Nabani na unokuba lixhoba lentlekele, okanye imeko yeengxaki zehlabathi. Kodwa ngendlela efanayo yokuba lixhoba, ulingqina kuyo yonke imicimbi, kwaye ilizwi lakho liba sisixhobo esinamandla esinokusebenzisana noluntu. Ukuba nazo zonke ubungqina bomntu ngamnye, kunye nokukwazi ukuqhubekeka olo lwazi ngexesha lokwenyani lokulunga okukhulu, kunokuthetha into enkulu. Le yindlela aqala ngayo Ushahidi.
ubungqina ( 'ubungqina " okanye «ingqina»NgesiSwahili), liqonga lokubeka iliso kubemi kweziganeko ezibaluleke ngokukodwa kwiimeko zentlekele, zikaxakeka okanye zentlekele kwingingqi. Ngaphakathi ku-Ushahidi lonke ulwazi lwabemi nge-geolocated malunga nemisebenzi, iindaba kunye nawuphi na umsitho onxulumene nemeko ekuthethwa ngayo idityanisiwe, yalungiswa kwaye yahlelwa.
Umbono ka-Ushahidi uvele e-Afrika, ngakumbi eKenya ngo-2007, emva kwempikiswano yokunyulwa kwakhona kuka-Mongameli Mwai Kibaki. Emva kokuba iqela eliphikisayo latyhola inkqubo yobuqhetseba, kwavela uthotho lwezenzo zobundlobongela ezazingenakubhalwa ngenxa yokunqongophala koosompempe abanolwazi kunye nokunyanzelwa okukhulu kukarhulumente kumajelo eendaba.
Ke, ekuqaleni kuka-2008, iibhlog kunye neenkqubo zajoyina kumzamo wokudala i-Ushahidi, iwebhusayithi eneendleko eziphantsi eyayikwazi ukuqokelela ulwazi kubo bonke abemi bayo kwaye ibe nefestile enolwazi ngemeko yeengxaki kwilizwe.
ubungqina isekwe kwi- izihlwele, Yi umthombo ovulekileyo, iphuhliswe ikakhulu kwi PHP phantsi kwelayisensi I-LPGL, Yenzelwe nawuphi na umntu okanye umbutho ukuseka eyabo indlela yokulungisa kunye nokubonisa ulwazi olunxulumene nemeko yokubaluleka ngokudibeneyo.
Ukuqokelelwa kolwazi kuxhaswa ngokuthe ngqo ngumzabalazo wentlalontle kunye nobuntatheli babemi, apho "ingqina" ngalinye linakho ukuthumela ulwazi lwabo ngalo I-SMS, i-imeyile, iTwitter okanye ifom ebandakanyiweyo Kwiwebhu. Ezi ngxelo zabemi zifunyanwa ngabasebenzi be-Ushahidi, apho ulwazi lukhokhelwe khona kwaye lwajongwa ngenkxaso ye Iimephu zikaGoogle, iiMaphu zeBing kunye neMephu yeOpenStreet. Inkqubo isebenza kunye IswiftriverIsixhobo esikuvumela ukuba ucofe kwaye uqinisekise ngexesha elililo lonke ulwazi oluveliswe kwi-intanethi, ukufumana olona lwazi lubaluleke kakhulu njengeyona nto iphambili kwaye ulahle iikopi eziphinda zifike kumajelo ahlukeneyo. Nje ukuba yamkelwe, iboniswa kwimephu, ichazwe ngamachaphaza abomvu.
Okwangoku, ubungqina Elinye lamaqonga aphambili okuhambisa abantu, kwaye ukuthatha inxaxheba kwale webhusayithi kwiminyhadala emikhulu kwihlabathi liphela zininzi, ukusukela ekubekeni iliso kunyulo eMexico, eIndiya, eArgentina naseVenezuela, ukuya ekulandeleleni iintsholongwane ezinje ngeH1N1.