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Open Mapping for All

Community-Led

Argentina Colombia Peru

ACTIVE

In the realm of education, championing the utilization of open mapping tools within schools emerges as a transformative initiative. The OM4A initiative advocates and actively enables students and educators to engage in the creation and contribution of impactful cartographic data that addresses real-world issues.

OBJECTIVE

We are catalysts for technological innovation in education, engaging teachers, and enabling students in low-resource settings. Our mission is to create and leverage open map data for active learning, community engagement, and to nurture the next generation of mappers.

WHY IT MATTERS

  • Transformative Education: Your contribution directly impacts the education of 15-18-year-old students in schools facing ICT limitations, with a special focus on marginalized populations such as indigenous and girls.
  • Localized Impact: We adapt training to meet local needs, linking it to core competencies in social studies, citizenship and science, as well as more disciplines, ensuring relevance to the communities we serve.
  • Practical Application: Teachers and students participate in field and remote mapping projects focusing on STEM, climate, gender and equality, humanitarian, social issues and actively solving real-world problems.

IMPLEMENTATION

  1. Introduce open mapping tools
  2. Train teachers and students in schools with limited ICT capacity
  3. Providing technical support and building relationships with teachers during the mapping project
  4. Adapt training to local needs and context
  5. Link to core competencies in education curriculum

IMPACT SO FAR

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CASE STUDIES

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Join us in making a lasting impact. Your support is an investment in education, with your support you will contribute to create empowered, resilient communities.

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Huellas de Carbono: Acción y Conciencia ante las Emisiones de CO2 con Mapeo Abierto

Estudiantes de la asignatura de “Orientación y Ecología” del CPEM-57 en San Martín de los Andes, Argentina emplean herramientas de mapeo abierto para medir las consecuencias ambientales que tienen los medios de transportes utilizados y así proponer medidas con las cuales las emisiones de CO2 podrían ser reducidas en la localidad.

Luis Miguel Bande Jaramillo — 10 December, 2024

¡Aquí podemos ser! Cartografía de Espacios Seguros en Medellín a través del Mapeo Abierto

En Medellín, estudiantes de 9˚, 10˚ y 11˚ de la Institución Educativa Tricentenario se unieron para identificar y cartografiar los espacios que perciben como seguros y acogedores para expresar su identidad libremente.

Luis Miguel Bande Jaramillo — 10 December, 2024

El Proyecto Bache: Mapeando una Problemática Ciudadana en San Martín de Los Andes

Estudiantes y docentes de la secundaria del CPEM-13 en San Martín de los Andes, Argentina, emplean herramientas de mapeo abierto para abordar problemas viales mediante el programa Open Mapping for All, facilitando la identificación de problemas y la búsqueda de soluciones.

Luis Miguel Bande Jaramillo — 14 August, 2024

Open Mapping Experiences at the Rural Secondary School "San Ignacio"

Through the Open Mapping for All program, teachers and students at an educational institution in Argentine Patagonia use Open Mapping tools to document, recognize, and improve school physical infrastructure while connecting with their environment and cultural values.

Luis Miguel Bande Jaramillo — 15 July, 2024

Mapeando a Cultura Andina: Uma Jornada Através do Linderaje em Cusco

As pessoas docentes da GAL School em Cusco, Peru, utilizam ferramentas de mapeamento aberto para documentar e preservar tradições como o linderaje, fundindo tecnologia com práticas ancestrais. Através do programa Open Mapping for All, docentes e estudantes empregam tecnologias de empoderamento e participação, fortalecendo assim a educação e a identidade comunitária.

Mariana Marín — 28 May, 2024