It has been 10 days since my return from Oxford,UK from the TEDGlobal 2009 conference. I am still having the TED CRASH as they call it. Today the 8th of August is my Bday as well as TEDxNairobi. Stay tuned for my story!
Ushahid.com Blog- Patrick: What I’m Up to at Ushahidi and WhyI distinctly remember the first time I heard of Ushahidi. It wasn’t while visiting my family in Nairobi amidst the tragic election-violence but rather a week later and on the opposite side of the planet. I was in Dili, Timor-Leste, working with a local NGO to set up a community-based conflict early warning system funded by [...]
- Decoding Ushahidi’s Open Source DevelopmentI have to admit that when we began developing Ushahidi as an open source platform, I was a little skeptical about how far that would go driven by the power of volunteer (unpaid) programmers. It’s a little nerve wracking sitting around waiting for interested programmers to start contributing to something driven mostly by passion and [...]
- The Next Generation Philanthropy ForumIt was an honor to represent Ushahidi at The Next Generation Philanthropy Forum in London, where I gave a brief presentation on Ushahidi’s genesis, current activities and future plans. It is very encouraging to meet experts in Social Media, Diplomacy and Technology, who are already aware of the Ushahidi platform and its potential. A recording [...]
- Advocacy Through Mapping: Threatened VoicesThreatened Voices is an interactive mapping project to build a database of bloggers who have been threatened, arrested or killed for speaking out online and to draw attention to the campaigns to free them. The global voices community is a champion for free speech and online expression around the world, and this new initiative is [...]
- Open Question: Mixing Analog & DigitalQuestionBox is a project that allows offline people in emerging markets to ask questions and get answers. It’s an analog solution for those who don’t have their own digitally connected data devices. Open Question is a free and open source software application used for the purposes of collecting and disseminating information via phone [...]
- Getting Better at Design and Crisis MappingI’m really (REALLY) excited today. Today I get to announce that two amazing individuals who have been long-time Ushahidi community members are joining the team to help with areas that we have a great need for their expertise in. First though, a big thank you to the Cisco Foundation. Through their generous [...]
- An Internet Emergency KitI’m a big fan of MAKE magazine, and as a web addict, I’m also always keen on finding ways to maintain connectivity. IN their recent issue, they have an “internet emergency kit” put together by NetHope. However, wearing my Ushahidi hat it becomes even more important to think of ways of maintaining internet [...]
- Digital Media in Conflict-Prone SocietiesI had the chance to do a talk with Ivan Sigal, Executive Director of Global Voices, at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington DC this week. The talk was primarily about the paper that Ivan wrote, titled Digital Media in Conflict-Prone Societies, which should be out soon. I filled in as a [...]
- Download form fixedFor those who’ve used the download form in the last few days to request a copy of the Ushahidi platform, kindly accept our apologies, we had a small problem with the code that notifies us of your request. This has been fixed and you should have received a link to download the platform. If you [...]
- Nairobi: Mapping PartyOur friends at OpenStreetMap are embarking on a mapping endeavor that will create the first public digital map of Kibera. Mikel Maron of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team will work with volunteers, techies, and other partners to train youth on current mapping techniques. Over a two week period in November, the team will then map out [...]
- Patrick: What I’m Up to at Ushahidi and Why
