HOTOSM Uganda
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The Country Team for @HOTOSM (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap) in Uganda
Uganda
Joined February 2018
Delighted to have @hotosm mapping featured in @natgeo. Writer @NinaStrochlic was embedded with our community mapping team in Bidibidi. This story is in the April 2019 edition of National Geographic Magazine. https://t.co/JeBmewxXzZ
@Data4SDGs @UNHCRuganda @OPMUganda @CrrfUganda
nationalgeographic.com
The world’s second largest refugee camp is slowly but surely transforming into a permanent city.
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Join us for "Mapping for Covid-19 Response and Resilience" at any time of your convenience from Thursday the 19th until Saturday 21st 2020. Contribute to the task manager for this assignment:- https://t.co/i5EuRPXIbw
#osmgeoweek2020
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Attention East Africa network! We have 3 open positions for our upcoming #Nairobi Hub: Regional Hub Director, Finance Manager, and Operations Associate. If you're passionate about #OpenStreetMap in Africa and based in the region, consider applying today! https://t.co/78Nxqgmkvw
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Did you know that are 36 places that sell #cleanenergy solutions in Bidibidi Refugee settlement? Thanks to @hotosm_uganda this and much more is part of information you can find to understand the ecosystem better. More info here: https://t.co/x1P4gQ1MMx
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Validation of data mapped by our volunteers provides quality information for humanitarian response. Learn how to become a validator. Register here 👇 https://t.co/ehIoimcZhy
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We're proud to list @hotosm, providers of detailed geospatial information, in our new online member directory. You can find them in the data and information management category, here> https://t.co/lI8r5BhEBG
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Join HOT in celebrating its 10-year anniversary by participating in the upcoming all-day-all-timezones mapathon! Mark your Calendar for this coming Thursday (20 August) at 1pm EAT. For more details, visit https://t.co/3urDSxaiDS
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Our very own @RebeccaFirthy speaking about @hotosm community-led mapping efforts around the world to put people on the map before crises strike. @TheAudaciousPrj
Right now 1 billion people worldwide live in places that are not on any maps. That means they're cut off from aid, disaster relief efforts, and other forms of life-saving assistance. Here's how @Hotosm is changing this: https://t.co/gQPNn76Y0d
@TheAudaciousPrj
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We're looking forward to supporting @StatisticsUg in putting #Refugees communities on the map. #TrustInData
We are very excited to announce the three projects selected for funding through our 2020 Trust Initiative. Each project is highly collaborative and will implement innovative approaches to issues surrounding #TrustInData in the national statistical system. https://t.co/GOM1vxLywf
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Some tips that we can use to involve communities during field mapping as shared by @Shammie_n basing on their experience when they didn't get consent to map an area in #Uganda #sotm2020 @hotosm_uganda
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Starting in 5 minutes - our very own @kateregga1 giving a talk on the state of #OpenStreetMap communities across Africa - the successes, the challenges and the context specific solutions that have proven to work - watch here https://t.co/6MAZef66wz
#sotm2020
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We've updated the Open Mapping for #SDGs Guide. It provides guidance on how #OSM and open mapping can be used to meet and monitor the 17 #GlobalGoals @Data4SDGs @WorldBank TFSCB Access the guide here: https://t.co/8SkA2EgOwF
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Whether a host community member or refugee in Uganda, anyone can make a difference in their community with the right tools, information and opportunity #WorldRefugeeDay
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Leading up to #WorldRefugeeDay , we want to recognize the refugees who led HOT's mapping work in settlements across Uganda. Thx to the people & faces behind the data! Without their commitment & hard work, HOT UG's mission to generate info that improves lives wouldn't be possible.
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Couldn't be more proud and excited to work with this team to achieve the incredible vision of putting 1 billion people on the map over the next few years #missingmaps #locallygrown #leavingnoonebehind
HOT is honored & humbled to announce that our community has been selected by @TheAudaciousPrj & will receive support to map an area home to 1 billion people at risk of disaster who are not currently on the map. #Audacious2020 #TED2020
https://t.co/KLa5LEULnn
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Got free time & want to contribute to Uganda's COVID-19 response? Support @mapuganda in mapping border towns to enhance surveillance and contact tracing efforts in these communities. #taskingmanager #covid19uganda
Today @mapuganda launched @hotosm #microgrants Covid-19 Rapid Response Mapping for Uganda Entry Border Towns. Please Join us and #mapthedifference
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Do you want to be the first person leading partnerships for HOT in Latin America and the US? Apply here:
hotosm.org
Reports to: Partnerships Manager
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Black Lives Matter and HOT stands in solidarity
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Many thanks to @NovumIntel for recognizing the work we did in Bidibidi settlement to better understand the availability and accessibility of energy-saving solutions to the local refugee population. Follow Novum Intel for more publications on geospatial projects around the world!
Mapping energy solutions in a Ugandan refugee settlement
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HOT's Rapid Response Microgrant program is open! Interested in applying but unsure whether your idea is suitable? Please feel free to reach out & we can chat further!
Applications are now open for HOT’s Rapid Response Microgrant: #COVID19
https://t.co/xOhce4CxRg. Microgrants will be awarded to 4-8 OSM communities in Low and Middle Income Countries to enable vulnerable communities to be supported during the pandemic.
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