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@YouthMappers campaign supporting women & girls issues working to build inclusive mapping communities for female student mappers around the world. Est. 2016.

Joined February 2019
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🚨One week left to apply for the #EverywhereSheMaps internship match program🚨 Current #YouthMappers members and recent graduates from YouthMappers chapters are invited to apply for internships with partner orgs. Click below to learn more. docs.google.com/presentation…
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At #StateoftheMap @Airinnila, @MaggieMaps, @courtneymclark3, @AnisaKuci, and Hanna Krüge engaged in an #EverywhereSheMaps organized panel discussion on "Why Does Sexism within #OpenStreetMap Matter?" Click here to view the slides: docs.google.com/presentation…
#YouthMappers students & alum - join us this month for 5⃣ professional development workshops! We’ll help you: 📋Improve your resume 🖊️Write an unforgettable cover letter ✉️Craft expert emails 💻Build your LinkedIn presence 👥Nail the interview Sign-up👇 bit.ly/ESM_PD
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Interested in understanding the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion in Geospatial and #EarthObservation organizations and networks, and how to build on them?Join this session at the GEOSymposium on June21 cc @PalomaMerodio @GeochicasOSM @openstreetmap @hotosm @mapanauta
Working with earth observations? Interested in ways to diversify #EO communities? Why not joining this free, highly interactive session aiming to discuss the recently outlined @GEOSEC2025 vision for EDI -and how it can be translated into reality us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
This one you can’t miss. Can’t wait to hear the fabulous insights of @fcoloninFL moderating a panel of #WomeninScience #Leadership with #SERVIRamazonia @ASU_IntlDev @SERVIRGlobal @amyefrazier @ASU_SGSUP Register here servir.ciat.cgiar.org/discov…
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📡ROLL CALL TIME, Womenᐩ in #GIS! #TheyMapThePath LAUNCHES TODAY! Who inspires you? Know a mentor or trailblazer in your community? Join us & share your appreciation posts this week! Time to create ripples of gratitude & empowerment together!✊🏽 #RepresentationMatters #GISchat
📢 7 DAYS until #TheyMapThePath! JOIN US NEXT WEEK: 1) Make a post & share why this Womanᐩ (nonbinary & transgender inclusive) inspires you 2) Tag them & use the # 3) When you're tagged: name those who inspire YOU! Get ready to uplift Womenᐩ in our communities, #GISchat!
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🗓️SAVE THE DATE! Five #WomenInGeospatial are launching #TheyMapThePath on June 7! Do you know a womanᐩ who’s mapping the path forward? An empowering mentor, or a pioneering trailblazer? Tell us in 2 weeks - they deserve to be recognized! #GISchat, spread the word!📢
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Actually yes I did know that but it still never ceases to amaze me ❤️🌍🌏🌎❤️ plus that amounts to at least 5,000 students which are ~40% female in an industry where 30% is high on a platform some estimate may have <10% women ... AND many chapters are majority women led
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Excited to participate tomorrow at #GDDF2021 with @youthmappers for a workshop on the gender track 😊 There are more sessions focused on #DigitalDevelopment: anyone interested in the intersection of #Data, #Technology and #Development can register here: digitaldevforum.course.tc/ – at Kabete, Kenya
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#EverywhereSheMaps Regional Ambassador @Ndapile_M wrote, "We talked about their [LUANAR #YouthMappers] outlook on what it means to achieve gender equality in the #GIS sector... a young lady said, 'to see at least one female GIS lecturer.' " Read more⬇️ bit.ly/blogby_Ndapile2
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Get to know our Rising Star, @laura_mugeha Laura is the regional ambassador for @youthmappers, where she supports chapters in #EasternAfrica by providing training on #opengeospatial data and #FOSSGIS. Read Laura's full profile: bit.ly/3wMKfRv #geospatialrisingstars
For every year a girl is enrolled in school, she is more likely to avoid early marriage and survive childbirth. Intermediate mappers, please help us support Educate Girls in India by mapping these projects: tasks.hotosm.org/projects/80… tasks.hotosm.org/projects/87… tasks.hotosm.org/projects/89…
Meet Candice, a San Francisco / Bay Area mapper since 2018. Watch the video to hear how she brought mapping to the @RedCross National Youth Council: youtu.be/evrUla3VIHM #MeetTheMapper
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Register for #MappyHour March 24th at 8 pm EDT featuring lightning talks from women in OSM: buff.ly/3l3L6rI. @bondaharper will discuss OSM & public art. @jessbeutler will share a new mapping campaign. @valerietheblond will discuss mapping a threatened conservation area.
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Join us on Friday morning 🤗
Meet the speakers as they #ChooseToChallenge: Sexism and Misogyny in the Open Mapping Ecosystem, on 26 March, 06:00 UTC [Earlier Block]. RSVP via: bit.ly/HOTMarch26Webinar #WomensHistoryMonth #IWD2021 #openmapping #humanitarian #InternationalWomensDay
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Another stimulating webinar brought to you by the Community working group, 26 March in 2 timezones. Send your questions in advance, reserve your spot and join the discussion bit.ly/HOTMarch26Webinar
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Replying to @OSM_Mali
@OSM_Mali and @girls_map are doing a brilliant work for the #WomensHistoryMonth. Support @OSM_GISLadies initiative to promote the participation of Malian women in OSM. Give your contribution: tasks.hotosm.org/projects/10… All mappers (especially women) are welcome!🗺️ @gischatbot
Join the Community Working Group on 26 March for their next webinar, "Challenging Sexism and Misogyny in the Open Mapping Ecosystem." There is a 06:00UTC session and a 16:00UTC session, so you can join regardless of your time zone. #WomenInMapping bit.ly/HOTMarch26Webinar
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Raise your hand🙋‍♀️if you think more women should be involved in technology & drive the digital era forward. In #Nepal, w/spprt from the #AustralianGovt, we r doing what we can to involve more women in mapping unmapped trails & settlements. 🤳🗺️ #GenerationEquality #Womenindata
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