Nairobi, Kenya
Since I arrived in Kenya at the beginning of January, I’ve been deep in Uchaguzi (Kenya Elections 2013) Planning. There has been deep dives in crisismapping strategy, local political ecosystem and, of course, many community events. It is a pleasure to host events bringing like minds together for a common purpose.
I’m blogging on the Ushahidi blog about the project.
Uchaguzi Community Meetups
(Picture by Jonathan Kalan)
(Picture by Jonathan Kalan)
I organized a community map word exercise during the meetup. Kenyans described the regions of their country based on perceptions. It was great to get people interacting and thinking about location:
(Picture by Jonathan Kalan)
(Picture by Nekesa Were)
(Picture by Nekesa Were)
(Patrick Muniy created this infographic from the session)
Also, I did take a break to visit the elephants:
Swahili Lessons
The Elephants! Remember the small Elephant I gave to you once upon a time? I remember, just like the Elephants do. Heart.
Jaq, I do! It sits on my bookshelf. I can’t believe you are such a future thinker that I would be so Elephant inspired. While in Kenya this time, I learned more about Elephant poachers in the Tsavo region. So sad that it is on the rise again. Such beautiful creatures should be protected.