Publications & Tools

	Can You Help Me Now? November 2010 \| Special Report by Sheldon Himelfarb with contributions from Cecilia Paradi-Guilford The United States Institute of Peace, in conjunction with Mobile Accord, TechChange, the UN-mandated University for Peace, and the National Defense University, hosted a Smart Tools for Smart Power event on June 24, 2010, entitled “Can You Help Me Now? Mobile Phones and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan.” The meeting brought together a cross section of the leading innovators in the use of mobile phones in difficult environments with Afghanistan specialists and government policymakers. This report summarizes the key points addressed during the meeting and expands on them with additional research and analysis. Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding
	Crowdsourcing Crisis Information in Disaster- Affected Haiti September 2010 \| Special Report by Jessica Heinzelman and Carol Waters This report was commissioned by the United States Institute of Peace’s Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding and Haiti Working Group. It examines the role of Ushahidi, a crisis-mapping platform, in the disaster relief effort following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding

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