[HOT] Please help us put South Sudan on the Map

[Pete Masters]

Hi Micheal, great to meet you! I hope the campaign goes well...

Really impressed with the microgrants this year and encourage everyone to
support!

Cheers,

Pete

On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 6:27 AM Micheal Yani <michealyani78 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> My name is Micheal Yani, the coordinator for the new Openstreetmap South
> Sudan community.  I got involved in OpenStreetMap in 2017 through
> HOT-Uganda who conducted an OSM training in Omugo, Rhino Camp Refugee
> settlement in Uganda.
>
> We are starting an OpenStreetMap Community for South Sudan -- our
> community consists of members in both South Sudan and South Sudanese
> refugees living in Uganda, who participated in the mapping of refugee
> settlements in Uganda
> <https://www.hotosm.org/updates/2018-01-24_community_mapping_in_north_uganda_-_intrepid_refugees_and_host_community_compare>
> with HOT.
>
> Our major target is to train the South Sudanese refugees in Uganda,
> Students, Government agencies, and Non-Governmental Organisations working
> in South Sudan, and equip them with the applications, skills and knowledge
> of using the OpenStreetMap data to solve challenges like seasonal flooding
> affecting the community.
>
> We are also planning to start a YouthMappers chapter for the students at
> Juba International University in South Sudan, in addition to training 150
> new mappers to join the community who will add missing places on the map in
> addition to mapping areas affected by flooding.
>
> We are looking for funds to hold workshops, train people and buy devices
> to carry out the mapping. Our community will be glad to receive your
> donation towards reaching our goal to build the OSM community in South
> Sudan.
>
> bit.ly/MTDsouthsudan
>
> Best regards,
>
> Micheal Yani
>
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