@mapkibera

Started w/the 1st open digital map of Kibera. We increase influence & representation of marginalized communities thru creative use of digital tools 4 change

 Kibera, Nairobi
mapkibera.org
Joined September 2009
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In partnership with Livelihood Impact Fund, the Map Kibera team are currently conducting a mobile data collection training session at Kibera Town Centre, led by @muindre. #EmpoweringTheCommunity #MeasuringImpact – at Nairobi, Kenya
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Just how important is SDG 13 to us and our future generations? The Map Kibera team gets together for a session on the impact of climate change in our communities - As we continue work towards launching our new environmental responsibility project!
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🗺⚡️Year in Pictures: GeoWeek2022 mapathons & mapping security lights with @mapkibera During Geography Awareness Week in November, @MSF organized several mapathons that brought together volunteers from around the world for #humanitarianmapping.
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With the recent rise of #inscecurity in the country, one of the solutions that could be put in place to curb the issue is the installation and maintenance of security lights. Watch this story by @KnnKibera on mapping of security lights in #kibera. youtu.be/of7iDCqdbCk

Mapping Street Lights In Laini Saba

#Mapping Street Lights In #LainiSaba

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You can read more about the project here... mapkibera.org/blog/2022/11/0…
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You can interact with the data using this simple #dataviz created using umap and #overpassturbo umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map…
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ESA Hub and Map Kibera are holding a joint mentorship session at Kibera Girls School Soccer Academy (KGSA) with Monica Nthiga Regional Director, Open Mapping Hub - Eastern and Southern Africa.
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Map Kibera and YouthMappers have been conducting training on open mapping to demonstrate the importance of #OSM in identifying and addressing the different challenges facing communities within their locality and beyond. @laura_mugeha youtube.com/watch?v=Qtx2xj6V…

Mapping Training At Kibera Girl Soccer Academy

#Mapping Training At #Kibera Girl Soccer Academy#openstreetmap

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Fell down an OSM rabbithole today... discovered the bestofosm.org/ - particularly amazed at the quality of OSM building data in Kibera, SW Nairobi, and then discovered the amazing @mapkibera project! And here they are mapped! 👉#day3 #polygons #30daymapchallenge
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#30DayMapChallenge Day 9: This is a #viz showing the distribution of security lights in Kibera that are currently operational. Data Source: @mapkibera
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Community spotlight – Map Kibera In November 2009, Map Kibera produced the first complete free and open map of Kibera. Young residents of Kibera learned to create maps using #OpenStreetMap techniques. More information about @mapkibera is available here: mapkibera.org/
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Researchers and residents are turning to open-source data tools to fill information gaps about informal settlements that often get left off official maps bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab

Putting the World’s Slums on the Map

Researchers and residents are turning to open-source data tools to fill information gaps about informal settlements that often get left off official maps.

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100 Million Edits to OpenStreetMap! The collective contribution of nearly 1 billion features globally over 16 years, by over 1.5 million mappers. Changeset 100,000,000 was uploaded by user Lamine Ndiaye, adding buildings in Nianiane, Sénégal. blog.openstreetmap.org/2021/…
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We are hosting the webinar "Mapping for Covid-19 Response and Resilience" on Friday, 20 Nov, at 12pm UTC. RSVP now! bit.ly/35D1ic9 We'll be talking to reps from three OSM communities - Humanitarian Mappers, @mapkibera, @mapuganda - as well as the Covid-19 Activation Team
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“#Dataprivacy challenges can be overcome with respect, partnership, and education.” @ricaji @mapkibera #opendata
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.@MapKibera is mapping Kenya’s largest slum to slow the spread of #COVID19 . They've added over 1000 points of interest on the Ushahidi platform including handwashing points and food, mask, and soap distribution points. They've also hosted 4 training sessions for 20 participants.
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Wow! Watch this about our efforts mapping #Covid19 in Kenya, and resources for prevention and support in Kibera! @ushahidi
Doha Debates
@DohaDebates29 Jun 2020
“[We’re working to] ensure that the people of Kibera and other informal settlements are not left out during this pandemic.” A community effort to map Africa’s largest informal settlement has turned into a local resource for essential needs during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mapping Pandemic Aid in Kenya

Click the link in the video to watch our previous coverage on the Map Kibera project.

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Thank you to @hotosm, and all our donors via @GlobalGiving! We are working hard on kenyacovid19.ushahidi.io/vie… - keep checking back for more updates! We’ll soon be adding many more health features on the @openstreetmap basemap. @ushahidi #OSM #COVID19
Jacopo Ottaviani@JacopoOttaviani8 Jun 2020
Looking forward to seeing the developments of @mapkibera and @OSMKenya in their effort to combat #COVID19 in Kibera, Nairobi 🇰🇪 with the support of the @hotosm micro-grants scheme: hotosm.org/updates/rapid-res…
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