Outreach Events

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		+	== Outreach Hacking ==
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		+	Build projects on Map Kibera data
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		+	* offer to train Nairobits students, in exchange for working on simple projects.
	== Info-Activism Movie Screening ==		== Info-Activism Movie Screening ==
	http://www.informationactivism.org/		http://www.informationactivism.org/

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Contents 1 Possible Dates 2 Org Workshop / Symposium 2.1 ActionAid October 28 2.1.1 Interested 2.2 Orgs to invite 2.3 UNHCR training 3 Public Geek Event 3.1 Other Developer Events 4 Outreach Hacking 5 Info-Activism Movie Screening

Possible Dates

• Sometime between Oct 21/29 w/ ActionAid and others (possibly folded with mapping party for our Team). Possibly in conjunction with Ushahidi.
• First Week of November, close to coinciding with Camp Roberts, to generate ideas.
• Third week of November, with UNHCR?

Org Workshop / Symposium

One or two day workshop(s) with CBOs, NGOs, international orgs, govt, to

• raise awareness of Map Kibera
• generally promote open data practices
• gather requirements and brainstorm possibilities of open data and open source.
• select a few easy showcase pilots for quick implementation by the local tech community, and possibly Camp Roberts participants

Gather needs, brainstorm and help spur pilot projects. A select few easy wins may be quickly implemented the local tech community.

ActionAid October 28

Interested

• Jude Mwenda

Orgs to invite

• Green Belt Movement
• USAID/DAI/Global Development mapping contacts.
• International Land Coalition, WFP, UNHCR
• Pamoja Trust
• World Concern
• KTDP Kibera Transformation and Development
• Amani Community Africa.
• ActionAid
• Mazingira Institute

• UNEP (mick wilson)
• UNICEF (bo pedersen)
• SIMAC group

UNHCR training

possible OSM half day

Public Geek Event

With Andrew, Robert, Jubal in town, would make great sense to have some public events with them.

Other Developer Events

• Kelele to start
• Godan event, October 12
• Ushahidi Dev Meeting
• Mobile Boot Camp

Outreach Hacking

Build projects on Map Kibera data

• offer to train Nairobits students, in exchange for working on simple projects.

Info-Activism Movie Screening

http://www.informationactivism.org/