After working on mapping projects in palestine and india, he says he heard of a crazy, offhand suggestion to map this slum called kibera in kenya. Map kibera erica hagen is a specialist on new media for development. A mapping specialist, marras trained some local personnel and worked closely with them to verify the data collected. We use openstreetmap, a free and open editable map of the world, to map areas where we work and for all mapping in the project. Risultati e analisi dalla prima mappatura indipendente.
Kibera is the largest slum in nairobi, and the largest urban slum in africa. Sep 01, 20 1918 spanish flu historical documentary swine flu pandemic deadly plague of 1918 duration. A survey from the mind map software blog found that online mind map software can increase your pace of work by 44%, boost creativity by 30%, and free up 7 hours a week of users time. This is part of a series on the industrial training of students on zanzibar by spatial collective. They will concentrate on ensuring that all of the information pertaining to health and health services is as detailed as possible and that it is accurate and uptodate. Some notes on map kibera mapping just yesterday, i imported the map kibera data into openstreetmap. Well, stefano marras finally did this work in the middle of last year, publishing mapping the unmapped. Megan latimer recently joined jumpstart, with a long experience in volunteer based organizations.
Map kibera map kibera a partnership between local youth, nongovernmental organizations and several united nations agencies including unicef is based in kibera in nairobi, kenya. In 20, where we received a text message about a group of people congregating around a polling station in a place called molo, which is known for political strife. Mapping change community information empowerment in kibera innovations case narrative. You can read parts one, two, three, four, five, and six here. Jira is a crossplatform issue and bug tracking software with advanced project management capabilities and features. Aug 06, 2018 ushahidi software was also used to monitor election irregularities in 40 countries, including the past two here in kibera and across kenya. The above map has been created and is maintained by local people using the open street map project. Before founding map kibera and the groundtruth initiative, she worked in communications and project evaluation for the united nations population fund, unicef, concern worldwide.
Map kibera received international attention for its work in creating geographic information in. Shes quickly become a valued advisor to all my efforts. Voice of kibera, a community information project that aggregates. Pdf community mapping in urban informal settlements. A mapping specialist, marras trained some local personnel and worked closely with them to verify the. Rising voices mapping kibera a visit to nairobis slums. Ten years ago, kibera, nairobis largest slum, was just a blank spot on the map. Settlements improvement project being one of them this project used gis to perform a spatial analysis of a surrounding area of kibera of. While resolume arena is known as an instrument for vjs, this powerful software also contains a powerful projection mapping backend. Compare the 10 best mind mapping software of 2020 the. Kibera in nairobi, kenya, was a blank spot on the map until november 2009, when young kiberans created the first free and open digital map of their own.
The simplest video mapping software, with readytouse effects. Voice of kibera, a community information project that aggregates citizen reports and stories from the community. In the absence of actual data such as an official census, ngo staff make a backofenvelope estimate in order to plan their projects. Human needs project s town centre in kibera is open. Our programs currently use blogging with wordpress and ushahidi software to report on issues that affect the community. The group focused on collecting detailed data on four sectors. Mapping the unmapped afronline the voice of africa.
Welcome to the hnp town centre, a place that empowers against poverty, by bringing essential services to slum residents. Human needs projects town centre in kibera is open. According to the international housing coalition ihc kibera has more than half a million people packed into 2. In the spring of 2009, while attending a barcamp in nairobi, digital mapping expert mikel maron decided to train a group of volunteers in kibera to map their own community. These two organizations, a company and a nonprofit, are mapping a kenyan megaslum called kiberathe name is derived from a word meaning jungleaccording to how its 200,000 inhabitants. We also use software like qgis, an open source gis geospatial information system software to do further analysis and to produce specialty maps, and arcgis. Designed by renowned architect and green designer ken kao, the first centre opened its doors in kibera, nairobi in july of 2014. Map kibera uses tools which we call voice because they are all about amplifying the voice of the community. Gps devices and open source software to create a map of safe. Jonathan kibera evicts with thomas fallows 615 617 greenwich street 6 units by 665 chestnut llc on 03232009 17631767 stockton street 6 units by 665 chestnut llc and peak road llc on 9272007 1264 bush street 6 units by kibera group inc. After receiving a detailed briefing of the map kibera project, the group of global voices bloggers and translators split into groups of twos and threes and ventured into the kibera neighborhood to explore different issues. This estimation was done in 2009 by the french institute for research in africa ifra in. This article presents the findings of the estimated population of kibera, often said to be the biggest slum in africa. Jan 12, 2010 some notes on map kibera mapping just yesterday, i imported the map kibera data into openstreetmap.
There are mapping projects for most countries in the world and for many specialinterest areas. Our programs currently use blogging with wordpress and ushahidi software to report on. In just a few months, a team of local youngsters using simple handheld gps technology has produced an online opensource digital map of the entire district. Map kibera has also hired twelve local youth, most having just finished their high school degrees, to walk through the community with gps devices and identify the streets, alleys, clinics, schools and so. This estimation was done in 2009 by the french institute for research in africa ifra in nairobi and keyobs, a belgian company, using geographical information systems gis methodology and a ground survey. The mapping project was, therefore, expanded to incorporate public participation geographic information systems to gather information on specific issues affecting the residents of. We work in kibera, mathare and mukuru, use all these tools. Risultati e analisi dalla prima mappatura indipendente della baraccopoli di kibera. One of the topics covered during the training was on using mobile phones to collect data on households. Lightform makes it easy for anyone to create epic visuals for projection using content creation software powered by computer vision hardware. For the next week mappers will be collecting health service data. May 07, 2011 map kibera branched out into a full citizen media platform comprised of three components. The kibera news network team is documenting covidrelated challenges and sharing local efforts using video and social media, while dispelling rumors and sharing health messages and information using video and whatsapp. Mapping projects are collaborative efforts by people with common interests to map a particular territory or to improve mapping for a particular topic.
Slum upgrading in kibera, nairobi tufts university. Ushahidi software was also used to monitor election irregularities in 40 countries, including the past two here in kibera and across kenya. Map kibera has now grown into a complete interactive community information project. Jun 15, 2012 the mapping project was, therefore, expanded to incorporate public participation geographic information systems to gather information on specific issues affecting the residents of kibera. Youth and digital mapping in urban informal settlements. As the map kibera project moves into the second phase, the teams mapping activities become more focused. Project outcomes both programs are currently under implementation, but so far, several achievements have been made. Madmapper is simple and powerful, it is a stand alone projection mapping software that is constantly being updated based on user feedback, it also hosts a load of other features. The goal was to introduce the students to mobile data collection and to teach them how to interact with community members while. The welcome message summarizes the main idea behind the project.
This was the start of map kibera, and eight years of ongoing work to date on digital mapping, citizen media and open data. In the process, his person with his notebooks and questions became a part of the kibera scenery. Nov 10, 2009 hosting the map on open street map an opensource software which the public can edit allows others to contribute to the mapping of kibera. Thats why the map kibera project was launched last year. Jonathan kibera evicts with thomas fallows 615 617 greenwich street 6 units by 665 chestnut llc on 03232009 17631767 stockton street 6 units by 665. Says erica hagen, who cofounded map kibera with digital. Jan 17, 2020 this is part of a series on the industrial training of students on zanzibar by spatial collective. Map kibera branched out into a full citizen media platform comprised of three components. The goal of the resulting project, map kibera, is to provide opensource data that will. This project utilised a gis based estimation of the population and a fieldwork household survey to collect demographic data. In this perspective, the map kibera project was started on may 2008 by an independent international team, with the the double aim of a mapping, through a doorbydoor survey, the physical and socio.
In this perspective, the map kibera project was started on may 2008 by an independent international team, with the the double aim of a mapping, through a doorbydoor survey, the physical and sociodemographic features of kibera. There are mapping projects for most countries in the. A new effort to map kibera in this perspective, the map kibera project was started on may 2008 by an independent international team, with the the double aim of a mapping, through a doorbydoor survey, the physical and sociodemographic features of kibera. Kibera in nairobi, kenya, was a blank spot on the map until november 2009, when young kiberans created the first free and open digital map of their own community. We also use software like qgis, an open source gis geospatial information system software to do further analysis and to produce specialty maps, and arcgis, a nonopen source gis software. An open source project to map one of the worlds biggest slums. A team of reporters works in each slum, editing the sites and writing articles and reports as well as illustrating with photographs. The results of the survey suggest that previous figures are a substantial overestimation of kiberas population. We are working on information sharing and community education on covid in the kibera slum, and resource and case mapping countrywide. Jul 20, 20 kibera in nairobi, kenya, was a blank spot on the map until november 2009, when young kiberans created the first free and open digital map of their own community. Covid19 resource mapping in kenya and kibera globalgiving. Forest or jungle is a division of nairobi area, kenya, and neighbourhood of the city of nairobi, 6.
It engages young people, particularly young women and girls, in the participatory digital mapping of risks and vulnerabilities. Indeed, kibera remains a blank spot in relatively well. While resolume arena is known as an instrument for vjs, this. On the july 1, 2012, a groups of global voices members went to the neighborhoods of kibera, in kenya to meet members of map kibera and learn about their work. Jumpstart international is generously funding map kibera. A second phase in the maps development, now almost complete, envisions its wider use as a media tool that push awareness of its problems. Theyve previously sponsored the palestine mapping project, and are currently sponsoring work in the republic of georgia. Achievements of kensup and kisip kensup kisip formation of settlement executive committees in soweto east and laini saba villages in kibera socio. Map kibera trust creates maps and information for and by residents of kibera, as well as other parts of nairobi and kenya. Jonathan kibera evicts with thomas fallows 615 617 greenwich street 6 units by 665 chestnut llc on 03232009 17631767 stockton street 6 units by 665 chestnut llc and peak road llc on 9272007. The goal of the resulting project, map kibera, is to provide.
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