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From the map to the field: HOT trains MSF and refugees in field data collection - Uganda

Posted by Douglas on Jul, 20 2017

On the 12th of July, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) in Uganda, under the Crowdsourcing Non-Camp Refugee Data program, funded by United States Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, conducted a Mapathon with MSF, NGO partners and refugees from Bidibidi refugee settlement at the MSF Office in North Uganda.

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State of the Map Africa: the first conference

Posted by RebeccaFirth on Jul, 17 2017
  *Guest blog - Janet Chapman, Crowd2Map*  
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HOT Supports Community Driven Open Data: Ger Community Mapping Center, Mongolia

Posted by RebeccaFirth on Jul, 10 2017
  Guest blog: Enkhtungalag of Ger Community Mapping Center, Mongolia, who are the beneficiaries of a 2017 HOT Microgrant.   Mongolia is considered one of the most democratic countries in the region, sandwiched between its only neighbors Russia and China. However, to up-to-date, reliable, easy to access information, is one of the fundamental pillars of democracy, and still remains a challenge. Without information, the public has no power to participate meaningfully in its country’s governance.   
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