Map Kibera
Plan Management Meeting, July 28, 2010GroundTruth Initiative
OpenStreetMap
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Map Kibera Model: expand the conversation!
• Training in use of new technologies for development (mapping, interactive websites, video, mobile)
• Engagement with specific geographic communities in-depth
• Flexibility in application based on tools needed
• Support open, accessible information, storytelling, ability to collect and represent information for advocacy, planning
• Make connections between community-owned and shared info and larger institutions as well as global tech communities
…but this model is not fixed! It all started with a map…
Kibera 1 million people(?), 2.5 km2
was a blank spot on the map
OpenStreetMapGlobal Collaborative Mapping
“kinda like Wikipedia for Maps”
Phase 1
October – December 2009
Existing Datasatellite imagery
Partners and Allies
NGOs/CBOs: Social Development Network (Infonet), Carolina for Kibera, Kibera Community Development Agenda (KCODA)
Broadcast and Community Media: Pamoja FM, Kibera Journal, Kibera WorldWide
Tech Community: Ushahidi, OpenStreetMap
Funding partner: Jumpstart, International – American NGO
* Recruited MappersRecruited Mappers
* The MappersThe Mappers
Mappers took to GPS Surveying naturally
What did they collect?
• roads and paths and rail• water points• pit latrines / sewer• medical facilities• schools• churches/mosques• businesses• community organizations• administrative units
and much more!
The LabSODNET, Infonet offices, Lavington
The Densest Map Ever?
Impacts for Mappers:
•Computer/tech skills•Social skills and confidence•Group cohesion and identity•Better knowledge of Kibera
BUT
What's it good for in a place like Kibera?
The question we were constantly asked
and asking ourselves
-Very few with internet access-Most mobiles also basic
-Everyone already knows how to get around
GroundTruth Initiative … Our vision
Create a corps of citizens in the developing world who are versed in a variety of new technologies and empowered to report on, tell stories about, and generate data, news reports, and map information about themselves and their community, and to use that information for action.
Phase 2
February – August 2010
Develop Entities and Skills
• Map Kibera Trust• Kibera News Network (video
journalism)• Voice of Kibera (Ushahidi)
• SMS Reporting
Deeply Explore Themes:
HealthEducation
Water/SanitationSafety
with detailed mapping and reporting
Kibera News Network (KNN)www.youtube.com/KiberaNewsNetwork(in partnership with KCODA)
KNN
- 20 young people in 5 news teams- Flip video cameras- Youtube – also Voice of Kibera- Planning community showings- Training on video editing and camera- All-volunteer including two lead trainers, who are from Kibera- Anticipating digital village at KCODA- Beginnings of youth media center
Some completed KNN videos:
- Landslide in Kibera
- Power disruptions
- Protest over anti-Muslim schoolteacher
- Stray monkey entertains Kiberans
- HIV positive woman’s story
- Draft constitution campaign
- Railway line evictions
Voice of Kibera www.voiceofkibera.orgShortcode: 3002, “Kibera”
Reports
Reports
What is Voice of Kibera?
• Non-profit and independent community information sharing platform by, for and about Kibera
• It uses a. articles, photos, videos and SMS b. a unique information mapping tool and c. moderation of content to ensure accurate reporting
• A unifying and catalytic agent to contribute to positive change in Kibera and Kenya
• A citizen journalist website sharing the real story of what Kibera is
• Aims to fill current information gaps in terms of emergency and accurate information adding location data when relevant
Voice of Kibera program
• Editorial Board : 5 Kiberian volunteers
• SMS reporters and platform administrators
• Media campaign for getting the word out
• Possibility of submitting in specific issue areas such as budget tracking, health outbreaks, gender-based violence
•NGO directory, Business directory, job board, message board
Editorial Board
• A group of engaged and skilled citizens, mappers, and journalists
• Linkages between Nairobi tech scene and slumdwellers
• Platforms and mediums to share the information locally and globally (printed maps, SMS reporting, USHAHIDI and new media creation).
• Slowly building movement for shared and open information among NGOs and CBOs
Map Kibera
Results:
• Organizations don’t usually collaborate or share information
• Volunteer vs paid
• Skepticism and cynicism in Kibera
• Technology challenges – electricity, familiarity
• Sustainability financially and technically
• Donors and community interests
• The map is not enough
Issues and Challenges:
Map Kibera
Future Directions:
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Map Mathare…
We’re mappers!http://mapkibera.org