The Takeaway looks at innovations that can help Haiti now. We’re not talking about sophisticated computer programs or gadgets, but low-tech, low-cost tools that are easy to use.
In Kenya, Ushahidi hopes to save lives by ‘crowdsourcing’ crisis info
What if people living in conflict zones could predict where violence was going to break out? Kenyan developers are about to launch a new version of the software that will help communities around the world map and predict violence.
Kenya bloggers monitor unrest
Post-election unrest in Kenya has been widespread and hard to monitor in real time, but some concerned bloggers are trying to help, and they’ve set up a website where Kenyans can report on what they see in their own communities