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Tommy G D Charles, Fourah Bay College
- Mar 26, 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...

Saurav Gautam, Regional Ambassador
- Mar 20, 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 s...

Kshitij Raj Sharma, Tribhuvan University
- Mar 13, 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...

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

Dennis Irorere, YouthMappers Regional Ambassador
- Feb 20, 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...

Shawna Bjorgan, Arizona State University
- Feb 13, 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 ...

Dara Carney-Nedelman, Communications Specialist
- Feb 6, 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 communicat...

Lara Breidenbach, Arizona State University
- Jan 30, 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 ...

Caitlin McGlothlin, Arizona State University
- Jan 23, 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 bee...

Aman K.C., Tribhuvan University
- Jan 14, 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, neve...

Maliha Binte Mohiuddin, Regional Ambassador
- Jan 9, 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 orga...
Chomba Chishala, University of Zambia
- Jan 3, 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 o...

Lila Rodriguez, Arizona State University
- Dec 17, 2019
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 childhoo...

Karen Martínez, Universidad de Panamá
- Dec 10, 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 ...

Raya Idrissa Ahmada, State University of Zanzibar
- Dec 3, 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 d...

Hatem Al-Hattali, Arizona State University
- Nov 26, 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 p...
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