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GIS Responses to COVID-19: Mapping Community Resources in Dutchess County, New York
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Adele Birkenes, Vassar College ‘20, and Siennah Yang, Vassar College ‘18, created an interactive...
Adele Birkenes and Siennah Yang, Vassar College Alumni
Apr 3, 2020


The Journey of A YouthMapper
I’m Tommy Charles, a Geographer and a Youth Mapper from a very beautiful West African country called Sierra Leone (Lion Mountains). I say...
Tommy G D Charles, Fourah Bay College
Mar 26, 2020


The Joy of Sharing
On the second of November 2019, in the 3D Auditorium of Krishibid Institute Dhaka, the presenter opened up with a question “What is the...
Saurav Gautam, Regional Ambassador
Mar 20, 2020


Our journey from OSM To Village
I am student of Geomatics Engineering. As a member of GESAN I got to know about open data and how it can be used through various programs...
Kshitij Raj Sharma, Tribhuvan University
Mar 12, 2020


BALANCE FOR BETTER IN GEO-SPATIAL YOUTH EMPOWERMENT: My 2019 experience with the Unique Mappers Team
‘Balance For better’ is a workshop that was organised by the Unique Mappers team to campaign for LetGirlsMap as part of the International...
NDEYI Queeneth Chinaza, University Port Harcourt
Mar 5, 2020


Unforgettable outing of a YouthMappers Member - AGDIC 2019, Accra - Ghana
“A joint development initiative of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and United States Agency for International...
Ibrahima Sory Diallo, Université Gaston Berger
Feb 27, 2020


#ThrowbackThursday: SOTMUS 2019
It has been a few months since the State of the Map US 2019 and this blog is already starting to feel old. Part of the delay is due to my...
Dennis Irorere, YouthMappers Regional Ambassador
Feb 20, 2020


Interning remotely with YouthMappers & USAID GeoCenter
Background I am an electrician. Specifically, I’m an AE2 in the USN. For those of you that don’t communicate primarily in acronyms, I am...
Shawna Bjorgan, Arizona State University
Feb 13, 2020


Have you met the new communications specialist, Dara?
Well now you have, at least virtually! Hello, I’m Dara Carney-Nedelman, and I’ve recently joined the YouthMappers team as your...
Dara Carney-Nedelman, Communications Specialist
Feb 6, 2020


Mapping the Refugee Crisis
With the world refugee crisis reaching historic numbers, more and more questions are being asked concerning the management of such large...
Lara Breidenbach, Arizona State University
Jan 30, 2020


Introducing the 2020 YouthMappers Research Fellowship Teams
STUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM NINE YOUTHMAPPERS CHAPTERS SELECTED TO SERVE AS RESEARCH FELLOW AND MENTOR TEAMS TO FILL DATA GAPS IN THE...
YouthMappers Staff
Jan 28, 2020


Banking and GIS
As a student of Geography I have been amazed at the different applications of GIS. Partaking in the USAID Youthmappers internship has...
Caitlin McGlothlin, Arizona State University
Jan 23, 2020


My Diary: SotM Asia 2019
State of the Map Asia, 2019, still brings me the fresh lot of memories of the time in Bangladesh. Though the trip was short, it was,...
Aman K.C., Tribhuvan University
Jan 14, 2020


Unwavering Passion Towards YouthMappers Network
I am Maliha Binte Mohiuddin and I am a YouthMappers Regional Ambassador. Starting the work as a regional ambassador, I have already...
Maliha Binte Mohiuddin, Regional Ambassador
Jan 9, 2020
THREE YEARS OF BEING PART OF YOUTHMAPPERS
It has been a great 3 years of being part of the network that contribute to the wellbeing of humanity. I remember 3 years ago a friend...
Chomba Chishala, University of Zambia
Jan 3, 2020


A Silver Lining
I’ve grown up in a world of innovation, in a future world that would be ineffable to the children of my parent’s generations. My...
Lila Rodriguez, Arizona State University
Dec 17, 2019


La Geografía está de moda
Geography is in vogue. This year, the University of Panama’s Department of Geography celebrated it’s 80th year and we organized a series...
Karen Martínez, Universidad de Panamá
Dec 10, 2019


State University of Zanzibar inaugural YouthMappers training
On the 8th and 9th of November, 2019, a team of YouthMappers at the State University of Zanzibar, SUZA YouthMappers, took part in a two...
Raya Idrissa Ahmada, State University of Zanzibar
Dec 3, 2019


Hypothetical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Mission: application of GIS tools
This summer, along with other students and volunteers, I joined an Arizona State University (ASU) design instructor and certified drone...
Hatem Al-Hattali, Arizona State University
Nov 26, 2019


Don't just read science but do science: A tale on illegal mining activities in Birm, Ghana
Hard work they say pays. Being invited by the MEL Manager of SERVIR West Africa, Mr. Moussa Sayo Issoufou to participate in the SERVIR...
Michael Batame, University of Ghana
Nov 19, 2019
