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Erica Hagen InterAction Forum
April 30, 2013
GroundTruth Initiative
Helping communities use digital media, mapping, and open data tools
for greater influence and representationin development and democracy.
Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya…~ 250,000 people, 2.5 km2
…was a blank spot on the map
We start Map Kibera pilot project to help Kibera people get “on the map”.
Kibera Map Today
The Densest Map Ever?
OpenStreetMapGlobal Collaborative Mapping
“like Wikipedia for Maps”
Mathare Slum
Mathare Slum
Voice of Kibera
www.voiceofkibera.org
Data +
Storytelling
Voice of Kibera
Voice of Kibera: election reporting
Voice of Kibera: election reporting
Dar es Salaam, Tandale community, Tanzania
Dar es Salaam - Tandale
Dar es Salaam, Tandale community, Tanzania
Need photo here of the guys out on a shoot…
Kibera News Network.org
Thematic Mapping:
HealthEducation
Water/SanitationSafety
2322759509
Elections Mapping, Kenya
Kerala, India: Sustainable Tourism
Kerala, India: The Blue Yonder and historical preservation
Technology is the easy part.
Key Lessons and Challenges
Community data collection risks being an extractive process.
Participation and empowerment are still only buzzwords most of the time.
Key Lessons and Challenges
Donors favor silos, and duplication.
Volunteerism conflicts with local economics
Key Lessons and Challenges
Mapping and technology are integral programming themselves. They support people to raise their voices, not only as means to an end.
Trick: can you also get your M&E data?
Key Lessons and Challenges
Transferring skills to community members has the greatest impact; it also takes the longest. But it CAN be achieved with limited resources with the right commitment.
Key Lessons and Challenges
Why people participate
1) Already engaged in community affairs and advocacy; hoping to draw attention to solve problems
2) Interested in learning new (marketable) skills and interest in technology
3) Concern with stigmatization of
community - local pride
Why people participate
- Strategic and planning advice for your project
- Training in OpenStreetMap, Ushahidi, techniques for citizen engagement and feedback
- Build websites, targeted online platforms
- Partnership
We can help you:
[email protected]@ricajihttp://groundtruth.in
