#unmappers — Public Fediverse posts

🎉 Our Mapper of the Month for September is Fortunatus Ogwachi from Kenya 🇰🇪

Fortunatus was one of participants of the Youth Climate Mapping Externship* initiative in Kenya, and the top mapper of the cohort group.

We asked Fortunatus about his experience in the externship, his goals to strengthen his open mapping skills, and advice for new mappers to grow in the community.

Read 👉 https://maps.un.org/news/un-mapper-month-september-2026

#UNMaps #UNMappers #OpenStreetMap #UNMapperoftheMonth #volunteering #opendata #community

🎉 Our Mapper of the Month for September is Fortunatus Ogwachi from Kenya 🇰🇪

Fortunatus was one of participants of the Youth Climate Mapping Externship* initiative in Kenya, and the top mapper of the cohort group.

We asked Fortunatus about his experience in the externship, his goals to strengthen his open mapping skills, and advice for new mappers to grow in the community.

Read 👉 https://maps.un.org/news/un-mapper-month-september-2026

#UNMaps #UNMappers #OpenStreetMap #UNMapperoftheMonth #volunteering #opendata #community

🎉 Our Mapper of the Month for September is Fortunatus Ogwachi from Kenya 🇰🇪

Fortunatus was one of participants of the Youth Climate Mapping Externship* initiative in Kenya, and the top mapper of the cohort group.

We asked Fortunatus about his experience in the externship, his goals to strengthen his open mapping skills, and advice for new mappers to grow in the community.

Read 👉 https://maps.un.org/news/un-mapper-month-september-2026

#UNMaps #UNMappers #OpenStreetMap #UNMapperoftheMonth #volunteering #opendata #community

🎉 Our Mapper of the Month for September is Fortunatus Ogwachi from Kenya 🇰🇪

Fortunatus was one of participants of the Youth Climate Mapping Externship* initiative in Kenya, and the top mapper of the cohort group.

We asked Fortunatus about his experience in the externship, his goals to strengthen his open mapping skills, and advice for new mappers to grow in the community.

Read 👉 https://maps.un.org/news/un-mapper-month-september-2026

#UNMaps #UNMappers #OpenStreetMap #UNMapperoftheMonth #volunteering #opendata #community

🎉 Our Mapper of the Month for September is Fortunatus Ogwachi from Kenya 🇰🇪

Fortunatus was one of participants of the Youth Climate Mapping Externship* initiative in Kenya, and the top mapper of the cohort group.

We asked Fortunatus about his experience in the externship, his goals to strengthen his open mapping skills, and advice for new mappers to grow in the community.

Read 👉 https://maps.un.org/news/un-mapper-month-september-2026

#UNMaps #UNMappers #OpenStreetMap #UNMapperoftheMonth #volunteering #opendata #community

Youth Climate Mapping Externship 2026: A UN Maps Community Ambassador Initiative in Kenya 🇰🇪

In June 2026, #UNMappers Kenya launched its first ever Youth #ClimateMapping Externship, a seven-week virtual programme designed to put real geospatial tools in the hands of young Kenyans and point them at real climate problems in Nairobi.

Check the project outputs and read more 👉 https://maps.un.org/news/nairobi-map-how-19-young-kenyans-spent-seven-weeks-changing-what-climate-data-looks

#training #opendata #volunteering #UNMappersKenya #UNMappersKenyaExternship2026
#ClimateAction

Reposted from #UNMaps Community Ambassador, Lucy Kago:

Launch and Week 1 of the #UNMappers Kenya Youth Climate Mapping Externship is a wrap! 👏🗺️

We are currently in Phase 1, the Learning Phase, where participants are building their geospatial skills and developing a deep understanding of the climate issues we are here to map.

We opened the week with onboarding, welcoming our 25 participants and setting the tone for the seven weeks ahead.

#UNMappersKenya
#ClimateAction
#QGIS
#ClimateEngine

Reposted from #UNMaps Community Ambassador, Lucy Kago:

#UNMappers Kenya Youth Climate Mapping Externship 2026 💙

Great opportunities for 25 young geospatial students — applications are now open!

This June to August, join us to map urban flooding, drought, and urban heat across Nairobi's most vulnerable communities using OpenStreetMap, QGIS, and more.

No prior experience needed.

Apply now 👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpuMmsct2MFyYOpFqV7WefcLQ-uoG2diLIRHzvgi6743iujQ/viewform

#UNMappersKenya
#ClimateMapping
#YouthInGIS
#OpenStreetMap
#Kenya

CityMapper Externship: A #UNMaps Community Ambassador and Chapter Initiative in Cameroon 🇨🇲

For four (4) weeks in April to May 2026, our #UNMaps Community Ambassador, Engelbert Modo, led an exploratory CityMapper Externship initiative.

🌟 The vision is clear: to build a generation of young people who can use open data to address real problems in Africa. 🌍

Read more 👉 https://maps.un.org/news/citymapper-externship-un-maps-community-ambassador-and-chapter-initiative-cameroon

#UNMappers #OpenStreetMap #opencommunity #training #opendata #Africaengagement #comunityengagement

If you have been asking how you can help during floods, you can start RIGHT NOW.

👉 Join UN Mappers Kenya on Task #50694 on HOT Tasking Manager and start mapping Ruai today:
https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/50694

Create a free OpenStreetMap account, pick a task square, and start tracing. The skills take 15 minutes to learn and the impact is permanent.

#UNMappers
#UNMappersKenya
#un_mappers_chapters_initiative
#OpenStreetMap
#Mapathon
#Ruai #FloodResilience #RemoteMapping
#JOSM #opendata

Reposted from #UNMaps Community Ambassador, Lucy Kago:

Every time floods hit Nairobi, the same question fills our timelines,

"How can we help solve this?"

This Saturday, we answered that question , before the floods come.

As #UNMappers Kenya, community ambassador, I ran a JOSM training session followed by a mini mapathon focused on Ruai, one of Nairobi's fastest-growing neighbourhoods in eastern Nairobi.

#UNMappersKenya
#OpenStreetMap
#Mapathon
#FloodResilience #Mapping
#JOSM #opendata