In honor of International Women's Day, IREX sat down with Nobel Peace Prize laureate and women's rights activist Leymah Gbowee to get her views on the opportunities and challenges facing the global women's movement as well as the role of men in t
Despite Liberia’s progress since its civil war ended, the country’s rate of gender-based violence (GBV), including domestic violence and sexual assault, is still staggering.
We are honoured to recommend John Etherton as an Ushahidi Trusted Developer. In addition to being the technical brains behind Ushahidi Liberia, he is a passionate and prolific contributor within Ushahidi Developer community. John often shares his knowledge with new deployers and community members.
Agence France-Presse visited Ushahidi Liberia’s office during the recent presidential elections to learn how the electoral process, and conflict across the country, was being mapped by partner organizations on the ground. Check out this AFP video for more:
Guest post by David Foster: Lieutenant Colonel Foster has served over 24 years in the US Army. He is currently assigned to the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) as a Plans and Operations Officer. He recently led the development and implementation of a Joint Elections Security Plan for Liberia’s 2011 General Election.
Here’s a brief situation report of events on the ground in Liberia, where Ushahidi Liberia’s team has been operational for the past year and-a-half. This report covers the eve of and, now, day of, the presidential run-off election:
