Case Studies — Poorly Wired

Case studies from countries that ranked in the bottom 50 of the International Telecommunication Union's ICT Development Index.

The Movements.org case study series identifies and evaluates campaigns that have harnessed technology for social change in their communities or that have demonstrated degree of success that others could learn from. Think you or someone you know should be featured?! Share your work here.

Tackling Corruption in India

Posted by Susannah Vila in Build Awareness , Poorly Wired, Mobilize

Vijay Anand founded 5th Pillar to help citizens report and fight back against rampant bribery in India by using fake currency.
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Burma Election Monitor: Spotlighting Abuses in The Electoral Process

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Access to Information, Asia, Citizen Media, Document Information, Poorly Wired, Election Monitoring

Burma Election Tracker provided a window into the first elections held in the repressive state in 20 years.
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Crisis Mapping in Haiti

Posted in Collaborate, Partly Free, Poorly Wired, Emergency Response, North America, Ushahidi

After a massive earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, the challenge lay in providing aid to those who needed it most.
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Ceasefire Liberia

Posted by Ruthie Ackerman and Susannah Vila in Blogging, Build Awareness , Citizen Media, Poorly Wired

What’s the best way to tell the story of Liberian post-conflict reconstruction? By getting Liberians to tell it themselves.
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Documenting Fraud in Afghan Elections

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Citizen Media, Civic Engagement, Document Information, Poorly Wired, Election Monitoring, Mobiles, SMS, Ushahidi

Alive in Afghanistan empowers Afghani civil society groups and citizens to report on Afghani elections for themselves.
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Mapping Post-Election Violence in Kenya

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Africa, Citizen Media, Partly Free, Poorly Wired, Location Based

When violence broke out in the wake of a disputed Kenyan election, a group of bloggers developed a way to map and track it.
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