Second Voice of Kibera Workshop

Voice of Kibera www.voiceofkibera.org Twitter: @VoiceOfKibera Workshop 14 th July 2010 Mchanganyiko Hall, Karanja, Kibera

Workshop Agenda
Introductions
Map Kibera
Voice of Kibera
Demonstration of Voice of Kibera
Small groups site testing and discussion
Reconvene for feedback
Closing

Map Kibera http:// mapkibera.org Map Kibera has produced the first complete, free and open map of Kibera

November 2009: Local youth create first complete Kibera Map
Over the last 3 months, added more detailed information to map
Health
Safety and Security
Water and Sanitation
Education

Voice of Kibera

Voice of Kibera
Uses the Ushahidi platform to aggregate data and maps the info on the Map Kibera map
Ushahidi does not run the website; VoK Advisory/Editorial Board runs the site
http://ushahidi.com

Community Sharing
Community website for sharing info relevant to Kibera residents
News, videos, photos and SMS from community
Reports are mapped on Map Kibera map
How is this useful?
Monitoring on-goings in Kibera
Service delivery
Telling “other” stories of Kibera
Advisory/Editorial Board
6 Kibera residents working with local CBOs
SMS Reporters and Site Administrators

One website, lots of media!
Media on the site
Video: creating videos and posting on the site
Examples: Kibera News Network & Kibera TV
Photos: featuring work by local photographers
Reports: sending SMS to 3002 or submitting online
Twitter: see ‘tweets’ about Kibera
Local Media
Report may be featured in other media
Creating awareness through radio and print

Sending in Reports
There are two ways you can submit reports:
Sending an SMS to 3002
Make sure SMS includes the word “Kibera” and as much detail as possible, including location.
Clicking SUBMIT A REPORT
on the website.

SMS Reporting
Send message to short code, 3002, including “Kibera” in the text [cost: 5 KSH]
SMS Reporters
Possibilities of things to submit:
Things happening right now in the community whether good or bad (e.g. a fire, street festival)
Info about local organisations (e.g. events)
Opinions on local businesses or services (e.g. experience at a clinic)
Other news and events

SMS Demo
Submitting a report using SMS
Include “Kibera” and as much detail as possible, including location in message
Send the message to 3002
Wait for confirmation that message was received
Check the site to see your report!

Small Groups
Break into small groups to use the website
Discussion on reporting and usefulness of site
How can this be most useful to you? What about your organisation?
What are the best ways of using the SMS feature?
What do you like and dislike?
How can we improve?

Feedback
Small group feedback
Other questions:
What did you find most useful? Least useful?
What did you like? Dislike? And, why?
Would you recommend that Kibera residents use the tool?
Anything else?

Closing
Thank you!
Handouts and Airtime
Staying up-to-date with the projects

Second Voice of Kibera Workshop

by Melissa Tully

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