Engaging Women In Mapping Through Development Projects

<p><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenah-kitenge-00ab4259/'>Lenah Kitenge</a> started The Girls Who Map project to engage more women in mapping. In 2020, the project welcomed women participants from 13 countries spread across Africa. Amazing!!!</p> <p>What should I expect?</p> <ul><li>You will learn about The Girls Who Map Project and the journey so far</li> <li>The mapping platform used for the project </li> <li>Future plans for the project </li> <li>Skills that are important for women to advance in their GIS career</li> </ul> <p>Useful Links</p> <ul><li>Learn about <a href='https://mapcreator.here.com/'>Here Map Creator </a></li> <li>For tutorials on how to get started, check out the<a href='https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=here+studio'> Youtube page</a></li> <li>Check out the main <a href='https://www.youtube.com/user/heremaps'>Youtube page  </a></li> <li>Reach her via <a href='mailto:lenah.kitenge@here.com'>email</a>  and <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenah-kitenge-00ab4259/'>LinkedIn </a></li> <li>Some of the organizations she partnered with in 2020 includes<a href='http://www.zulunomad.com/'> Zulu Nomads</a> and <a href='https://africanwomeningis.org/'>African Women in GIS</a>.</li> <li>Subscribe to our mailing list <a href='https://mailchi.mp/431d1fc48f4b/africa-geo-convo-mailing-list'>here</a></li> </ul> <p> </p>