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Strengthening Community Participation Around HIV/AIDS Vulnerability Through
Open Source Mapping in the Kibera Slum
A Mid-Pilot Update
Tuesday, June 7th, 2010UNICEF- Kenya
Joshua Goldsteinjgoldstein@unicef.org
Background
Initial Goal: Demonstrate how digital maps and mobile applications can increase understanding that vulnerable girls and young women have to the risks of sexual violence and as a result reduce HIV/AIDS transmission
Conceived by UNICEF HQ DOC in collaboration with HIV/AIDS section in January 2010
Why Kibera?High vulnerability: 60% of girls afraid of
being raped; 47% afraid of someone in neighborhood; only 25% have a safe space in community (POP Council, 2007)
Map Kibera, a youth-led initiative to create the first free map of Kibera, has been underway since October 2009
General indicators: estimated 600,000 residents is 2.5 sq. km, among people age 5+, HIV/AIDS and TB account for 50% of mortality burden
Phase I: Initial Mapping Phase October – December 2010
13 mappers (one from each village), ranging from age 19-34, with 5 young women and 8 young men who were established leaders
Using GPS devices (Garmin eTrex, consumer grade) mapped points of interest
Using Java OpenStreetMap application, results uploaded to Open Street Map, the wikipedia of maps
Vision was to create not just a one-off map, but engaged community around open and shared information
Phase II : Linking Mapping with Issue Advocacy
March 2010- July 2010
In consultation with UNICEF-Kenya and local partner SODNET, expanded to scope to collect not only vulnerability, but also health services, informal education and water/sanitation data points
2-6 Community map tracing exercises (per theme) incorporating 20 youth groups and grassroots organizations (200 participants) to engage with map using tracing paper and pens
OSM Kibera
Detail
Preliminary FindingsAmplifying Community Voice for Better Planning +
Policy Making (examples from the vulnerability/safety theme)
Comprehensive map of existing safe spacesPlaces where bars correlates with a lack of safe spaces for
girls; Places where young girls (13-24) spend weekend nights,
where their friends have experienced violence, Known danger points where carjacking, rape and defilement
are most likely to take place (Ayany Bridge, Nairobi Dam)
Personal Impact on Youth ParticipantsNew GPS and computer skills; the GIS experts of KiberaImproved self confidence and personal development
Findings cont. Tools for Grassroots Leaders to Self-Advocate for Improved
Services (From Predictability to Emergence)Safety/Vulnerability
Local network of GBV responders using map and potentially SMS short code to better coordinate legal, physo-social and medical response to GBV emergencies;
Binti Pamoja, a girls safety network, is utilizing map to plan improved safe spaces and advocate for a more secure Kibera in specific locations where violence takes place;
Informal Education The network of pastors that lead Kibera’s informal schools are
using the map to show which schools meet the Government criterion for community school funding.
KCODA, a local transparency network, is developing a group of community monitors to map the difference between constituency development funds (CDF) regarding education on paper and in reality.
Challenges
Technology: getting online, understanding technology, lack of access
Economics: challenges of volunteerism, paying for participation, and impact of NGO saturation
Organizations: Information silos and competitive tendency
Applying Methodology to Other Programmatic Areas
Questions to Ask
Would a Real-Time Map With Deep Information of Community Assets Help Planning and Achievement of Results?
Can Community Owned Data Lead to Better Self-Advocacy for Improved Services Amongst Young People and Grassroots Leaders?
Next Steps
Continue to Collect Theme Related Narratives and Data
Kibera: Help Youth and Grassroots Leaders to Leverage Digital Technology in Their Advocacy Campaigns Around Relevant Themes
Kenya: Present Findings to National AIDS Control Council (NACC) and National AIDS/STD Controlle Programme (NASCOP)
UNICEF HQ: Apply Methodology to Haiti to Amplify the Voices of Young People in Long Term Rebuilding
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