Ushahidi for Civic Engagement
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Presentation from my Ignite Talk at Sask 3.0 Summit on using Ushahidi for civic engagement.
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What is Ushahidi?
Open source software for information collection, visualization and interactive mapping.
We build tools for democratizing information, increasing transparency and lowering the barriers for
individuals to share their stories.
Platform Community Movement
ushahidi.com
History"Ushahidi", which means "testimony" in Swahili,
website initially developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after post-election fallout at the beginning of 2008.
legacy.ushahidi.com
oilspill.labucketbrigade.org
aljazeera.com/indepth/spotlight/ugandaspeaks/
Thank You!
ushahidi.com crowdmap.com