::Kenya Christian::

Ushahidi, which means ”testimony” in Swahili, is a website that was developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election fallout at the beginning of 2008. We’re working to build a new platform that can be used anywhere in the world, and this blog tells some of that story. Ushahidi’s roots are in the collaboration of Kenyan citizen journalists during a time of crisis. read more here

At TEDU 2009, Erik Hersman presents the remarkable story of Ushahidi, a GoogleMap mashup that allowed Kenyans to report and track violence via cell phone texts following the 2008 elections, and has evolved to continue saving lives in other countries. Visit his blog @ WhiteAfrican and AfriGadget . Check out his profile here