In the weekly: The Ushahidi Community Survey and featuring the Deployment of the Week from Samoa.

Add your Community voice

What an amazing year thanks to all of you! Some of the 2012 highlights include community events on six continents and more people using Ushahidi around the world. With the launch of the wiki, github issues and renewed forums, you've helped each other and improved Ushahidi. The Ushahidi blog has featured many diverse pieces about the community, the code, your experiences and future visions. We'd like to meet your needs in 2013. Can you take a few moments to answer a few questions to help us plan? Please provide your responses by January 10, 2013. [caption id="attachment_10971" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Going Global[/caption]

Deployment of the Week

Simulations are important for planning and training. Building community networks is even more critical. This is why we are proud to call the Alerts! Connect team - Deployment of the Week. In the past year, Community Leader, Dave Leng, conducted a successful simulation. See the HEAL report (PDF) on the community site for more details. When Cyclone Evan hit Samoa, the Samoa Emergency Response team and UN OCHA called on the Standby Task Force, Humanity Road and others to help map information. The full results are still be being analyzed, but in the meantime, congratulations to the teams and dedicated volunteers. See a great summary on the Digital Humanitarian Network blog. [caption id="attachment_10953" align="aligncenter" width="433"] Alerts! Connect map[/caption] Happy holidays!