27/03/2012
A report on how agencies and technology experts might join forces to help out after natural disasters; News of the Indian project that uses the internet to raise awareness about violence against women
Agencies and technology experts have gathered in London for Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities (or CDAC). Gareth Mitchell joins Erik Hersman, co-founder of Ushahidi, the platform for mapping crisis information and Nigel Snoad, Product Manager, Crisis Response at Google, to discuss the lessons learnt from a number of disasters, including Haiti and Japan, about the role of technology in helping with the recovery.
Bell Bajao is a wide-ranging campaign, involving TV, radio, press, mobile video vans, and also the internet to focus attention on domestic violence in India, one of the most recurring, yet least discussed issues, not just India, but all over the world. Click鈥檚 Nivedita Pathak talks to Sonali Khan whose organisation Breakthrough is spearheading the campaign about the pivotal role of new technology in focussing attention on the under-reported violent crimes against women.
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CDAC
Erik Hersman and Nigel Snoad discuss how technology might help after natural disasters.
Duration: 08:03
Bell Bajao
Sonali Khan talks about using the internet to focus on domestic violence.
Duration: 04:16
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