-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
1/20
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
2/20
Simply put, GIS is the language of
planning power. It controls what
constitutes legitimate data, shapes
the form of public debate, and
changes the way neighborhood
organizations think about
community issuesDennis, S.F.J., 2006
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
3/20
Map Kibera
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
4/20
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
5/20
MapKibera Team
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
6/20
Phase I: Initial Mapping PhaseOctober December 2010
13mappers (one from each village), ranging fromage
19-34, with 5 young women and 8 youngmen who were
established leaders
Using GPS devices mapped points of interest
UsingOpenStreetMapapplication, results uploaded to
Open Street Map, the wikipedia ofmaps
Vision was to create not just a one-offmap, but
engaged community around open and shared information
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
7/20
Detail ofKibera fromOSM
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
8/20
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
9/20
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
10/20
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
11/20
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
12/20
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
13/20
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
14/20
Pr li i ry Fi di
Amplifying Community Voice for Better Planning + Policy
Making
(examples from the vulnerability/safety theme)Comprehensive map
of existing safe spaces
Places where bars correlates witha lack of safe spaces for
girls;
Places where younggirls (13-24) spend weekend nights, where
their
friends have experienced violence,
Known danger points where carjacking, rape and defilement are
most
likely to take place (Ayany Bridge, Nairobi Dam)
Personal Impact on Youth ParticipantsNew GPS and computer
skills; the GIS experts of Kibera
Improved selfconfidence and personal development
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
15/20
Fi di t.
Tools for Grassroots Leaders to Self-Advocate for Improved
Services (From
Predictability to Emergence)Safety/Vulnerability
Local network of GBV responders usingmapand potentially SMS
short code
to better coordinate legal, physo-social and medical response to
GBV
emergencies;BintiPamoja, agirls safety network, is utilizingmap
to plan improved safe
spaces and advocate for amore secure Kibera in specific
locations where
violence takes place;
Informal Education
The network ofpastors that lead Kiberas informal schools are
using the mapto show which schools meet the Government criterion
for community school
funding.
KCODA, a local transparency network, is developingagroup
ofcommunity
monitors to map the difference between constituency development
funds (CDF)
regarding education on paper and in reality.
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
16/20
Chall
Technology: getting online, understanding technology,
lack ofaccessEconomics: challenges of volunteerism, paying
for
participation, and impact of NGO saturation
Organizations: Information silos and competitive
tendency
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
17/20
Applyi thodology to ther
Programmati Areas
Questions to Ask
Would a Real-Time MapWith Deep Information of
Community Assets Help Planningand Achievement of
Results?Can Community Owned Data Lead to Better Self-
Advocacy for Improved Services Amongst Young People and
Grassroots Leaders?
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
18/20
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
19/20
Thank you!
Doug Ragan
Email: [email protected]: pradical.org,
365tomythesis.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/doug.ragan
Twitter: practicalrad
-
8/6/2019 MapKibera Presentation to Sustainabie Cities
20/20
Theoretical Framework
Mapping and Geo-Spatial Technologies
