<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear All, </div><div><br></div><div>It is with great pleasure that I acknowledge the Introductions by Dr. Suchith Anand to the Geo For All community. </div><div><br></div><div>I represent an organization called <a href="http://www.projektinspire.co.tz">ProjeKt Inspire </a> where our primary work has been to encourage the youth (In primary and Secondary Schools ) to fall in love with STEM Careers. In line with that we conduct STEM Youth Boot camps for secondary school students. </div><div><br></div><div>In our team we have GIS people, Mapping, Drones guys etc whom have collaboratively synchronized efforts with the Humanitarian Open Street Maps Team to run a successful boot camp as it can be seen in videos below. </div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">1. <a href="https://youtu.be/yKIwgy656VA" target="_blank">Summary of the bootcamp</a> </div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">2. <a href="https://youtu.be/v2iHAiYoxf0" target="_blank">The Drone Mapping Class </a><b><font color="#ff0000"> - MUST WATCH</font></b></div></div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">3<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ9xxAq9mWs">. Water Hygiene and Sanitation Class</a></div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><span style="font-size:small"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">More video about our works can be found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3MK1kTDMAVuqsnFYIe-IIw" target="_blank">here</a> Youtube Channel.</div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><span style="font-size:small"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><span style="font-size:small">In our model we achieve 3 things in one:</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>1. Providing preliminary exposure to GIS, Mapping and their applications in real life to Secondary school students, (age 14-21). This helps them to learn how to do basic maping even after the boot camps</div><div><br></div><div>2.Provide Career Guidance and Inspiration for the young ones on Careers in Geo. Sharing personal Success stories and examples of projections that these careers have in the future. (as some kids want to know whether it pays or not. )</div><div><br></div><div>3. The Students Develop Maps that can be used by district planners in areas of Water,Hygiene and Sanitation, Health etc. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Looking to the future we are working on Strengthening STEM Clubs in secondary schools by continuing to Map the Districts where students are coming from on various aspects customized by the needs of the community ( Tourism, Agriculture Health ,Education Etc)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We are excited to be part of the community, and Mr. Anand shared with us extensively the goals of the community, we are glad to spread the Spirit in Tanzania. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We avail ourselves to build the capacity of other African countries who would like to use our model to spread the GeoforAll Spirit among the young ones with the hope that they will eventually develop enterprises and become employers for fellows. </div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to collaborate with many of you on various areas. My background is Heatlh. As a Media Doctor i can't leave it unmentioned the John Snow - Cholera Maps and how it helped to improve health care. </div><div><br></div><div>Kind Regards</div><div><br></div><div><b><font face="garamond, serif" size="4" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#674ea7">Dr. Lwidiko E. Mhamilawa, MD.</font></b></div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><font size="4"><i><b>**If I have seen furthest it is by standing on shoulders of giants** John of Salisbury</b></i></font></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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