free, Open-Source CRM for Nonprofits and Startups. Busia, Kenya: Safer Internet 2016 — 9th February 2016. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Bring Your Work! Tuesday, February 23, 2016. Victoria, British Columbia: Women in Technology Panel #2. Wednesday, February 24, 2016.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

One of TechSoup's less-known areas of work has been to support and promote the work of other tech-for-good organizations, like Ushahidi in Kenya. Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. These folks do astonishing work.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. Online tools like Twitter , Ushahidi , Google Person Finder , CrisisMappers , and the work of nonprofit organizations like Crisis Commons.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. " The Ushahidi project was so helpful, it quickly evolved from a one-off web site to an open source "software platform" that any organization can download and customize for similar projects. Kibera is a slum located within the city of Nairobi, Kenya.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Here are just a few of the many examples of how the humble mobile is being used for development: For those nonprofits working on agricultural issues - The Kenya Agricultural Commodity Exchange (Kace) , provides crop growers with the very latest commodity information via SMS and has helped farmers to quadruple earnings.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. " The Ushahidi project was so helpful, it quickly evolved from a one-off web site to an open source "software platform" that any organization can download and customize for similar projects. Kibera is a slum located within the city of Nairobi, Kenya.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Paula Kahumbu – WildlifeDirect Nairobi, Kenya. She is a lawyer, activist and blogger , and the co-founder and executive director of Ushahidi, a free, open source, Web mobile-based platform capable of crowd-sourcing, sharing and mapping information in near real time. . The Audience As Part of the Presentation.

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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

APRIL 2, 2007

The Guide is built with free, open-source technology so that it is easy for artisans to use with their own systems. Photo: Priya Haji demonstrates the Fair Trade Wage Guide to artisans in Kenya. Cross-posted from WorldChanging San Francisco. fair+trade artisan craft

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

mobile payment system in Kenya that allows people there to text each other money. Mozilla’s Firefox , the nonprofit driven free and open source web browser; Creative Commons , the project set up to provide a straightforward licensing framework for online creators. I admit to being a bit envious of the Safaricom M-PESA.

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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. Indirect Content. Now for indirect content or Mash-ups. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

The Mifos X Platform is free open source cloud software for running a microfinance organization that provides small loans, savings accounts, and micro insurance to very poor people. The name is an acronym of "micro finance open source." The First Universal Software Platform for Financial Inclusion Launches.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

My current favorite digital inclusion NGO is our newest TechSoup Global partner, Computers For Schools Kenya. The SixthSense project is working on a set of open source instructions on how to make your own prototype augmented reality. I’m wondering if it would be immodest of me to mention my nomination. What the heck.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

And I think that needs to be more and more visible for the world as we go forward in designing our policies and carrying out our work, that these issues really are about peace and justice, and creating the kinds of communities that we would want to live in and that we would want our children to live in.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2013

She says that although using technology and open data tools can be “dangerous” in some countries, they can still be used in other spheres of government as for example BudgIT in Nigeria. Open Source disaster recovery data big data' Videos of presentations can be found on the PDF website. Image: NetSquared.

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