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The Ushahidi Ecosystem has aimed to serve people that have limited access to the world, for example, areas around (East) Africa (“hard-to-reach places”).  One of the event the platform focused on is the post-election violence in Kenya 2008, whereas people have raised their voice to the world via the handy technological tools.  

There are two (2) courses for this program. For age 19-40 yrs.

1. Rehabilitation Technicians - Assistant Physiotherapists (18 months)
2. Orthoprosthetic Technicians (2 years – 2.5 years)

• Learnt to design and repair prostheses
• Assist a physiotherapist etc.
• Practical work experience in hospital and rehabilitation units (support by a tutor)
• Learnt to face the reality situations and deal with them

"A crucial point is how to expand a portable bridge. Usually a crane and a team of technicians is needed, but not in this case," Dr Paolo Beccarelli, Assistant Professor in Architectural Structures at the University of Nottingham explained to BBC News. This makes it a quick and simple solution when emergency bridges are needed. [2]

They might deal with the workers that not fully covered by OSHA Law. Or even deal with the employers not following the laws.

Some scientific data/information or relevant organizations’ site can be added as captions within the film, so the audience can have reference to research after watching the film.