A month ago, we launched a program of online activities and remote volunteer missions to support our projects and those of our partners in the context of the response to the COVID-19 crisis. The involvement of our volunteers has been tremendous. Let's take a look at at means concretely!
As we are confronting to a global health crisis, CartONG volunteers are putting tremendous energy into supporting our partners and networks. Two CartONG volunteers recently supported the RUSH (Emergency Social-Humanitarian Response) initiative by building a webmap.
The whole world's attention is focused on one thing only at the moment: the COVID-19 pandemic. CartONG is adapting its response and the support it provides to its partners and the sector as a whole thanks to its tireless team and to the dedication of its network of volunteers - which is growing daily. We are extremely grateful to them. Here is a snapshot of what we have been doing so far.
Following the enforcement of the GDPR in May 2018, CartONG has embarked upon a process of institutionalizing responsible data management in-house. In this article, we invite you to discover the main steps of this change management process that we have been implementing for more than 18 months now, and the key lessons we have learned from it.
As part of its 2019 Call for Ideas, CartONG is supporting, this year, two volunteer initiatives called MapATI & YAKA. We invite you to discover more about the MapATI project which aims at raising awareness of the lack of urban green spaces in Lomé.
Building on its sound experience in GIS and needs assessment for the humanitarian and development sectors, as well as its most recent experience at Humanity & Inclusion, here are 6 key recommendations of CartONG on how to facilitate the development and use of geodata and geoproducts by operational NGOs.
As part of the partnership with MSF-CH, CartONG was requested in 2019 to test and deploy ArcGIS Pro as part of the upgrade of ESRI's mapping tools. Here is our feedback.
Between August and October 2019, CartONG carried out a technical and methodological participatory mapping support project with the Maroni Lab association in French Guiana. Have a look back at this project aiming at promoting responsible and inclusive local urban development.