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Post by Ken Banks, Innovation Strategy and Fellowships Director Ushahidi / Making All Voices Count Civil society organisations working on the frontlines of governance and accountability issues across much of the developing world are often the first ... [More] to spot an opportunity for innovation. After all, they live and breathe the problem day-to-day, and have often faced […] [Less]

Since joining Ushahidi in the beginning of last month, I have been working exclusively on the design and front-end code of Version 3 of the Ushahidi Platform. When V3 is finished, it will have six years worth of improvements, including increased functionality and a shiny responsive design. The Ushahidi Platform’s greatest strength is also what […]

Guest blog post by Hend Alhinnawi & Taha Kass-Hout, Humanitarian Tracker (Full blogger bios following the post) This is the story of the Syrian conflict, as told by its citizens living within its borders. In early Spring 2011, protests were spreading and reports of unrest in Syria made headlines. However, with the absence of local […]

Ushahidi’s new Resilience Network Initiative (RNI) connects city governments and citizens with technology that makes it easier for individuals, community-based organizations, and government to exchange information about stresses and shocks they ... [More] encounter and existing capacities for response. Well-placed technology supports strong social networks, enabling these populations to respond easily and share significantly better information, holistically […] [Less]

v3.0.0.0-beta.14 is out! Spin it up on our demo site, please keep in mind that this is not ready for production, but we are getting really close. username: demo password: testing NOTE: Items marked with (f) are frontend changes. Items marked with (b) are backend changes. What’s New? (f) Maps on the home page show […]

v3.0.0.0-beta.13 is out! Spin it up on our demo site, please keep in mind that this is not ready for production, but we are getting really close. username: demo password: testing NOTE: Items marked with (f) are frontend changes. Items marked with (b) are backend changes. What’s New? (f) We’ve moved the UI to use […]

Blog post by Nathaniel Manning   In late October Ushahidi invited our partners from around the globe to Nairobi to meet and look back at last seven years and then think about the years to come. We spent two days visiting organizations that had utilized Ushahidi software, schools in Nairobi slums empowering their students with […]

We are happy to announce another release of SMSsync complete with bug fixes and code improvements. We want to encourage you upgrade to this version as it fixes several key issues, especially with Task Checking and Message Result API features. Here is what’s new and improved in this release: Features Refactor how responses from server […]

The Ebola epidemic shook several countries in 2014, with international coverage being spotty early on, then escalating quickly as the disease spread. As of writing this post, the Ebola epidemic is still a major international issue. Anthony Banbury, head of UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response said recently that its going to be a difficult […]

It’s LIVE! Ushahidi v3.0.0-beta.11 is out!  Take it out for a spin on our demo site, but keep in mind that this is not ready for production, but we continue to get closer. This is milestone 2 of 3 towards the first non-beta release! The next ... [More] milestone release will be in January. NOTE: Items marked with […] The post Announcing Ushahidi v3.0.0-beta.11 release! appeared first on Ushahidi. [Less]