Ushahidi - monitoring the Kenyan elections
-
Upload
peraarvik -
Category
News & Politics
-
view
348 -
download
2
description
Transcript of Ushahidi - monitoring the Kenyan elections
Protecting Our ElectionAngela Oduor
2007 - 2008
Changing the way information flows
in the world
Election Monitoring
May 2009 - 202 reports, 20,000 viewsAllow citizen reporting during election
August 2010 - 1525 reports, 20,000 viewsMonitor Kenya referendum election
votereport.in uchaguzi.co.ke
March 2013
Where Had Our Efforts Gone?
Instruments ✓ Institutions ✓Individuals ?
Strategy
Increase transparency and accountability through active citizen participation in the electoral cycles.
DATA
VERIFICATION
RESPONSE
Digital Humanitarians
https://uchaguzi.co.ke
Key Challenges
‣ CAN NOT compete with financial muscle of political parties/politicians
‣ Relationships with civil society organizations and traditional election observer groups
‣ The Silence of “patriotism”
The role of citizens in our Democracy does not end
with your vote.Barack Obama