www.groundtruth.in presentation on our work at #opengovhub.

1. Erica Hagen / Mikel Maron
Brown Bag Lunch
OpenGovHub, January 31, 2013

2. GroundTruth Initiative
Helping communities use digital media,
mapping, and open data tools
for greater influence and representation
in development and democracy.

3. 2009: We started Map Kibera pilot project to help
Kibera people get “on the map”.

4. Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya…
~ 250,000 people, 2.5 km2

5. …was a blank spot on the map

6. This is what the media shows about Kibera…

7. Kibera Map Today

8. Data
+
Storytelling
Voice of Kibera
www.voiceofkibera.org

9. Kibera News Network.org

10. Kenyan elections

11. Mathare, Kenya

12. East Jerusalem
Grassroots Al-Quds

14. Dar es Salaam - Tandale
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15. Dar es Salaam - Tandale

16. Dar es Salaam, Tandale community, Tanzania

17. Kerala, India: Sustainable Tourism

18. Kerala, India: The Blue Yonder
and historical preservation

19. Cairo

20. Cairo

21. 2013, and what we're seeking
* Partnerships and collaboration on:
• Interactive new media software platform & org directory
• Grassroots citizen engagement and feedback projects
• Building on base of work established in countries (Dar, India)
• Citizen media development projects
• Big picture, define and publish the methodologies
• More mapping
* Roster
* Good opportunities to think about and experiment
with the big issues in our space.

22. Thanks!
contact@groundtruth.in
http://groundtruth.in
@ricaji @mikel