Ory Okolloh, 37, head of Google Africa since 2010, works to develop African potential on the internet in Johannesburg. A law graduate at Harvard, a former lawyer and blogger, she was part of the collectives that set up the Mzalendo site (patriot in Swahili) then Ushahidi (witness).
This interactive tool made it possible to collect in real time the testimonies on 2007 political violence in Kenya. Its open source software has been used throughout the world and used in natural disasters, especially during the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
It all started in 2007. Based on the east coast of the United States, Ory Okolloh has a six-figure salary in a law firm to devote himself to his two passions: Africa and new technologies. She has a simple blog, where she posts her analyzes on the news. Quickly, his name circulated in the small world of activist bloggers and in certain political circles where his initiatives delighted.
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