Malawi - Netherlands Red Cross
Reduce the prevalence of diseases and enhance resilience within vulnerable communities - Missing Maps
Through this mapping task the Netherlands Red Cross supports the Malawi Red Cross Society to:
Surabaya, Indonesia - HOT
Disaster Preparedness mapping to support Government of Indonesia (GoI) disaster managers - Missing Maps
These projects are for the development of OSM databases for the cities/regions of Surabaya containing building footprints, street centerlines, and key attributes, and “lifeline” infrastructures (e.g. police and fire stations, hospitals and medical facilities, schools, mosques, et cetera) for use within InAWARE, CogniCity, and InaSAFE for disaster preparedness, reporting, and response by Government of Indonesia (GoI) disaster managers at national and local levels.
PEPFAR Kenya
U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) requests assistance to inventory buildings and roads for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs in Kenya
The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the U.S. Government initiative to help save the lives of those suffering from HIV/AIDS around the world. PEPFAR requests assistance to inventory buildings and roads for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs. This task focuses attention on a county that borders the lake: Siaya. Understanding where communities are located and how they are connected by roads is essential to understanding whether HIV/AIDS services are in the right place. The data that emerge from this mapping task will support our understanding of program coverage, the optimization of supply chain logistics, and the analysis of clinical site-level data.
PEPFAR Tanzania
U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) requests assistance to inventory buildings and roads for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs in Tanzania
The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the U.S. Government initiative to help save the lives of those suffering from HIV/AIDS around the world. PEPFAR requests assistance to inventory buildings and roads for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs. This task focuses attention on Shinyanga, Tanzania. Understanding where communities are located and how they are connected by roads is essential to understanding whether HIV/AIDS services are in the right place. The data that emerge from this mapping task will support our understanding of program coverage, the optimization of supply chain logistics, and the analysis of clinical site-level data.
Masisi territory, North Kivu, DRC - MSF
MSF teams, in collaboration with the Congolese Ministry of Health, provide care for thousands of people in Masisi General Hospital and other health centres in the area - Missing Maps
MSF teams, in collaboration with the Congolese Ministry of Health, provide care for thousands of people in Masisi General Hospital and other health centres in the area, including the provision of HIV care. MSF also organises mobile clinics, which respond to the needs of people affected by violence, insecurity and poor access to healthcare, some of whom have have been forced to flee their homes.
Madagascar Mapping
NGOs and local actors to prepare risk reduction programs - CartoNG
Madagascar is one of the poorest country in the world with more than 92% of the population living with less than $2 a day (WorldBank,2013). Also one of the most vulnerable country regarding the global warming (behind Haiti and Bangladesh), Madagascar gather climatic imbalances. Diana region in the North of the island particularly suffers from storms intensification, and disappearance of mangrove, which is natural barrier against storms and cyclona. Having a better and global understanding of the location of the population and its accessibility is crucial for NGOs and local actor to prepare risk reduction programs.
Northern Niger State, Nigeria - MSF
MSF teams working in northern Nigeria respond to a variety of different health needs - Missing Maps
Needs for MSF teams include emergency response to disease outbreaks across the area. Accurate maps of the area will assist emergency teams with epidemiological analysis, disease surveillance and logistical planning.
Mount Sinabung
USAID/OFDA and USGS/VDAP’s continued efforts in DRR mapping of volcanic hazards in Indonesia
Sinabung is an active stratovolcano that has had consistent activity since 2010. The volcano poses a significant risk to those living in close proximity. Recent activity includes eruptions in 2010, 2013, 2014. The latest eruption occurred May 2016, killing 7 Indonesians.
Philippines - Project NOAH
Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards
The Philippines, being a locus of typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, is a hotbed of disasters. Natural hazards inflict loss of lives and costly damage to property in the country. The effect of these hazards were witnessed in 2011’s Typhoon Pedring, 2012’s Typhoon Pablo, and the most disastrous storm of the century, 2013’s Typhoon Yolanda. These resulted in a high number of fatalities with economic losses amounting to billions of pesos. Extreme weather is the common factor in these catastrophes. Situated in the humid tropics, the Philippines will inevitably suffer from climate-related calamities similar to those experienced in recent years. With continued development in the lowlands, and growing populations, it is expected that damage to infrastructure and human losses would persist and even rise unless appropriate measures are immediately implemented by government.
Madagascar - Sava Region
The Bed Net Surveillance Program - Peace Corps
The Bed Net Surveillance Program is a Peace Corps Madagascar initiative. The goal of the program is to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality in participating communities by encouraging community members to regularly use mosquito nets. The Bed Net Surveillance Program will monitor LLIN (Long Lasting Insecticide-treated Nets) usage through the help of GIS (Geographic Information System) based technologies. Community leaders will focus sensitization efforts on households that do not routinely sleep under mosquito nets in order to achieve high bednet coverage rates.
Mt. Cotopaxi
Disaster Preparedness Mapping
In August 2015, Ecuador declared a state of emergency after Cotopaxi shot ash 7 miles into the air on August 2015. The volcano has since continued spewing ash and steam, causing continued concern for those living in the vulnerable areas nearby.
American Red Cross - Measles & Rubella
Mapping in support of eliminating Measles & Rubella - Missing Maps
The American Red Cross is a member of the Measles & Rubella Initiative, which seeks to eliminate these diseases. We will be conducting a measles campaign in Malawi in spring 2017. This task will create a basemap of the area in order to help Red Cross teams to plan logistics and prepare for mobile data collection and field mapping in the areas.