On Tuesday, Map Kibera and members of Tunapanda, a Kibera-based IT training school, held a mapathon in Nairobi to support the White House Mapathon, happening today.
Zach Wambua of Map Kibera demonstrates remote mapping on HOT Tasking Manager to Tunapanda’s team. (CC-by-SA)
The White House Mapathon celebrates the role of open mapping in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Participants actively map for malaria prevention in Mozambique via HOT Task 1988. The event is being hosted by the President’s Malaria Initiative, USAID, and the Peace Corps, with support from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Courtney Clark of the US Peace Corps introduces the White House Mapathon, with image of Map Kibera/Tunapanda’s mapping.