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Technology’s Role In Reporting Violence In Kenya

Wed, Jan 9, 2008

Category: News

Many blogs and sites have cropped up to help get the word out about the post-election violence in Kenya. One site playing a great role www.Ushahidi.com, where you report an incident and it appears in a map-based view for others to see.  The Ushahidi team is working with local Kenyan NGO’s to get information and to verify each incident.

Ushahidi.com

You can also sms your incident to +44 762 480 2635  and  e-mail tips@ushahidi.com

For more ways to help Kenya, visit Afromusing

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1 Comments:

  1. Toby Morning Says:

    ICT is changing the continent, checkout my playlist on YouTube to see some inspirational things going on!

    http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=AEC399E7F83BBFB4

    Toby URBANTECH Morning

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