Map Kibera Mission Statement

From Map Kibera

Objective

The vision of Map Kibera is to create a corps of citizens in Kibera who are versed in a variety of technologies and empowered to report on, tell stories about, and generate data and map information about themselves and their community, train others in these skills, and to use that information for action. Supported by a combination of open source/open data technologies (OpenStreetMap, Ushahidi, SMS, etc), Map Kibera will strengthen use of these tools both in Kibera, and more widely in Kenya and beyond, through their role as advocates for, and trainers in, community information development.

The working principles of Map Kibera are based on values of open source and open data. Starting from Kibera itself, Map Kibera seeks to work in collaboration with entire communities and stakeholders, on the scale from individual, to community based organizations, to large internationals, on an equitable, open and transparent basis.

Issues

Map Kibera sees technology as a means to bring light, and enable action, on issues most affecting Kibera. These include issues in Education, Water and Sanitation, Security, Health, Economic Opportunities, Governance and Transparency, Political Participation, and Open Access.

Activities

• Maintain and keep the OpenStreetMap map of Kibera up to date with changes on the ground.
• Manage the Voice of Kibera as the SMS/online community media and reporting platform for Kibera.
• Respond in particular to Kibera mapping and information inquiries on issues of interest.
• Find opportunities to engage the community on the benefits of Map Kibera tools.
• Facilitate additional training for the group, to professionalize their skills.
• Train groups within Kibera on mapping and other tools. Contribute to the wider curriculum.
• Expand to other areas of Kenya (slums in Nairobi, other towns, rural areas) by acting of trainer of trainers and program design supporters.
• Support open access to collected data resources on Kibera.
• Inform the design process of additional tools (SMS and web based) in Kibera, through ongoing discussion with communities of interest.