Crisis Camp: Continuing the momentum of civic hacking for Haiti
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/30/2010 - 10:17“We are not moving concrete or water but we are delivering situational awareness,” said Crisis Camp co-founder Noel Dickover, kicking off the third weekend of Crisis Camp Haiti in DC.
Speaking to a room full of volunteers in NPR’s national headquarters, Dickover set the tone for another day of “civic hacking” on behalf of Haiti.
While the major efforts have come during the past weekend, the distributed network of “geeks without borders” has continued to work on established projects during the week.
“The big thing is that there are new camps,” said co-founder Heather Davidson. “Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Calgary are all having one next weekend. Chicago is taking on specials needs. The World Bank has signed on to do a project with CrisisCommons.”
The World Bank has been involved with Crisis Camp from the beginning, hosting the first Crisis Camp back in 2009, before the focus on Haiti became so heightened.
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CrisisCommons volunteers leverage the social structure of the Internet and communication networks to provide tools and resources to encourage greater situational awareness, accessibily of local knowledge and empowerment of citizens and communities.
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