making ushahidi - tech4africa talk
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A small organization that dislikes hierarchy and being told what we can't do.
One that questions everything,
embraces innovative thinking,
takes risks boldly,
and sometimes learns the hard way that we're human after all.
”“Google Earth supposedly shows in great detail where the damage is being done on the ground. It occurs to me that it will be useful to keep a record of this, if one is thinking long-term. For the reconciliation process to occur at the local level the truth of what happened will first have to come out. Guys looking to do something - any techies out there willing to do a mashup of where the violence and destruction is occurring using Google Maps?
Stretched Resources
david kobiadaudi wereory okolloherik hersmanjuliana rotich
All of us wore many hatsAll of us had full-time jobs
Humanitarian Experience X
Open Source Experience X
Had a Lot of Time X
Blogger
Has it Doesn’t have it
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Ushahidi Calendar
Jan. 10 - 75% of Kenyan bloggers write about Ushahidi
Jan. 12 - MSM pickup: BBC, NPR, Guardian, etc...
violence
idea, production, launch blogging and media
Jan. 3 - The idea of Ushahidi
Jan. 5 - Ushahidi discussed
Jan. 9 - Ushahidi launched
Jan.10 - Added functionality (RSS, SMS, etc...)
Jan. 6 - Ushahidi prototype
Jan. 22 - Ushahidi blog addedJan. 26 - Ushahidi timeline feature
Jan. 10 - Kenyan SMS shortcode partnership
Dec. 27 - Kenyan ElectionsDec. 27 - Dec. 30 - Period of uncertaintyDec. 30 - Jan. 1 - Media blackout
Own your failures.
Listen.
Fix your mistakes.
Think different, but don’t stray from the spirit of the organization or the community.