Ushahidi Makes Its Debut in Morocco: Marsad.ma

Technology is reshaping politics. In Morocco, the Internet is largely used by citizens to claim change, organize manifestations and even debate political reforms. Now, using Ushahidi, Moroccans are participating in election monitoring on Marsad.ma (Marsad, in Arabic, means Observatory).

Marsad.ma follows the lead of other successful international efforts to promote transparency and fight electoral fraud by publishing incidents reported by citizens. The reports are managed by OMDH (Moroccan Human Rights Organization), a leading human rights organization in Morocco with recognized expertise in election monitoring...