Kenny Meesters |@k_meesters

#HELPSurvival skills in the 21st century

Earthquake Haiti (Jan 2010)

Ushahidi & Frontline SMS

Social Media & Web 2.0

Mobile technology

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Rescue Relief

Dealing with disasters

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Get information

Provide information

Digital humanitarians

Social media in crisis & disasters response

German flood volunteers

Many more examples

Cleaning up Brisbane

Spontaneous, unbound, volunteers

Responding community

ProfessionalsAffected

community

Survival kit

Social MediaMobile technology

Community Information Management

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