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- 4 months ago | Viewed 0 timesAfter hesitation, I just took few minutes to explain to the crowd about how Foko and Ushadihi gathering and the chance we have in Madagascar on been part of Ushahidi beta program since almost a year now. We are also one of the very few countries and project that are using Ushahidi Engine to repport violence. My hope is that the violence happened in Madagascar on February 2009 wont’t happen anymore and many malagasy people will be using the Foko-Ushahidi tool for other causes and events like malagasy next election on 2010 for example. People across the country can report fairly on the elections and relate events through call, SMS, email, and the web... An Inovation on Election in madagascar that have never happened before is now possible. Foko-Ushahidi open many possibility for citizen reporting in Madagascar, and yes: cell phone may help "save" Africa . @jelona , the coordinator from FBC Fianarantsoa is already volonteer for crowdsourcing in health initiatives. Many issues and organizations can be connected. I am wondering what’s will happen if we are using Ushahidi tool for corruption reporting in Madagascar or urgent humanitarian news, or for conservation of the biodiversity mapping using GPS technology and digital camera, to store biodiversity data collected by rural communities... but those are an early thoughts and need huge financial and human ressources. I can say that Foko and Ushahidi team made big progress on this issue. @ariniaina , @r1lita and all @foko members did a great step forward and...Posted to BarCamp Madagascar 2.0
- 4 months ago | Viewed 0 timesOnce again the second edition of the Barcamp Madagascar was a rich mix of personal experiences, knowledge, tools and ideas from people that are not automaticaly in the same world. If during the first Barcamp I could not stay long , this time I was able to enjoy the whole thing from A to Z. All in all, new media, crowd sourcing information, social network and online censorship were the main topics disussed and presented during this barcamp 2009. It will take me a long post to cover all of them which were really interesting so I invite you to read the related posts written by other friend bloggers (see list below). When I met the bloggers in Antananarivo for the first time I more or less knew what they’d been through during the crisis. Last Saturday, it was with a careful attention that I listened to the FBC from Fianarantsoa and Antsirabe. I was eager to know if they lived the same situation as we did here. It appeared that it was the case. Jaona (from Antsirabe) got his digital cam snatched and crashed on the ground. The same thing nearly happened to Gaëtan and his friends when they wanted to take pictures of the burnt Magro premises. They could get theirselves out of there before things worsened. Thus, a certain expectation was felt upon Claire Ulrich ’s presentation about online censorship and usual ways to dissuade and threat bloggers. “I won’t tell you something new since you guys...Posted to BarCamp Madagascar 2.0
- 4 months ago | Viewed 0 timesThe second edition of Barcamp Madagascar was held on saturday, July 4th, 2009 at Ivotel Ambohidahy. Bloggers, journalists, citizens wanting to know more about new media attended the workshop. This year Foko has choosen the topic “Crowd sourcing info in Madagascar” presented by Lova Rakotomalala . The new media which is a digital communication tool for spreading information using blog, twitter, youtube, flickr… The new media which is more and more appreciated due to its quick and instant flow is also growing in Madagascar. The need of new media has been highlighted during the crisis of Madagascar. Some boggers then took the floor to share their experiences. We could hear Andry (Foko Antananarivo), Jentilisa , Avylavitra , Stefane (Foko Antananarivo), Jaona (Foko Fianarantsoa), Patrick (Foko Toamasina), Gaetan (Foko Antsirabe). The main purpose was about the Madagascar crisis. It seems like all of these bloggers exactly knew that they were running into troubles and big risks trying to take pics and eye-witness riots but could not restrain themselves from blogging. We also had the priviliege to hear about different social networks: twitter, facebook, friendfeed… the web 2.0 by Thierry Andriamirado . By the way, it was the first time for me to meet @ tandriamirado and I was really pleased. A blog is not enough if none knows about its existence, we do need social networks to get the interest of the followers, to share and to spread information. The former Minister of communication, Tsilavina Ralaindimby attended the Barcamp 2.0. He...Posted to BarCamp Madagascar 2.0
- 6 months ago | Viewed 0 timesDuring my stay in Antsirabe, I had the opportunity to visit a little workshop named “Garage Vony”, a rickshaw manufacturer. Since 2003, rickshaw as a mean of transport has been considered as not respecting human rights. So the Commune of Antsirabe launched the “cyclopousse” – a rickshaw pulled by a bike -, and the taxi “Kinga”. Yet, “traditional” rickshaws are the mainly taken by the Antsirabe citizens. A reason why I was interested in visiting a rickshaw manufacturer. I tell you, everything I saw in this Garage Vony amazed me. The little workshop was a mess because everything was made in it… I mean EVERYTHING (well… almost) even the wheels, the screws, the welding… Enjoy the pics The couple, Emile and Vony are the owners of the workshop, they prefer to call it Garage since rickshaws are mean of transport in Antsirabe. They started this business in 1990. Emile’s parents were carts manufacturers in the beginning. Then, Emile, a self made man, took over from his parents, and began to make rickshaws. This “Garage”, with 6 workers – all relatives – (including Emile and Vony), can sell around 10 rickshaws per month. A rickshaw costs Ariary 180,000. They mostly make rickshaws for customers outside Antsirabe since the market there had been closed by the Commune since 2004. During my visit, they were contracting for the Red Cross. 24 rickshaws will be distributed in some cut-off areas to transport sick people to the health center ( there is no hospital )....Posted to Garage Vony – Rickshaw manufacturer
- 6 months ago | Viewed 0 timesMatsaka ann, matsaka ihany ahh, matsaka foana uhhh :p yeah tell us what copper means moonlightgirl Well we can say only a few people have water in their homes. Either they fetch water at the fountain or in a well!!!! ariniaina Romi & Tahina>as I didn’t know the meaning of someone who washes clothes as job, the dictionnary says copper, maybe you can help me finding another appropriate word for it. Thanks simp> yep, there is a rush hour, 6 to 7a.m and 5 to 6p.m. This is great post ariniaina. Eo ambanin’ny tranonay misy pompe dia mahatsiaro ny taloha aho mahita ireto sary. Ilay pompe aloha toa tsy dia madio be toa io taloha, fai lay pompe “vy” ireny e. Dia matetika vaky fa mandeha fotsiny ny rano. Ireo hita amin’ny sary ary toa mba olona lehibebe, fa taloha tena ankizy kely bilitika no hita mantsaka. Someone who washes clothes as job is called a launderer or laundrette (as in “my beautiful laundrette”, the movie). ariniaina thx a lot sipakv NamePosted to Fetching water at the fountain
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