Crisis Mapping Somalia with the Diaspora
The state of Minnesota is home to the largest population of Somalis in North America. Like any Diaspora, the estimated 25,000 Somalis who live there ar closely linked to family members back home. They...
View ArticleAmplifying Somali Voices Using SMS and a Live Map
Update: http://irevolution.net/2011/12/08/somaliaspeaks I recently had the pleasure to meet with Al-Jazeera’s Social Media Team in Doha, Qatar. It was immediately clear that they were also interested...
View ArticlePersonal Reflections: 3 Years After the Haiti Earthquake
The devastating earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince on January 12, 2010 killed as many as 200,000 people. My fiancée and five close friends were in Haiti at the time and narrowly escaped a collapsing...
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