# Reporting crisis via texting

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2009
- Speaker: Erik Hersman
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/erik_hersman_reporting_crisis_via_texting)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

At TEDU 2009, Erik Hersman presents the remarkable story of Ushahidi, a GoogleMap mashup that allowed Kenyans to report and track violence via cell phone texts following the 2008 elections, and has evolved to continue saving lives in other countries.

## Lectures

1. [Reporting crisis via texting](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/erik_hersman_reporting_crisis_via_texting/a300edf67505), 4 min (TED's player)