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. Image: AlphachimpStudio.

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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. The system had three components: The Image Tagger — Volunteers sort through news photos coming out of Haiti and categorize (tag) them with keywords like “adult, child, alive, deceased.”

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. Kibera is a slum located within the city of Nairobi, Kenya. Jim Craner , MapTogether. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. Ushahidi was originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. Kibera is a slum located within the city of Nairobi, Kenya. Jim Craner, MapTogether. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi.

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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.

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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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