Presentation at FGM Mapathon as part of ICPD25 in Nairobi - 25 years since the Cairo Declaration of Womens' RIghts. An overview of the value of OpenStreetMap and community mapping to help activists and the police better find and protect girls at risk of FGM in rural Tanzania.
14. We have trained over 1600 local activists to map their
communities in Tanzania, around 40% female
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17. We were invited to organise a
mapathon at UNFPA in New
York in September 2018.
It was attended by 60 people
from UNFPA, UNICEF,
HOTOSM, Youthmappers and
others
18. To coincide with this
we held a global
mapathon events in 60
countries.
Including at the
Ministry for Women in
Somalia, in Mali,
Guinea, Kenya, Niger,
Uganda and many
others.
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20. Please join us and help map to help protect girls from FGM!
Janet Chapman
j.chapman@tanzdevtrust.org
@Crowd2Map