Ory Okolloh
Kenyan Advocate | Empowering Civic Engagement Through Technology
Most recently at TED in 2007.
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Ory Okolloh is a pioneering Kenyan advocate who has harnessed technology to amplify civic engagement. As the co-founder of Ushahidi, a crowdsourcing platform that maps reports of violence and crises, she has empowered citizens across Africa to share real-time information and organize relief efforts.
Okolloh's work has been recognized with the prestigious Grinnell Prize, and she currently serves as the Director of Investments at the Omidyar Network, where she supports entrepreneurs building technologies for the public good. Her keynotes inspire audiences to leverage digital tools to drive social change in their own communities.
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How I became an activist
Ory Okolloh tells the story of her life and her family -- and how she came to do her heroic work reporting on the doings of Kenya's parliament.
1 talk, all in 2007
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