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Co-Founder, iHub and Ushahidi
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Juliana Rotich is a Kenyan technologist and entrepreneur, co-founder of the innovation hub iHub and the crowd-mapping platform Ushahidi. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Missouri–Kansas City, and has been recognized as a TED Senior Fellow for her work.
🎯 1. Co‑founding Ushahidi (2008) Juliana co‑founded Ushahidi, an open-source crisis-mapping platform born from Kenya’s post-election violence in 2008. Built to crowdsource reports via SMS, email, and web, it allowed geo-mapping of incidents in real time.
🌐 2. Co‑founding BRCK (2013) In response to frequent power outages and unreliable connectivity in Kenya, Rotich co‑founded BRCK, a rugged, battery-powered modem that provides up to 8 hours of offline internet connectivity.
