The power of new technologies has made a lot of headlines recently, but behind these new tools is a deeper story – the power of the people who wield them. When it comes to open-source and particularly crowd-sourcing tools, those people are so often volunteers, and they are the true heroes [...]
Reflections on Project Einstein: Haiti – personal story of earthquake survivor
Jan 18, ’10
9:35 AM
Last weekend, just a few days before a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, Digital Democracy partnered with students from Tufts University’s Fletcher School on Project Einstein: Haiti. We are thrilled to report not only that trainers Chrissy Martin and Joshua Haynes returned to Boston safely, but all the young participants of Project Einstein survived the earthquake, [...]
Support Ongoing Haiti Earthquake Response Efforts
Jan 17, ’10
9:14 AM
Breaking news: The Ushahidi SMS shortcode for Haiti is now up and running “… a sort of 911 for Haiti, based on SMS messages.” Report your location and emergency needs by sending a FREE text to 4636 on Digicel in Haiti.
Not on the island? There are many ways you can help. We have been blown [...]
Supporting earthquake relief & update from Project Einstein Haiti
Jan 13, ’10
12:02 PM
In the wake of yesterday evening’s devastating, 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, we join the many other groups expressing concern for the people of Haiti.
While communication with the island remains limited, colleagues around the world are working hard to use technology to support the efforts on the ground. Check out:
- Ushahidi’s deployment, currently being localized into [...]
