DescriptionTo support SwiftRiver, a free and open source platform that helps people make sense of a lot of information in a short amount of time. It offers organisations an easy way to combine natural language/artificial intelligence process, data-mining for SMS and Twitter, and verification algorithms for different sources of information.
Ushahidi 2009 Grant
Civic Empowerment
Global
2009
1,400,000
36 months
Area of work
Civic Empowerment
Geographic focusGlobal
Year2009
Amount committed (US$)
1,400,000
Term
36 months
Funding typeGrant: US Public Charity
Funding purposeGeneral Funding Grant
DescriptionTo support Ushahidi, a social enterprise that provides software and services to numerous sectors and civil society to help improve the bottom up flow of information.
Ushahidi 2011 Grant
Civic Empowerment
Global
2011
1,900,000
48 months
Area of work
Civic Empowerment
Geographic focusGlobal
Year2011
Amount committed (US$)
1,900,000
Term
48 months
Funding typeGrant: US Public Charity
Funding purposeGeneral Funding Grant
DescriptionTo support the continuing efforts of Ushahidi, including further innovation on its core platforms and products.
We recognise your right to privacy. Therefore, we limit the collection of personal data and strive to work only with organisations that do the same. We will never use your data for any other reason than the one you provided it for – and we will never pass it on without your permission.