Program Narrative

Uganda has a high youth population. Digital literacy has become an essential skill for young people to possess in today's society. However, many students in rural areas of Uganda lack access to the necessary tools and resources to develop their digital skills. This is where OpenStreetMap Uganda's proposed project comes in, aimed at promoting digital literacy in Uganda through geospatial mapping and leveraging the existing pool of PC-Laptops.

The primary issue that the project aims to address is the lack of access to ICT tools and resources, especially in rural areas. This issue has a significant impact on the educational outcomes of students in these areas, as they do not have access to the same resources as their urban counterparts. The project aims to address this issue by providing ICT tools and learning materials to schools in rural areas.

The activities to achieve the project objectives include leveraging the OpenStreetMap Uganda’s existing ICT tools (PC-Laptops), the development of learning materials on geospatial mapping and digital literacy, the training of teachers and students on the use of ICT tools and geospatial mapping, and the conduction of workshops on the use of geospatial mapping for community development and empowerment. The project is implemented in partnership with schools in different regions of Uganda to provide access to resources and training that will enable students to develop their digital skills.

The primary beneficiaries of the project include students in rural areas of Uganda who will have access to the necessary resources and training to develop their digital literacy skills. Additionally, teachers in these areas also benefit from the training provided, improving their teaching practices and ultimately benefiting their students. Finally, the projectbenefits communities through the promotion of geospatial mapping as a tool for community development and empowerment, providing communities with the tools and knowledge needed to address their needs and concerns.

In conclusion, the project by OpenStreetMap Uganda promotes digital literacy in Uganda through geospatial mapping. It provides access to resources and training that will enable students to develop their digital skills, ultimately benefiting their academic and personal lives. Furthermore, the use of geospatial mapping will promote community development and empowerment, providing communities with the tools and knowledge needed to address their needs and concerns.

Blogs

Read More about the program here:-

• Application of Climate friendily transport services on OSM in Schools Program
• Providing ICT training and improving access to computers to bridge the digital divide in education - SDGS Today
• Open Mapping Grant - HOT/East and Southern Africa Hub

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Project Description

The Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) in collaboration with the private sector, civil society organizations, government agencies and other stakeholders with support from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) under the Natural Resources Stewardship Programme (NatuReS) are co-initiating and implementing the Greater Kampala Integrated Flood Resilience Partnership for flood resilience in the metropolitan area.

The overall objective of the Greater Kampala Integrated Flood Resilience Partnership is to promote investment in blue-green and innovative grey infrastructure, and inclusive solutions in up to two (2) sub/ micro -catchments in GKMA for improved urban resilience to flooding and enhanced socio-economic development in GKMA. Thus, specifically the partnership is aimed at:

• Piloting sustainable blue-green infrastructure and innovative grey solutions to solid waste in drainage channels across specific locations to mitigate flooding, and safeguard jobs and investments.


• Enhancing community and private sector engagement in flood control and stormwater management.

Overall, the partnership is intended to contribute to: Safeguarding jobs and investments through measurable reduction of damages caused by flooding within specific locations within GKMA; Strengthening the evidence base on optimization pathways to inform the integration of blue-green and innovative grey infrastructure solutions for flood resilience in an urban setting; Empowering communities for flood resilience through improved capacities of private, public, and civil society actors in mainstreaming and implementing flood resilience actions; Demonstrating collective and inclusive (private, public, and civil society) planning and investment in flood resilience and ensuring measurable reduction of solid waste in stormwater drainage channels within GKMA.

Actual Works

Under this assignment, OpenStreetMap Uganda developed a data collection platform ensuring that all cross-sections and drains had unique identifications. Mapped the drain cross-sections, the culvert/bridge dimensions and locations. The mapping consisted of recording the channel, culvert and bridge cross-sections where water should flow through using a high-accuracy global position system. For the channel cross-sections the mapped information included:

• Ground/bed level position (XYZ) at approximately one meter increments along a linear transect perpendicular to the flow direction.


• The transect (also called a cross-section), started at the top of the channel bank and proceeded to the top of the opposite bank.

Project Description

With the network of volunteers across Uganda, OpenStreetMap Uganda supported HOT/Field Ready (Supporting Frontliners for COVID-19 Response Project) on mapping manufacturers'capabilities to promote local manufacturing. The project focus was specific for production of PPEs leaving out other manufacturing sectors. The team at OpenStreetMap Uganda proposed to map manufacturing capabilities in other sectors such as construction materials, agricultural machinery, and bottling companies. Mapping local manufacturing companies will help to further promote local purchase of locally manufactured goods, because people in Uganda and Africa at large companies tend to import goods from outside the country. This Award was to support continuation of the manufacturer’s capabilities mapping.

Actual Works

OpenStreetMap Uganda mapped Manufacturers capabilities around Kampala industrial Area, Namanve Industrial Park and other areas around Kampala and Greater Kampala. During this data collection exercise we targeted large, medium and small scale manufacturing facilities in order to boost local manufacturing and supply. We were able to collect data from over 400 manufacturers.
The project was aimed at mapping out different manufacturers to determine the capabilities of these manufacturers based on the products and number of products they manufacture per day and their inputs. Data collected included:-

• The name, address and location of the manufacturing facility.


• The products they manufacture and their daily production capacity.


• The utilities a manufacturing facility utilizes.


• The required inputs for the production process of the manufacturer.

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Supply of service - hire of drone services and training in Arua and Rhino Camp, Nebbi, Koboko, Imvepi, pakWach, Kitgum, Agago, Lamwo, Adjumani, Moyo, Obongi and Zombo.
Deploy drone services to NURI project locations across the Acholi, Adjumani and Arua regions for the purpose of producing topographical maps and capturing Ariel imagery of project sites.
Specific outputs will include-•

• Digital Elevation Models in GeoTIFF format
• Perform ongoing on-job mentorship and coaching of the NURI MEAL team and selected (15) NURI project staff on generating GIS maps for use in the project reports and sharing with the donor.

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I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.