<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%"><b><i>Please share widely with your networks! Thank you!</i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team is soliciting proposals for the Open
Data for Resilience and Risk Management Initiatives as part of the project Open
Cities Latin America and the Caribbean (Guatemala).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and its implementing partner
will provide mapping and services other related support to assist in managing
the vulnerability and pressure on the natural environment in Guatemala, by
supporting the creation of local-scale data and strategies for geospatial information
management, as well as participating in the development of integrative
methodologies.The OpenCities Latin-America and Caribbean project would focus on
capacity-building approaches, following the previous OpenCities Africa and
OpenCities South Asia projects, to empower agencies to enhance their
decision making, through better data access and to gain the ability to create,
analyze and utilize open data as part of their decision systems and culture.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">HOT will support specifically the development of The World Bank
Guatemala Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local
Communities in Guatemala (Forest Investment Program). HOT and the Forest
Investment Program will collaborate and define the location, specific needs,
work methodology, and data model.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">In this context, HOT will work in a pilot area characterized by damages
resulting from historical and recent disasters resulting from direct effects of
forest degradation (floods, landslides, fires, violent effects of hurricanes),
by providing the communities, local stakeholders, and NGOs, with technical
skills for the production of data on their territory in support of sustainable
project planning, long term monitoring, negotiation processes, and advocacy,
environmental and economic awareness, for:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">Remote mapping of the build infrastructure of the communities and their
environment.- Systemic understanding of their environment and participatory
cartography of land representations and uses of the community territory and
surrounding.- Participatory cartography of the impact areas of recent
disasters- Assistance for the mapping and planning of sustainable production
projects- Training of local leaders and representatives, including those
working with NGOs and national institutions (COCODEs, COLREDs) as well as local
officials to manage the data- Collaboration with the academic community to
provide technical knowledge and tools for warning and monitoring of future
disasters events</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">These project activities, in addition to providing measurement and
planning capabilities, are the basis for a better understanding and awareness
of natural environment management, as well as advocacy and empowerment of
Indigenous communities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">The results will extend to the data produced, as well as a methodology
and technical guidance for replication in other communities in the departments
targeted by the Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in
Guatemala. The mapped data and mapping methodology can benefit other NGOs and
institutions working in development aid and disaster response in the region.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">The terms of
reference are available <a href="https://cdn.hotosm.org/website/Open-Cities-LAC-Local-Implementation-TOR_Guatemala.pdf">here</a>.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">The technical proposal shall be presented electronically in Adobe PDF
format, in English using the templates provided. It consists in three parts:
(a) Technical Proposal (b) Financial Proposal (c) Firm Qualification
Questionnaire.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">How to apply</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">Applications should be submitted before September 6th 2021, 11:59pm
(EST) to the email address <b><a href="mailto:info@hotosm.org">info@hotosm.org</a></b></span></p></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Máximo (Max) de Alzaga</div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Global Human Resources Associate </div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Time zone: GMT+2 </div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:714.097px;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div style="font-size:12.8px;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#888888"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><font color="#cc0000">Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team</font></b></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><font size="1" color="#666666">Using OpenStreetMap for Humanitarian Response & Economic Development</font></b></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://hotosm.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:x-small" target="_blank">web</a><span style="font-size:x-small"> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/hotosm" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:x-small" target="_blank">twitter</a><span style="font-size:x-small"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hotosm" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:x-small" target="_blank">facebook</a><span style="font-size:x-small"> | </span><a href="https://donate.hotosm.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:x-small" target="_blank">donate</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>