The YouthMappers network of chapters organizes a global community of learners and scholars to work locally and exchange collaboratively to create resilient communities. In our inaugural period of expanding this community, 27 universities in 11 countries have joined the effort.
Founding partners are Texas Tech, George Washington University and West Virginia University. Inaugural chapters have been formed at:
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
University of Pretoria, South Africa
University of Panama
University of Malawi
Royal University of Bhutan
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Butisema University, Uganda
Universidad de La Guajira, Colombia
Khulna University, Bangladesh
Dhaka Univeristy, Bangladesh
University of Nairobi, Kenya
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Uganda Christian University, Mbale Campus
Kansas State University
University of Central Florida
College of William & Mary
George Mason University
New York University
Clemson University
California University of Pennsylvania
State University of New York at Geneseo
State University of New York at Fredonia
Cornell University
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) generously supports this program through a grant from the U.S. Global Development Lab’s GeoCenter.
The program seeks to not just build maps, but to build mappers, supporting universities and colleges to offer meaningful global learning experiences; create geospatial data where it is needed most; build a socially engaged citizenry; enhance long-term scientific capacity throughout the world; and foster youth exchange and leadership. New Member Chapters of students are still being formed and are welcome to join the network.