Hi Kambale and fellow LibTech folks, The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team has been mapping since March 2014. Details can be found here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2014_West_Africa_Ebola_Response
I'll ask the Activation team if they can join. Heather Heather Leson [email protected] Twitter: HeatherLeson Blog: textontechs.com On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:20 PM, Kambale Musavuli < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello all. > > My name is Kambale Musavuli. I am currently working with African techies > in the communities affected by the spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa. > > We are looking for African and global techies to land their know-how to > help in the fight against the deadly virus. We believe bringing technology > solutions into regions affected by the Ebola virus will help in empowering > local communities in Africa with tools and information and coordinate with > other techies in the region or working on the issue so that we don't > duplicate the work. > > We also want to map out what tech tools exist that can be used in Africa > to do some of the following: > > · Real-time Information - GIS mapping of incidences; > · mobile-data-collection/mobile-service-delivery; > · health information management systems; > · high powered website/s to collect high volume of donations and steadily > changing information. > > We host teleconference every TUESDAY at 11am UCT time (7am EDT) to bring > everyone together and begin to map out current tech responses in order to > more effectively identify gaps where we might help. We have a google group > to help techies stay connected, share information, strategies, and lessons > learned. > > If you or any techies whom you think we should reach out to in the region > would like to join this effort, please don't hesitate to let me know > directly and I can share more information about what African techies are > doing and the current needs to save lives on the African continent. > > With best regards, > > Kambale > > -- > "Nous ne sommes pas seuls. L’Afrique, l’Asie et les peuples libres et > libérés de tous les coins du monde se trouveront toujours aux côtés de > millions de Congolais" > > Watch Crisis in the Congo > http://congojustice.org > > Kambale Musavuli <http://kambale.com> > National Spokesperson > Friends of the Congo <http://friendsofthecongo.org> > 1629 K Street, NW Suite 300 > Washington, DC 20006 > Cell Phone: 646-571-8312 > Work Phone: 202-584-6512 > > Linked In <http://www.linkedin.com/in/kambale> - Facebook > <http://www.facebook.com/KambaleMusavuli> - Twitter > <http://www.twitter.com/kambale> - Youtube > <http://www.youtube.com/kambaletv> > > Break the Silence Speakers Tour > From February to July > Sign up at http://www.congoweek.org > > Breaking The Silence: Congo Week <http://www.congoweek.org> > Every Third Week of October > > Break the Silence > Become A Friend of the Congo <http://www.friendsofthecongo.org/action> > Ph: 1-888-584-6510 > > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations > of list guidelines will get you moderated: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at > [email protected]. >
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