<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div class="" style=""><span class="" style="">Welcome Enock!</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.63636302947998px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;" class=""><span class="" style=""><br class="" style=""></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.63636302947998px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;" class=""><span class="" style="">Happy to hear that the Peace Corps initiatives triggered your interest and brought you into the fold.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.63636302947998px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,
'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;" class=""><span class="" style=""><br class="" style=""></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.63636302947998px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;" class=""><span class="" style="">Sounds like you are well on your way ... curious how you managed to find other users in Ghana. This can sometimes be tricky (some suggestions at <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/mikelmaron/diary/18630" class="" style="">http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/mikelmaron/diary/18630</a>).</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.63636302947998px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;" class=""><span
class="" style=""><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.63636302947998px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;" class=""><span class="" style="">Can't underestimate the value of an event to help start a community. That could take the form of a mapping party, and there's many of us here who can advise on making that a good experience. Key is to reach out through your networks ... there's a good overlap between the Wikipedia and OSM communities in other places, and I bet you could find some interest there.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.63636302947998px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;" class=""><span class="" style=""><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:
13.63636302947998px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;" class=""><span class="" style="">-Mikel</span></div><div> </div><div class="" style=""></div><div class="" style=""> </div><div class="" style="">* Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron</div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" class=""> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""> <div dir="ltr" class="" style=""> <font size="2" face="Arial" class="" style=""> On Monday, June 30, 2014 6:26 PM, Enock Seth Nyamador <kwadzo459@gmail.com> wrote:<br class="" style=""> </font> </div> <blockquote
style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;" class=""> <br class="" style=""><br class="" style=""> <div class="" style=""><div id="yiv2416928794" class="" style=""><div dir="ltr" class="" style="">Hello,</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="" style="">My name is Enock Seth Nyamador from Aflao, Ghana and I've been on the list for few weeks now. I call myself an Open Source addict :-) making me always involved in open projects.</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="" style="">One of the things I do on the internet is contribute to Wikipedia. (Part of Wikipedians in Ghana)</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="" style="">I got introduced to OSM when a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana told me about Peace Corps Mapdown [1]. I opened up my browser and started mapping my community.</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="" style="">I've seen there are OSMers in Ghana but we don't have any community which we can use to interact. After looking at other countries including Togo (Aflao is the major boarder town to and fro Ghana / Togo) with osm community I decided to start OSMGhana [2]. Which will lead to bringing community together, undertaking mapping projects, organising mapping events and raising more awareness and a lot more.</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="" style="">Steps I've taken is to send message via osm to mappers who have mapped places natives / people within country can map. I've received feedback from some and they're in support.</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="" style="">I'll be glad with any suggestions and advise from you all.</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="" style="">1. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://pcmapdown.herokuapp.com/" class="" style="">http://pcmapdown.herokuapp.com/</a><br class="" style="">
2. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Ghana" class="" style="">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Ghana</a></div>
<div dir="ltr" class="" style="">Regards,</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="" style="">Enock</div></div><br class="" style="">_______________________________________________<br class="" style="">HOT mailing list<br class="" style=""><a ymailto="mailto:HOT@openstreetmap.org" href="mailto:HOT@openstreetmap.org" class="" style="">HOT@openstreetmap.org</a><br class="" style=""><a href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot" target="_blank" class="" style="">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot</a><br class="" style=""><br class="" style=""><br class="" style=""></div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>