Hi, There are possibilities in Haiti involving also local media partners (and communities, of course). Nicolas has just contacted partners who are in touch with them.
Best, Jean-Guilhem Le 27/03/2012 16:04, Kate Chapman a écrit : > Hi Harry, > > I don't think with these types of proposals they always have to cover > everything. I think just having infrastructure mapped can sometimes > help with peacebuilding, because then you can look are resources. A > similar example that HOT has worked on is to map IDP camps in Haiti > for example by having that information available the effected > population can be more aware of what is going on. > > There are also potentials for proposals where base data could be used > to then start a large conversation. We would probably need a > community partner for that though. > > -Kate > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Harry Wood <[email protected]> wrote: >> Given that we clearly tick the box for Participatory Digital Mapping, and >> have a lot to say about community engagement too, I'd say it would make >> sense for HOT to be submitting a grant application to USIP. There's a little >> more information about the mapping side of things within a PDF linked at the >> bottom of that site. >> http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/priority-grant-competition >> >> "The focus of this year’s Communication for >> Peacebuilding solicitation is to support projects that >> strengthen the impact of participatory digital >> mapping initiatives by using local media and >> community organizations to increase information >> input from affected populations and information use >> by relevant peacebuilding actors. " >> >> A hard sell might be to explain what maps can offer for "peace building", >> but this seems to be accepted as a premise of the grant funding. I think the >> main challenge then is to devise a plan involving "using local media and >> community organisations". >> >> Harry >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Kate Chapman <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 23:59 >> Subject: [HOT] Fwd: [CrisisMappers] USIP Call for Proposals: "Participatory >> Digital Mapping, Local Media, and Community Engagement" >> >> >> Hi All, >> >> I think we should use this as an opportunity to brain storm opportunities to >> work in places we've responded remotely in the past. Or other ideas as well. >> >> Best, >> >> -Kate >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Anand Varghese <[email protected]> >> Date: Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 2:05 AM >> Subject: [CrisisMappers] USIP Call for Proposals: "Participatory Digital >> Mapping, Local Media, and Community Engagement" >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> Hello All >> The U.S. Institute of Peace’s Communication for Peacebuilding Priority >> Grant Competition seeks to support innovative practice and research >> designed to increase our understanding of how communication flows and >> technology can best be leveraged to improve the practice of >> peacebuilding. The theme of the 2012 competition is “Participatory >> Digital Mapping, Local Media, and Community Engagement,” and the >> entire call for proposals is available at >> http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/priority-grant-competition#CFP. >> Please note that concept notes are due to USIP by April 6, 2012. >> Projects are being funded in the range of $40,000 -- $60,000. USIP >> Staff Contact: Elizabeth Murray, [email protected]. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anand Varghese >> USIP >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CrisisMappers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/crisismappers?hl=en. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > -- gpg 0x5939EAE2 _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
