It’s finally out!!! 🎉👀 The OSM Philippines will host the global #SOTM2025, the first-ever in Southeast Asia! 🌏 We're excited to welcome the OSM community to the Philippines. See you next year in Manila! 🇵🇭 youtu.be/Q5dyxy6YxG0

✨A huge thank you to everyone who joined the OpenHerMap & TomTom Mapping Party! 🙌 Your work on pedestrian pathways and women-only spaces is incredible! 🎉 🛠️ Top 3 contributors announcement postponed to tomorrow. Stay tuned! 🌟

The ASEAN region continues to reduce extreme poverty, but gains may be lost due to climate change. Its effects on poverty are likely to derail efforts to leave no one behind, given that women are more likely than men to live in extreme poverty. ASEAN #WomenCount #GlobalGoals

State of the Map OpenStreetMapKE So much gratitude to our hardworking volunteers who made the event such a huge success! 2/4 60 speakers 49 sessions - 1 keynote - 35 presentations - 9 workshops - 4 self-organized sessions - 13 poster presentations - 24 lightning talks - 3 pre-events - 2 social events

We're so excited to be featured in the BBC World Service's Tech Life podcast! Our co-executive director, Liz Chamberlain, was featured in this week's episode and shared her insights on how open mapping supports communities worldwide! Listen here: buff.ly/3Xufq2g

We are proud to present our project story, showcasing the implementation of the Ushahidi monitoring platform.

Gaps in digital access still persist, especially for young women and girls. In low-income countries, only 20% of them are connected. Digital inclusion and literacy are critical to the well-being and success of women and girls.

Starting next week! Join us for a free comprehensive 3-days training on the fundamentals of QGIS and OpenStreetMap data. Link for registration : buff.ly/47sJuA5

🚨 The Wait is Over! Call for Proposals is Now OPEN 🚨 Submit your proposal and stand a chance to present your insights to an international community of professionals and enthusiasts. 🌍 Submission- stateofthemap.asia/call4proposal/ 📅 Deadline: October 8, 2024 (UTC) 📝 Don’t miss out

🌍🌐 Call for Scholarship Applications - SotM Asia & Bangladesh 2024! 🌐🌍 Join us in Cox's Bazar from Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2024! Apply for scholarships now! Deadline: Oct 12, 2024. Don't miss out! 📝 Apply here: stateofthemap.asia/call4scholarsh… #SotMAsia2024 #SotMBangladesh2024

In the Asia Pacific, women are more likely to be in care employment compared to men. For some this is a choice; for others it is not. Learn more about UN Women's latest report: unwo.men/px0i50TsKK7 #WEECARE #BEYONDGDP #UNGA79 #Summitofthefuture Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺

✉️ Who are the winners of our Community Working Group's Humanitarian Open Mapping Awards 2024? In the "Community Project of the Year" Category, we have... OpenStreetMap Indonesia, ALIN and OpenStreetMap Niger Congratulations on a well-deserved award!! 🎉

Making the invisible visible through GIS! Join us this Friday for an enlightening geo talk on GIS applications for groundwater management in Uganda by Caroline Nakalwango, a Principal Hydrogeoligist MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT 🇺🇬! Monica Ndagire Mary Namukose Groundwater Foundation