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The work of our Community Ambassadors is strengthened through partnerships with local institutions and networks. We welcome proposals from organizations, universities, community groups and individuals interested in co-hosting a mapathon, organizing training activities, or exploring a longer-term partnership.
We encourage you to contact the Ambassador of your country directly, or to reach out through our contact form below:
The UN Maps Community Ambassadors support mapping and community outreach activities of UN Maps. They lead and coordinate local community engagement through capacity building and training opportunities.
The current pilot initiative is an exploration and through this, we hope to gain insights on how we can strengthen a community-owned and sustainable open data, and to explore the feasibility of establishing local UN Mappers chapters and/or communities.
Connect and learn more about our current Community Ambassadors below.
Lucy Kago
Kenya
Lucy is a GIS Analyst/cartographer based in Kenya. She is a volunteer humanitarian mapper with two years of experience on OpenStreetMap, and has led several community mapping projects mobilizing volunteers for global humanitarian initiatives.
She aspires to develop a strong UN Mappers presence in her region, training students from universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in humanitarian mapping, raising awareness on its role in disaster preparedness, and building a skilled volunteer network that can support UN missions globally and contribute to geospatial projects for UN agencies and partner NGOs.
Pawan Muddu
India
Pawan is a geospatial analyst, humanitarian mapper, and drone/GIS professional based in Hyderabad, India. He holds a Master's Degree in Geography from Savitribai Phule Pune University (SP College) and is currently working for Drogo Drones, Hyderabad.
Pawan’s mission is to help communities in training and enable them to use OpenStreetMap to benefit access to education, healthcare, waste management and disaster preparedness.
Silvina Meritano
Argentina
Silvina is a sociologist, social worker, and teacher from Argentina working at the intersection of urban studies, violence, and spatial analysis. For the past six years, she has been an active member of the OpenStreetMap community, organizing workshops, mapathons, and training activities on open mapping tools and geospatial data in collaboration with organizations and universities.
Silvina is committed to support the work of the United Nations in Argentina by building networks with organizations, universities, and local groups to improve the quality of maps and implement mapping tools that help address local challenges.
Modo Engelbert
Cameroon
Modo is an engineering student (geomatics and land surveying) based in Cameroon. He has been an OSM contributor since 2023 and has participated in several projects and activities in the OpenStreetMap ecosystem (field mapping, remote mapping, community engagement, leadership, etc.) and in open data in general.
Modo’s goal is to build a real, sustainable UN Mappers Hub in Cameroon—with active Chapters that can contribute to UN missions globally through crowdsourced mapping, while also serving as a local talent pipeline for UN agencies and partners in Cameroon across the geospatial ecosystem (data production, validation, analysis, and visualisation).
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