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Nairobi Mall Massacre Inspires A Group Check-In Tool For Emergencies

After a disaster, people need a fast way to see if everyone they know is okay. Inspired by their efforts to contact their team during the attacks at the Westgate Mall, Ushahidi has a simple solution.

Nairobi Mall Massacre Inspires A Group Check-In Tool For Emergencies

The Future Of Service Is Data

With more analytics about which organizations need help and which people are available, we could create a true marketplace for people looking to donate their time and skills.

The Future Of Service Is Data

Somalia Speaks: How Al Jazeera Reports Via Text Message

Al Jazeera’s ambitious new project uses SMS text messages to gauge how ordinary Somalis are coping with the ongoing conflict in their country. It’s the first time they’ve been polled in years, and things in Somalia may be worse than anyone knew.

Somalia Speaks: How Al Jazeera Reports Via Text Message

The Syrian War Crowdsourcing Experiment

Omidyar Network Executive Forum (ONEF) Convening the World’s Leading Social Entrepreneurs

State Department Is Trying To Make A Thousand Ushahidis Bloom

Foggy Bottom has a plan to jump-start a venture-capital approach to the field of humanitarian tech.

State Department Is Trying To Make A Thousand Ushahidis Bloom

Google, Local Platforms Respond to Japan’s 8.9 Earthquake Crisis

Online tools help those at the heart of the disaster.

Google, Local Platforms Respond to Japan’s 8.9 Earthquake Crisis

Mobile, Citizen-Driven Service Bridges Reporting Gap in Aid Industry

Afrilabs Links Entrepreneurs, Startups, Tech Communities in Africa

Google Hires Crowdsourcing Guru to Manage Africa Policy

Sudan’s First SMS-Powered Voting Monitor Tracks “Violence,” “Intimidation”

State Department Convenes Tech Conference for NGOs in Latin America

CGI: Omidyar Network, A Philanthropy That Invests in For-Profits Too

Managing Data in the Pakistan Flood Crisis

IBM Opens Corporate Subsidiary in Accra, Ghana

While Kenya Votes, Ushahidi Does Its Part

Impact

What doctors at overwhelmed rural hospitals are facing, in their own words

These modular rooms let cities quickly and cheaply build housing for the homeless

Microplastics are everywhere: even on top of Mount Everest

News

How to watch the 2020 American Music Awards on ABC live without cable

Stimulus update: Here’s the latest news on second checks, unemployment as Congress takes a Thanksgiving break

Trump supporter election lawsuit affidavit seems to mix up Michigan and Minnesota

Co.Design

COVID-19 deniers are still all too real. Here’s how we can convince them

For radical action on climate change, look to museums

See inside the stunning homes of the world’s most famous architects and designers

Work Life

3 reasons you’re so exhausted and what you can do to help

If you’re stressed or burned out, try this simple trick

Our high-profile media jobs were eliminated. Here’s why we exited gracefully