Uchaguzi – Community Next Steps

The Kenyan 2013 Elections are just over a month away. If this past weekend’s political nominations are any indication, there will be a rise of people’s voices and stories to share. You may be asking: how can I contribute? From researchers to developers to online strategists to translators and sense-makers, we aim to connect and build Uchaguzi together.

We’ve created Uchaguzi Working groups. Each of the groups have their own wiki page. Global participants could help with some core questions listed on the wiki pages. We’ve also made a key list below for you to tackle. First off, this is a sneak peak of the software and theme that we will be working with...

Planning Ushahidi use requires many hands. We’ve divided up some of the tasks by topical/task-oriented working groups. Plus, our partners at the Standby Task Force will be assisting with the live mapping portion. All are welcome to join any team they wish, however, the live mapping team requires extra training via the processes of the Standby Task Force. (more on this in the future)....