Dec 22, 2022The Second Cohort of Open Skies Fellowship in Rwanda Selected — Twenty-Five Rwandan Youth Trained!By Teta Naomi and Erneste Ntakobangize The Open Skies Fellowship in Rwanda successfully trained and selected four female fellows among the 25 workshop participants. …Technology3 min readTechnology3 min read
Dec 15, 2022Unveil the Minds of Future Innovatorsby Aisha Hamis The Open Skies Fellowship is delivering a series of emerging tech workshops to youth in different regions, offering hands-on experience and capacity-building programs that introduce young people particularly females, to the latest trending technologies. OpenMap Development Tanzania through the Open Skies Fellowship holds technology workshops across the country to inspire youth in technology, provide practical skills, and expose youth to different technologies. …Women Empowerment3 min readWomen Empowerment3 min read
Nov 28, 2022Unleashing Women’s Tech Potential in Kinshasa, DRC with Open Skies Fellowship!By Hawa Adinani In August 2022, OpenMap Development Tanzania, through the Open Skies Fellowship program (OSF), organized an emerging technology workshop in Kinshasa- Central Africa’s largest and fastest-growing urban system with a population of 23 million people. We organized a one-week workshop with 22 youth in Kinshasa (all women) who…Youth4 min readYouth4 min read
Oct 10, 2022In Pursuit of Greener Cities: GeoData for Urban Landscape Development Opportunities in Dar Es SalaamBy Aisha Hamisi Efforts to achieve sustainable urban development in Dar es Salaam by identifying opportunities for public landscaping and urban forestry projects that can create benefits in urban environments Dar es Salaam is Tanzania’s largest city and one of Africa’s fastest-growing cities in Africa, with a population of over 6 million people. Dar es Salaam has an estimated 70% of its urban population living in unplanned settlements. From 2002 to 2012, the average annual population growth…Urban Planning5 min readUrban Planning5 min read
Aug 9, 2022Nurturing the Next Generation of Urban Resilience and Geospatial Experts — TanzaniaBy Aisha Hamisi Through the Resilience Academy Program, 140 University Students in Tanzania are being Trained to Collect Geospatial Data to Support Strategic Urban Planning in Five Municipalities over the next Six Weeks! OpenMap Development Tanzania has been partnering with the Tanzania Resilience Academy to design and implement the summer industrial training program with three universities: The University of Dar es Salaam, Ardhi University and the Sokoine University of Agriculture. The training aims to provide students with digital geospatial skills…Youth3 min readYouth3 min read
Aug 2, 2022Six Open Skies Fellows Showcased Tech Solutions During Innovation Week Tanzania 2022By Editha Mwanyika This year, Open Skies Fellows took part in Innovation Week Tanzania 2022, which was held in 16 regions from the 20th to the 23rd of May. OSF fellows showcased their projects in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, and Zanzibar, where the booth was visited by a variety of…Africantech2 min readAfricantech2 min read
Jul 5, 2022Ten Youth have been Selected to Join the Open Skies Fellowship Rwanda!By Editha Mwanyika. Early this year, OpenMap Development Tanzania began to expand to Rwanda through the Open Skies Fellowship, collaborating with its local partner IDA Technology to implement the program in Rwanda following a successful pilot in Tanzania with 12 recruited fellows. …3 min read3 min read
Mar 7, 2022The Growth of OSM Communities in Tanzania Through Community MicrograntsBy Hawa Adinani The growth of OSM communities in Tanzania is taking shape as most organizations, institutions, and communities in general, are recognizing the importance of using and contributing to OSM data. To support the growth of OSM communities in Tanzania, OpenMap Development Tanzania with her partner the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap…Communities2 min readCommunities2 min read
Feb 18, 2022Cropland Data to Improve Yield Forecasting in Support of Food Security Status, TanzaniaBy Hawa Adinani The use of satellite images in crop monitoring is developing rapidly in larger-scale farming along with the use of remote sensing data i.e vegetation index analysis. However, there is an increasing need for ground truthing data to make sure the monitoring of crops is precise. In collaboration…Crop Monitoring2 min readCrop Monitoring2 min read
Feb 9, 2022Open Skies Finalises the First Cohort of Tanzania FellowsBy Hawa Adinani In May 2021, Open Skies Fellows announced the selection of the first cohort of four youth focusing on diverse technology ranging from drones, virtual reality, flood modeling and automatic wheelchairs. Fellows were given mentorship and technology loans to support their project’s needs throughout the implementation. Intentionally, the…Africantech1 min readAfricantech1 min read
