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Ushahidi Haiti deployment

📍 Haiti · 2010 · Ushahidi

Scale
local
subnational
national
systemic

Description

Customised Ushahidi deployment mapping needs and emergencies after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Lessons learned

Mapped ~2,500 reports in 25 days and supported rescue teams; later evaluations point to weak links with operational decisions and an excess of low-value data.

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Linked evidence

Open Source for Humanitarian ActionStanford Social Innovation Review · 2011Evidence