Project Planning

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Contents 1 Timeline 2 Needs 2.1 Volunteers 2.2 Venue in Kibera 2.3 Equipment 2.4 Existing Data 2.5 Housing in Nairobi 3 Media 4 Outreach and Sustainability 4.1 Org Workshop / Symposium 4.2 Developer Hack Camp 5 Contacts, Allies, Partners 5.1 Columbia University SIDA 5.2 Core Organizers 6 Budget

Timeline

• Oct 9 AfricaGathering Conference in UK
• Oct 14 CrisisMapping Conference in Cleveland
• Jubal travelling to region starting in October
• Oct 26 AfricaGIS
• Oct 30 WhereKampala
• Oct 31 Kelele
• Nov 1 Start Kibera
• Possible early completion and move to other areas
• Nov 14(?) Orgazinational Outreach Workshop/Symposium
• Nov 21 Finish
• Nov 25-27 AFRICOMM 2009, Mozambique

more solid estimate on time required for this size area

need leads on other areas to map

Needs

Volunteers

• core technically experienced young people from Kibera
• community outreach
• open question .. stipends?

Venue in Kibera

• established computer lab
• Nairobi area base of operations/housing

Related events (mapping parties/talks)

• WhereKampala
• Kelele
• UN talk?
• Radio series ala Milan

Equipment

• GPS(s)
• computers/(ruggedized) laptops. for editing and possible local install
• printer/scanner(s)
• GeoCommons instances, in-kind donation?
• Backup Power?
• GSM modems, accounts.

Existing Data

• Satellite imagery .. need Shapefile and quote ASAP
• existing map data from Carolina for Kibera, mapkiberaproject
• EC JRC maps

Housing in Nairobi

Need housing/office space in Nairobi for November

Media

• BBC
• NPR

Outreach and Sustainability

• Needs assessment for mapping features
• Data users
• Promotion in media, among data users
• Technical and community support for ongoing mapping
• Organization(s) to continue mapping, and generate projects based on Kibera Maps

Org Workshop / Symposium

One or two day workshop to raise awareness of Map Kibera, and the possibilities of open data and open source. Gather needs, and help spur pilot projects.

Orgs to invite..

• Green Belt Movement

Developer Hack Camp

• Kelele to start
• Another?

Contacts, Allies, Partners

• Ushahidi
• Carolina For Kibera
• Kelele
• Hands on Kenya (-> Megan)
• Radio Kibera, PAMOJA FM (-> Megan)
• WFP/ other UN agencies (-> Jon Thompson, to start)
• jhpiego
• Patrick Meier
• H.O.T, Nicolas Chavent
• DevelopmentSeed
• JumpStart (anne osullivan, jeff haack, patrick mcgrann, megan latimer)
• Uzima Foundation
• Daudi Were
• David Sasaki, Global Voices
• OSI
• World Bank
• mapkiberaproject
• Sidarec/AMD/Toby Morning
• InSTEDD, World Savvy on Kibera and Bayview youth
• frontlinesms
• TED
• wilfred.mworia ; sarah worthyent com; judemwenda
• Andrew Turner, GeoCommons
• Google?
• Religious Instituions

Columbia University SIDA

establishing center of excellence at University of Nairobi

Core Organizers

• Jubal Harpster
• Mikel Maron

Budget

$15k + 10 possible

• equipment
• local stipends (?)
• incidentals
• food/parties for participants
• international flights/accomodation
• international stipends