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Where did Juliana Rotich go to school?

By Daniel Rodriguez

University of Missouri-Kansas City Volker Campus
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What did Juliana Rotich discover?

Juliana Rotich is a Kenyan information technology professional, who has developed web tools for crowdsourcing crisis information and coverage of topics related to the environment.

When and in what did Juliana Rotich earn her bachelor’s degree?

Rotich pursued her passion for technology all the way to the United States, where she earned a bachelor’s in computer science from the UMKC. Rotich started working at Sprint Nextel Corporation in 1999 as an accounts specialist. Six years later, she left Sprint to work at InterCall Inc.

Why is Juliana Rotich important?

Juliana Rotich is co-founder and executive director of Ushahidi, a nonprofit tech company, born in Africa, that develops free and open-source software for information collection, interactive mapping and data curation.

Who is Juliana Rotich?

Juliana Rotich is a young entrepreneur, philanthropist, blogger and IT professional who is best known for developing “Ushahidi,” an open-source software platform designed to provide crisis-reporting and related information.

Where did Jennifer Rotich go to college?

After attending elementary and secondary school locally, she was admitted to the University of Missouri–Kansas City, in the United States. She graduated from there with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. She is an MIT Media Lab Fellow. In 1999 Rotich started working at Sprint Nextel Corporation.

Who is Nairobi’s Dr Rotich?

Rotich is also a founder of iHub, a Nairobi tech space described as “part open community workspace (co-working), part vector for investors and VCs and part incubator.” She is a TED Senior Fellow and serves on the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Information Communications Technology.

What is Rotich’s BRCK?

Rotich is co-founder and executive director of BRCK.org, a not-for-profit affiliate of BRCK Inc. for deploying reliable technology for the edges of society, and advocating for internet access and literacy.