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# Set up your developer-environment

## Overview

### What does Ushahidi Do? <a href="#what-does-ushahidi-do" id="what-does-ushahidi-do"></a>

* Ushahidi is a tool for collecting, managing, and visualizing data.
* Data can be collected from anyone, anytime, anywhere by SMS, email, web, Twitter, and RSS.
* Posts can be managed and triaged with filters and workflows.
* Data can be viewed in many ways: on a map, in a list, or as a visualization.

### Who is Ushahidi For? <a href="#who-is-ushahidi-for" id="who-is-ushahidi-for"></a>

Anyone can use Ushahidi, but traditionally it has been a tool used by Crisis Responders, Human Rights Reporters, and Citizens & Governments (such as election monitoring or corruption reporters). We also serve environmental mappers, asset monitoring, citizen journalism, international development, and many others.


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