Okolloh

The January 2008 blogpost in which Okolloh asked for "any techies out there willing to do a mashup of where the violence and destruction is occurring using Google Maps" said recording the truth of what was happening right at that moment would help the later process of reconciliation.

Ushahidi: crowdmapping collective that exposed Kenyan election killings 2011

One of Ushahidi's founders, Ory Okolloh, a lawyer, explained in an interview last year that Ushahidi started out as "an ad hoc group of technologists and bloggers hammering out software in a couple of days, trying to figure out a way to gather more and better information about the post-election violence".

Ushahidi: crowdmapping collective that exposed Kenyan election killings 2011

In November in Monaco, we spoke with co-founder Ory Okolloh, a South African, Harvard-trained lawyer.

Andy Plesser: Webby Award Winner: Kenya's Crowd-Mapping Start-Up Ushahidi Andy Plesser 2011

Ory Okolloh, the founder and executive director of Ushahidi, which crowdmapped the post-election violence in Kenya Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Ushahidi: crowdmapping collective that exposed Kenyan election killings 2011

In November in Monaco, we spoke with co-founder Ory Okolloh, a South African, Harvard-trained lawyer.

Andy Plesser: Webby Award Winner: Kenya's Crowd-Mapping Start-Up Ushahidi Andy Plesser 2011

In November in Monaco, we spoke with co-founder Ory Okolloh, a South African, Harvard-trained lawyer.

Andy Plesser: Webby Award Winner: Kenya's Crowd-Mapping Start-Up Ushahidi Andy Plesser 2011

In November in Monaco, we spoke with co-founder Ory Okolloh, a South African, Harvard-trained lawyer.

Andy Plesser: Webby Award Winner: Kenya's Crowd-Mapping Start-Up Ushahidi Andy Plesser 2011

In November in Monaco, we spoke with co-founder Ory Okolloh, a South African, Harvard-trained lawyer.

Andy Plesser: Webby Award Winner: Kenya's Crowd-Mapping Start-Up Ushahidi Andy Plesser 2011

In November in Monaco, we spoke with co-founder Ory Okolloh, a South African, Harvard-trained lawyer.

Andy Plesser: Webby Award Winner: Kenya's Crowd-Mapping Start-Up Ushahidi Andy Plesser 2011

When Ushahidi was born after two sleep-deprived days of coding, Okolloh blogged:We believe that the number of deaths being reported by the government, police, and media is grossly under reported.

Ushahidi: crowdmapping collective that exposed Kenyan election killings 2011