Kenya 2013 Citizen Election Monitoring Project: #Uchaguzi – Witness & Report

How to Report using Uchaguzi
The public will be able to send information to Uchaguzi numerous ways:
1. Send a text message (SMS) on 3002 (short code) from within Kenya
2. Twitter: follow @uchaguzi and use #uchaguzi hash tag,
3. Post on Facebook page: facebook.com/UchaguziKenya2013,
4. Email reports.uchaguzi@gmail.com, and use the Uchaguzi web form.

Categories
+ Pre-election
+ Positive events
+ Leadership
+ Polling station issues
+ Ballot results
+ Urgent
+ Dangerous speech
+ Security

The last training for volunteers is taking place on March 1, 2013 at iHub
Time: 5 pm

https://uchaguzi.co.ke

Uchaguzi is a Citizens Initiative on Elections developed in 2009 by SODNET and Ushahidi. It leverages on Technology to coordinate incidences and Actions

Screening & Discussion #HRWNairobiFilmFest: Words of Witness, Nov 20 2012 @ Alliance

‘Words of Witness’ by Mai Iskander, Egypt/US, 2012, 1h08 In English and Arabic with English subtitles

Date: November 20, 2012
Venue: Alliance Francaise Auditorium
Time: 6.30 pm

Defying cultural norms and family expectations, 22-year-old Heba Afify takes to the streets to report on an Egypt in turmoil, using tweets, texts and Facebook posts. Heba’s words bear witness to the heady optimism of a country on a path to self-determination, the toppling of a dictator, the difficult transition towards democracy and the celebration of a cultural shift where a younger generation inspired a country to “lead themselves”.

Discussants: Irungu Houghton (Oxfam), Aamera Jiwaji (Nairobi Business Monthly), Philip Thigo (Social Development Network, SODNET)