> Everyone, thanks all for your help, advice, connections, discussions,
> and beers over the last month as I've focused on making Map Kibera
> happen. It has been a month punctuated by excitement and hope, and of
> course stress, as our ad-hoc group comes together under a plan. It's
> happening!

> The Map Kibera Team has started to fuse and take defined shape. Let me
> introduce the major players on the ground for Kibera. This group is
> likely to continue to change shape and grow, and the roles everyone
> plays are certainly mutable .. everyone has particular great strengths
> to bring to the project, but like a startup company, we can all pitch
> in as need arises.

> So far, we've all been having point-to-point discussions, and from
> here on, I very much encourage all the planning and discussion to
> happen here in the group, so we can all stay current on developments
> and questions.

> Please introduce yourselves as well. And if I didn't list you here,
> and you are planning to help .. let's talk immediately :)

> Myself, I arrive October 20 (woohoo Kenyatta Day! ;) Soon after that,
> we'll pull the team together for our first face to face planning
> meeting.. great!

> So here we go...

> * Levis Maina / Hands on Kenya

> http://www.pathwayslp.org/levis-maina/

> Levis Maina is passionate about volunteerism in Kenya, working with
> Hands on Kenya. Thanks much to Megan Latimer for introducing us!

> Hands on Kenya is going to act as fiscal agent for Map Kibera,
> receiving and distributing funds, doing accounting. Levis will be
> helping on many logistical matters .. helping to find a computer lab,
> recruiting tech leaders and students from Nairobi, and small bits,
> etc. He'll also be doing media outreach, and has already booked a spot
> on Pamoja FM to highlight Map Kibera!

> * Yves Niyiragira / Fahuma

> http://www.fahamu.org/

> Fahamu publish, monitor, and educate in support of human rights and
> social justice. Yves Niyiragira and I met at the fantastic
> InfoActivism conference earlier this year.

> Yves is helping to recruit mapping participants from Kibera, locate
> venues for the initial training and ongoing mapping, and help with
> sourcing equipment. Fahamu have many connections to organizations, for
> the outreach events.

> * Kipchumbah John / SODNET

> SODNET's Infonet program is developing open spaces and communication
> tools to support democratic action in Africa. Kipchumbah and I also
> met at the awesome InfoActivism.

> Kipp will be helping with the organizational outreach events,
> especially collecting existing data and encouraging thinking around
> new applications of open data. Kipp can help with venues for workshops
> and trainings, and with recruitment of technical volunteers. SODNET's
> board room might be a good venue for the initial two day training.

> * Megan Latimer / JumpStart International

> JumpStart International is generously funding Map Kibera. They've
> previously sponsored the Palestine mapping project, and are currently
> sponsoring work in the Republic of Georgia.

> Megan Latimer recently joined JumpStart, with a long experience in
> volunteer based organizations. She's quickly become a valued advisor
> to all my efforts. Megan is specifically helping with the budgeting
> and connections in Nairobi.

> Anne O'Sullivan, Jeff Haack, and Patrick McGrann round out the
> JumpStart folks. Jeff was the guy who got mapping going on the ground
> in Gaza, and is currently starting on the same in the Republic of
> Georgia.

> * Erica Hagen

> Erica Hagen has most recently worked at UNFPA, and is a graduate of
> Columbia University SIPA.

> Erica will be helping organize the media outreach, both broadcast,
> web, and local participatory media, and helping document and
> facilitate documentatoin of Map Kibera on are media channels (blog/
> twitter/flickr/youtube). She'll also help organize the organization
> oriented workshops. And our great connections to Columbia University
> and University of Nairobi were due to her.

> Ms. Hagen is also my partner, and I'm very happy she'll be with us for
> this experience.

> * Robert Soden / DevelopmentSeed

> Development Seed is one of the premiere software development shops
> focused on economic development projects. Robert Soden is their master
> of maps, active in OpenStreetMap. We're lucky to have Robert in town
> for two weeks in November, ready to help out with the training and
> mapping, and any hacking that comes up.

> * Andrew Turner / GeoCommons

> Andrew Turner is my former business partner, now with our successor
> GeoCommons, and whirlwind center of all thing neogeography, especially
> for making the world a better place. We should have a GeoCommons
> instance set up for Kibera. Andrew is only in town for a few days, but
> hope to take full advantage of his and Robert's presence to reach out
> to the awesome Nairobi geek community.

> * Jubal Harpster / AgCommons

> Jubal Harpster organized WhereCampAfrica, where Map Kibera was
> conceived, and the upcoming WhereKampala just preceeding Map Kibera.
> Jubal will be in and out of Nairobi during the project, to lend his
> hands for the training and hacking.

> SO!

> That's our on the ground team right now. Of course we've received a
> great great help from everyone at Ushahidi with connections and
> advice, Jackie Klopp from Columbia University, and literally dozens of
> others folks I've talked with over the last month from community and
> media groups in Kibera, the University, the UN. Thanks folks.

> Cheers
> Mikel

> This is great.Looking forward to meeting you in Nairobi.I have briefed my
> associate Phlip Thigo who will also be available to help us with the
> project.I will be online tonight to chat with you on the finer details.This
> is really good work on the planning.
> kind regards,
> Kipp

> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 9:37 AM, nicolas chavent <
> nicolas.chav...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> Mikel

>> It's taking shape.
>> Bravo and again thanks for putting this up.
>> Still unsure about likelihood of my venue to Nairobi, but sure that I'll
>> be contributing remote and would try to get some other folks from Bretagne,
>> France and Switzerland contributing.
>> Best
>> N

>> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Mikel <mikel.ma...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>> Everyone, thanks all for your help, advice, connections, discussions,
>>> and beers over the last month as I've focused on making Map Kibera
>>> happen. It has been a month punctuated by excitement and hope, and of
>>> course stress, as our ad-hoc group comes together under a plan. It's
>>> happening!

>>> The Map Kibera Team has started to fuse and take defined shape. Let me
>>> introduce the major players on the ground for Kibera. This group is
>>> likely to continue to change shape and grow, and the roles everyone
>>> plays are certainly mutable .. everyone has particular great strengths
>>> to bring to the project, but like a startup company, we can all pitch
>>> in as need arises.

>>> So far, we've all been having point-to-point discussions, and from
>>> here on, I very much encourage all the planning and discussion to
>>> happen here in the group, so we can all stay current on developments
>>> and questions.

>>> Please introduce yourselves as well. And if I didn't list you here,
>>> and you are planning to help .. let's talk immediately :)

>>> Myself, I arrive October 20 (woohoo Kenyatta Day! ;) Soon after that,
>>> we'll pull the team together for our first face to face planning
>>> meeting.. great!

>>> So here we go...

>>> * Levis Maina / Hands on Kenya

>>> http://www.pathwayslp.org/levis-maina/

>>> Levis Maina is passionate about volunteerism in Kenya, working with
>>> Hands on Kenya. Thanks much to Megan Latimer for introducing us!

>>> Hands on Kenya is going to act as fiscal agent for Map Kibera,
>>> receiving and distributing funds, doing accounting. Levis will be
>>> helping on many logistical matters .. helping to find a computer lab,
>>> recruiting tech leaders and students from Nairobi, and small bits,
>>> etc. He'll also be doing media outreach, and has already booked a spot
>>> on Pamoja FM to highlight Map Kibera!

>>> * Yves Niyiragira / Fahuma

>>> http://www.fahamu.org/

>>> Fahamu publish, monitor, and educate in support of human rights and
>>> social justice. Yves Niyiragira and I met at the fantastic
>>> InfoActivism conference earlier this year.

>>> Yves is helping to recruit mapping participants from Kibera, locate
>>> venues for the initial training and ongoing mapping, and help with
>>> sourcing equipment. Fahamu have many connections to organizations, for
>>> the outreach events.

>>> * Kipchumbah John / SODNET

>>> SODNET's Infonet program is developing open spaces and communication
>>> tools to support democratic action in Africa. Kipchumbah and I also
>>> met at the awesome InfoActivism.

>>> Kipp will be helping with the organizational outreach events,
>>> especially collecting existing data and encouraging thinking around
>>> new applications of open data. Kipp can help with venues for workshops
>>> and trainings, and with recruitment of technical volunteers. SODNET's
>>> board room might be a good venue for the initial two day training.

>>> * Megan Latimer / JumpStart International

>>> JumpStart International is generously funding Map Kibera. They've
>>> previously sponsored the Palestine mapping project, and are currently
>>> sponsoring work in the Republic of Georgia.

>>> Megan Latimer recently joined JumpStart, with a long experience in
>>> volunteer based organizations. She's quickly become a valued advisor
>>> to all my efforts. Megan is specifically helping with the budgeting
>>> and connections in Nairobi.

>>> Anne O'Sullivan, Jeff Haack, and Patrick McGrann round out the
>>> JumpStart folks. Jeff was the guy who got mapping going on the ground
>>> in Gaza, and is currently starting on the same in the Republic of
>>> Georgia.

>>> * Erica Hagen

>>> Erica Hagen has most recently worked at UNFPA, and is a graduate of
>>> Columbia University SIPA.

>>> Erica will be helping organize the media outreach, both broadcast,
>>> web, and local participatory media, and helping document and
>>> facilitate documentatoin of Map Kibera on are media channels (blog/
>>> twitter/flickr/youtube). She'll also help organize the organization
>>> oriented workshops. And our great connections to Columbia University
>>> and University of Nairobi were due to her.

>>> Ms. Hagen is also my partner, and I'm very happy she'll be with us for
>>> this experience.

>>> * Robert Soden / DevelopmentSeed

>>> Development Seed is one of the premiere software development shops
>>> focused on economic development projects. Robert Soden is their master
>>> of maps, active in OpenStreetMap. We're lucky to have Robert in town
>>> for two weeks in November, ready to help out with the training and
>>> mapping, and any hacking that comes up.

>>> * Andrew Turner / GeoCommons

>>> Andrew Turner is my former business partner, now with our successor
>>> GeoCommons, and whirlwind center of all thing neogeography, especially
>>> for making the world a better place. We should have a GeoCommons
>>> instance set up for Kibera. Andrew is only in town for a few days, but
>>> hope to take full advantage of his and Robert's presence to reach out
>>> to the awesome Nairobi geek community.

>>> * Jubal Harpster / AgCommons

>>> Jubal Harpster organized WhereCampAfrica, where Map Kibera was
>>> conceived, and the upcoming WhereKampala just preceeding Map Kibera.
>>> Jubal will be in and out of Nairobi during the project, to lend his
>>> hands for the training and hacking.

>>> SO!

>>> That's our on the ground team right now. Of course we've received a
>>> great great help from everyone at Ushahidi with connections and
>>> advice, Jackie Klopp from Columbia University, and literally dozens of
>>> others folks I've talked with over the last month from community and
>>> media groups in Kibera, the University, the UN. Thanks folks.

>>> Cheers
>>> Mikel

>> --
>> Nicolas Chavent
>> Norplan, Abu Dhabi
>> GIS Expert and Project Manager
>> Mobile (UAE): + 971 56 602 35 15
>> Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70
>> Email: nicolas.chav...@gmail.com
>> Skype: c_nicolas

> --
> Kipchumbah John - Kipp
> +254-723310365
> Nairobi
> Kenya.

> This is great.Looking forward to meeting you in Nairobi.I have briefed my
> associate Phlip Thigo who will also be available to help us with the
> project.I will be online tonight to chat with you on the finer details.This
> is really good work on the planning.
> kind regards,
> Kipp

> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 9:37 AM, nicolas chavent <
> nicolas.chav...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> Mikel

>> It's taking shape.
>> Bravo and again thanks for putting this up.
>> Still unsure about likelihood of my venue to Nairobi, but sure that I'll
>> be contributing remote and would try to get some other folks from Bretagne,
>> France and Switzerland contributing.
>> Best
>> N

>> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Mikel <mikel.ma...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>> Everyone, thanks all for your help, advice, connections, discussions,
>>> and beers over the last month as I've focused on making Map Kibera
>>> happen. It has been a month punctuated by excitement and hope, and of
>>> course stress, as our ad-hoc group comes together under a plan. It's
>>> happening!

>>> The Map Kibera Team has started to fuse and take defined shape. Let me
>>> introduce the major players on the ground for Kibera. This group is
>>> likely to continue to change shape and grow, and the roles everyone
>>> plays are certainly mutable .. everyone has particular great strengths
>>> to bring to the project, but like a startup company, we can all pitch
>>> in as need arises.

>>> So far, we've all been having point-to-point discussions, and from
>>> here on, I very much encourage all the planning and discussion to
>>> happen here in the group, so we can all stay current on developments
>>> and questions.

>>> Please introduce yourselves as well. And if I didn't list you here,
>>> and you are planning to help .. let's talk immediately :)

>>> Myself, I arrive October 20 (woohoo Kenyatta Day! ;) Soon after that,
>>> we'll pull the team together for our first face to face planning
>>> meeting.. great!

>>> So here we go...

>>> * Levis Maina / Hands on Kenya

>>> http://www.pathwayslp.org/levis-maina/

>>> Levis Maina is passionate about volunteerism in Kenya, working with
>>> Hands on Kenya. Thanks much to Megan Latimer for introducing us!

>>> Hands on Kenya is going to act as fiscal agent for Map Kibera,
>>> receiving and distributing funds, doing accounting. Levis will be
>>> helping on many logistical matters .. helping to find a computer lab,
>>> recruiting tech leaders and students from Nairobi, and small bits,
>>> etc. He'll also be doing media outreach, and has already booked a spot
>>> on Pamoja FM to highlight Map Kibera!

>>> * Yves Niyiragira / Fahuma

>>> http://www.fahamu.org/

>>> Fahamu publish, monitor, and educate in support of human rights and
>>> social justice. Yves Niyiragira and I met at the fantastic
>>> InfoActivism conference earlier this year.

>>> Yves is helping to recruit mapping participants from Kibera, locate
>>> venues for the initial training and ongoing mapping, and help with
>>> sourcing equipment. Fahamu have many connections to organizations, for
>>> the outreach events.

>>> * Kipchumbah John / SODNET

>>> SODNET's Infonet program is developing open spaces and communication
>>> tools to support democratic action in Africa. Kipchumbah and I also
>>> met at the awesome InfoActivism.

>>> Kipp will be helping with the organizational outreach events,
>>> especially collecting existing data and encouraging thinking around
>>> new applications of open data. Kipp can help with venues for workshops
>>> and trainings, and with recruitment of technical volunteers. SODNET's
>>> board room might be a good venue for the initial two day training.

>>> * Megan Latimer / JumpStart International

>>> JumpStart International is generously funding Map Kibera. They've
>>> previously sponsored the Palestine mapping project, and are currently
>>> sponsoring work in the Republic of Georgia.

>>> Megan Latimer recently joined JumpStart, with a long experience in
>>> volunteer based organizations. She's quickly become a valued advisor
>>> to all my efforts. Megan is specifically helping with the budgeting
>>> and connections in Nairobi.

>>> Anne O'Sullivan, Jeff Haack, and Patrick McGrann round out the
>>> JumpStart folks. Jeff was the guy who got mapping going on the ground
>>> in Gaza, and is currently starting on the same in the Republic of
>>> Georgia.

>>> * Erica Hagen

>>> Erica Hagen has most recently worked at UNFPA, and is a graduate of
>>> Columbia University SIPA.

>>> Erica will be helping organize the media outreach, both broadcast,
>>> web, and local participatory media, and helping document and
>>> facilitate documentatoin of Map Kibera on are media channels (blog/
>>> twitter/flickr/youtube). She'll also help organize the organization
>>> oriented workshops. And our great connections to Columbia University
>>> and University of Nairobi were due to her.

>>> Ms. Hagen is also my partner, and I'm very happy she'll be with us for
>>> this experience.

>>> * Robert Soden / DevelopmentSeed

>>> Development Seed is one of the premiere software development shops
>>> focused on economic development projects. Robert Soden is their master
>>> of maps, active in OpenStreetMap. We're lucky to have Robert in town
>>> for two weeks in November, ready to help out with the training and
>>> mapping, and any hacking that comes up.

>>> * Andrew Turner / GeoCommons

>>> Andrew Turner is my former business partner, now with our successor
>>> GeoCommons, and whirlwind center of all thing neogeography, especially
>>> for making the world a better place. We should have a GeoCommons
>>> instance set up for Kibera. Andrew is only in town for a few days, but
>>> hope to take full advantage of his and Robert's presence to reach out
>>> to the awesome Nairobi geek community.

>>> * Jubal Harpster / AgCommons

>>> Jubal Harpster organized WhereCampAfrica, where Map Kibera was
>>> conceived, and the upcoming WhereKampala just preceeding Map Kibera.
>>> Jubal will be in and out of Nairobi during the project, to lend his
>>> hands for the training and hacking.

>>> SO!

>>> That's our on the ground team right now. Of course we've received a
>>> great great help from everyone at Ushahidi with connections and
>>> advice, Jackie Klopp from Columbia University, and literally dozens of
>>> others folks I've talked with over the last month from community and
>>> media groups in Kibera, the University, the UN. Thanks folks.

>>> Cheers
>>> Mikel

>> --
>> Nicolas Chavent
>> Norplan, Abu Dhabi
>> GIS Expert and Project Manager
>> Mobile (UAE): + 971 56 602 35 15
>> Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70
>> Email: nicolas.chav...@gmail.com
>> Skype: c_nicolas

> --
> Kipchumbah John - Kipp
> +254-723310365
> Nairobi
> Kenya.

> T

> On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 7:20 AM, kipp john <kipp.g...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> Mikel,

>> This is great.Looking forward to meeting you in Nairobi.I have briefed my
>> associate Phlip Thigo who will also be available to help us with the
>> project.I will be online tonight to chat with you on the finer
>> details.This
>> is really good work on the planning.
>> kind regards,
>> Kipp

>> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 9:37 AM, nicolas chavent <
>> nicolas.chav...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>> Mikel

>>> It's taking shape.
>>> Bravo and again thanks for putting this up.
>>> Still unsure about likelihood of my venue to Nairobi, but sure that I'll
>>> be contributing remote and would try to get some other folks from
>>> Bretagne,
>>> France and Switzerland contributing.
>>> Best
>>> N

>>> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Mikel <mikel.ma...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>>> Everyone, thanks all for your help, advice, connections, discussions,
>>>> and beers over the last month as I've focused on making Map Kibera
>>>> happen. It has been a month punctuated by excitement and hope, and of
>>>> course stress, as our ad-hoc group comes together under a plan. It's
>>>> happening!

>>>> The Map Kibera Team has started to fuse and take defined shape. Let me
>>>> introduce the major players on the ground for Kibera. This group is
>>>> likely to continue to change shape and grow, and the roles everyone
>>>> plays are certainly mutable .. everyone has particular great strengths
>>>> to bring to the project, but like a startup company, we can all pitch
>>>> in as need arises.

>>>> So far, we've all been having point-to-point discussions, and from
>>>> here on, I very much encourage all the planning and discussion to
>>>> happen here in the group, so we can all stay current on developments
>>>> and questions.

>>>> Please introduce yourselves as well. And if I didn't list you here,
>>>> and you are planning to help .. let's talk immediately :)

>>>> Myself, I arrive October 20 (woohoo Kenyatta Day! ;) Soon after that,
>>>> we'll pull the team together for our first face to face planning
>>>> meeting.. great!

>>>> So here we go...

>>>> * Levis Maina / Hands on Kenya

>>>> http://www.pathwayslp.org/levis-maina/

>>>> Levis Maina is passionate about volunteerism in Kenya, working with
>>>> Hands on Kenya. Thanks much to Megan Latimer for introducing us!

>>>> Hands on Kenya is going to act as fiscal agent for Map Kibera,
>>>> receiving and distributing funds, doing accounting. Levis will be
>>>> helping on many logistical matters .. helping to find a computer lab,
>>>> recruiting tech leaders and students from Nairobi, and small bits,
>>>> etc. He'll also be doing media outreach, and has already booked a spot
>>>> on Pamoja FM to highlight Map Kibera!

>>>> * Yves Niyiragira / Fahuma

>>>> http://www.fahamu.org/

>>>> Fahamu publish, monitor, and educate in support of human rights and
>>>> social justice. Yves Niyiragira and I met at the fantastic
>>>> InfoActivism conference earlier this year.

>>>> Yves is helping to recruit mapping participants from Kibera, locate
>>>> venues for the initial training and ongoing mapping, and help with
>>>> sourcing equipment. Fahamu have many connections to organizations, for
>>>> the outreach events.

>>>> * Kipchumbah John / SODNET

>>>> SODNET's Infonet program is developing open spaces and communication
>>>> tools to support democratic action in Africa. Kipchumbah and I also
>>>> met at the awesome InfoActivism.

>>>> Kipp will be helping with the organizational outreach events,
>>>> especially collecting existing data and encouraging thinking around
>>>> new applications of open data. Kipp can help with venues for workshops
>>>> and trainings, and with recruitment of technical volunteers. SODNET's
>>>> board room might be a good venue for the initial two day training.

>>>> * Megan Latimer / JumpStart International

>>>> JumpStart International is generously funding Map Kibera. They've
>>>> previously sponsored the Palestine mapping project, and are currently
>>>> sponsoring work in the Republic of Georgia.

>>>> Megan Latimer recently joined JumpStart, with a long experience in
>>>> volunteer based organizations. She's quickly become a valued advisor
>>>> to all my efforts. Megan is specifically helping with the budgeting
>>>> and connections in Nairobi.

>>>> Anne O'Sullivan, Jeff Haack, and Patrick McGrann round out the
>>>> JumpStart folks. Jeff was the guy who got mapping going on the ground
>>>> in Gaza, and is currently starting on the same in the Republic of
>>>> Georgia.

>>>> * Erica Hagen

>>>> Erica Hagen has most recently worked at UNFPA, and is a graduate of
>>>> Columbia University SIPA.

>>>> Erica will be helping organize the media outreach, both broadcast,
>>>> web, and local participatory media, and helping document and
>>>> facilitate documentatoin of Map Kibera on are media channels (blog/
>>>> twitter/flickr/youtube). She'll also help organize the organization
>>>> oriented workshops. And our great connections to Columbia University
>>>> and University of Nairobi were due to her.

>>>> Ms. Hagen is also my partner, and I'm very happy she'll be with us for
>>>> this experience.

>>>> * Robert Soden / DevelopmentSeed

>>>> Development Seed is one of the premiere software development shops
>>>> focused on economic development projects. Robert Soden is their master
>>>> of maps, active in OpenStreetMap. We're lucky to have Robert in town
>>>> for two weeks in November, ready to help out with the training and
>>>> mapping, and any hacking that comes up.

>>>> * Andrew Turner / GeoCommons

>>>> Andrew Turner is my former business partner, now with our successor
>>>> GeoCommons, and whirlwind center of all thing neogeography, especially
>>>> for making the world a better place. We should have a GeoCommons
>>>> instance set up for Kibera. Andrew is only in town for a few days, but
>>>> hope to take full advantage of his and Robert's presence to reach out
>>>> to the awesome Nairobi geek community.

>>>> * Jubal Harpster / AgCommons

>>>> Jubal Harpster organized WhereCampAfrica, where Map Kibera was
>>>> conceived, and the upcoming WhereKampala just preceeding Map Kibera.
>>>> Jubal will be in and out of Nairobi during the project, to lend his
>>>> hands for the training and hacking.

>>>> SO!

>>>> That's our on the ground team right now. Of course we've received a
>>>> great great help from everyone at Ushahidi with connections and
>>>> advice, Jackie Klopp from Columbia University, and literally dozens of
>>>> others folks I've talked with over the last month from community and
>>>> media groups in Kibera, the University, the UN. Thanks folks.

>>>> Cheers
>>>> Mikel

>>> --
>>> Nicolas Chavent
>>> Norplan, Abu Dhabi
>>> GIS Expert and Project Manager
>>> Mobile (UAE): + 971 56 602 35 15
>>> Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70
>>> Email: nicolas.chav...@gmail.com
>>> Skype: c_nicolas

>> --
>> Kipchumbah John - Kipp
>> +254-723310365
>> Nairobi
>> Kenya.

> --
> Tonee Ndungu
> 00254 (0) 721583605
> skype: toneendungu
> www.twitter.com/ToneeNdungu
> www.facebook.com/toneendungu
> 139-00621 Village Market
> Nairobi Kenya

> It's easy..if you don't think about it.

>This is great.Looking forward to meeting you in Nairobi.I have briefed my associate Phlip Thigo who will also be available to help us with the project.I will be online tonight to chat with you on the finer details.This is really good work on the planning.

>kind regards,
>Kipp

>On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 9:37 AM, nicolas chavent <nicolas.chav...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>Mikel

>>It's taking shape.
>>Bravo and again thanks for putting this up.
>>Still unsure about likelihood of my venue to Nairobi, but sure that I'll be contributing remote and would try to get some other folks from Bretagne, France and Switzerland contributing.

>>Best
>>N

>>On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Mikel <mikel.ma...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>>>>>Everyone, thanks all for your help, advice, connections, discussions,
>>>>>>and beers over the last month as I've focused on making Map Kibera
>>>>>>happen. It has been a month punctuated by excitement and hope, and of
>>>>>>course stress, as our ad-hoc group comes together under a plan. It's
>>>>>>happening!

>>>>>>The Map Kibera Team has started to fuse and take defined shape. Let me
>>>>>>introduce the major players on the ground for Kibera. This group is
>>>>>>likely to continue to change shape and grow, and the roles everyone
>>>>>>plays are certainly mutable .. everyone has particular great strengths
>>>>>>to bring to the project, but like a startup company, we can all pitch
>>>>>>in as need arises.

>>>>>>So far, we've all been having point-to-point discussions, and from
>>>>>>here on, I very much encourage all the planning and discussion to
>>>>>>happen here in the group, so we can all stay current on developments
>>>>>>and questions.

>>>>>>Please introduce yourselves as well. And if I didn't list you here,
>>>>>>and you are planning to help .. let's talk immediately :)

>>>>>>Myself, I arrive October 20 (woohoo Kenyatta Day! ;) Soon after that,
>>>>>>we'll pull the team together for our first face to face planning
>>>>>>meeting.. great!

>>>>>>So here we go...

>>>>>>* Levis Maina / Hands on Kenya

>>>http://www.pathwayslp.org/levis-maina/

>>>>>>Levis Maina is passionate about volunteerism in Kenya, working with
>>>>>>Hands on Kenya. Thanks much to Megan Latimer for introducing us!

>>>>>>Hands on Kenya is going to act as fiscal agent for Map Kibera,
>>>>>>receiving and distributing funds, doing accounting. Levis will be
>>>>>>helping on many logistical matters .. helping to find a computer lab,
>>>>>>recruiting tech leaders and students from Nairobi, and small bits,
>>>>>>etc. He'll also be doing media outreach, and has already booked a spot
>>>>>>on Pamoja FM to highlight Map Kibera!

>>>>>>* Yves Niyiragira / Fahuma

>>>http://www.fahamu.org/

>>>>>>Fahamu publish, monitor, and educate in support of human rights and
>>>>>>social justice. Yves Niyiragira and I met at the fantastic
>>>>>>InfoActivism conference earlier this year.

>>>>>>Yves is helping to recruit mapping participants from Kibera, locate
>>>>>>venues for the initial training and ongoing mapping, and help with
>>>>>>sourcing equipment. Fahamu have many connections to organizations, for
>>>>>>the outreach events.

>>>>>>* Kipchumbah John / SODNET

>>>>>>SODNET's Infonet program is developing open spaces and communication
>>>>>>tools to support democratic action in Africa. Kipchumbah and I also
>>>>>>met at the awesome InfoActivism.

>>>>>>Kipp will be helping with the organizational outreach events,
>>>>>>especially collecting existing data and encouraging thinking around
>>>>>>new applications of open data. Kipp can help with venues for workshops
>>>>>>and trainings, and with recruitment of technical volunteers. SODNET's
>>>>>>board room might be a good venue for the initial two day training.

>>>>>>* Megan Latimer / JumpStart International

>>>>>>JumpStart International is generously funding Map Kibera. They've
>>>>>>previously sponsored the Palestine mapping project, and are currently
>>>>>>sponsoring work in the Republic of Georgia.

>>>>>>Megan Latimer recently joined JumpStart, with a long experience in
>>>>>>volunteer based organizations. She's quickly become a valued advisor
>>>>>>to all my efforts. Megan is specifically helping with the budgeting
>>>>>>and connections in Nairobi.

>>>>>>Anne O'Sullivan, Jeff Haack, and Patrick McGrann round out the
>>>>>>JumpStart folks. Jeff was the guy who got mapping going on the ground
>>>>>>in Gaza, and is currently starting on the same in the Republic of
>>>>>>Georgia.

>>>>>>* Erica Hagen

>>>>>>Erica Hagen has most recently worked at UNFPA, and is a graduate of
>>>>>>Columbia University SIPA.

>>>>>>Erica will be helping organize the media outreach, both broadcast,
>>>>>>web, and local participatory media, and helping document and
>>>>>>facilitate documentatoin of Map Kibera on are media channels (blog/
>>>>>>twitter/flickr/youtube). She'll also help organize the organization
>>>>>>oriented workshops. And our great connections to Columbia University
>>>>>>and University of Nairobi were due to her.

>>>>>>Ms. Hagen is also my partner, and I'm very happy she'll be with us for
>>>>>>this experience.

>>>>>>* Robert Soden / DevelopmentSeed

>>>>>>Development Seed is one of the premiere software development shops
>>>>>>focused on economic development projects. Robert Soden is their master
>>>>>>of maps, active in OpenStreetMap. We're lucky to have Robert in town
>>>>>>for two weeks in November, ready to help out with the training and
>>>>>>mapping, and any hacking that comes up.

>>>>>>* Andrew Turner / GeoCommons

>>>>>>Andrew Turner is my former business partner, now with our successor
>>>>>>GeoCommons, and whirlwind center of all thing neogeography, especially
>>>>>>for making the world a better place. We should have a GeoCommons
>>>>>>instance set up for Kibera. Andrew is only in town for a few days, but
>>>>>>hope to take full advantage of his and Robert's presence to reach out
>>>>>>to the awesome Nairobi geek community.

>>>>>>* Jubal Harpster / AgCommons

>>>>>>Jubal Harpster organized WhereCampAfrica, where Map Kibera was
>>>>>>conceived, and the upcoming WhereKampala just preceeding Map Kibera.
>>>>>>Jubal will be in and out of Nairobi during the project, to lend his
>>>>>>hands for the training and hacking.

>>>>>>SO!

>>>>>>That's our on the ground team right now. Of course we've received a
>>>>>>great great help from everyone at Ushahidi with connections and
>>>>>>advice, Jackie Klopp from Columbia University, and literally dozens of
>>>>>>others folks I've talked with over the last month from community and
>>>>>>media groups in Kibera, the University, the UN. Thanks folks.

>>>>>>Cheers
>>>Mikel

>>--
>>Nicolas Chavent
>>Norplan, Abu Dhabi
>>GIS Expert and Project Manager
>>Mobile (UAE): + 971 56 602 35 15
>>Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70

>>Email: nicolas.chav...@gmail.com
>>>>Skype: c_nicolas

>--
>Kipchumbah John - Kipp
>+254-723310365
>Nairobi
>Kenya.

>It's taking shape.
>Bravo and again thanks for putting this up.
>Still unsure about likelihood of my venue to Nairobi, but sure that I'll be contributing remote and would try to get some other folks from Bretagne, France and Switzerland contributing.

>Best
>N

>On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Mikel <mikel.ma...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>>>Everyone, thanks all for your help, advice, connections, discussions,
>>>>and beers over the last month as I've focused on making Map Kibera
>>>>happen. It has been a month punctuated by excitement and hope, and of
>>>>course stress, as our ad-hoc group comes together under a plan. It's
>>>>happening!

>>>>The Map Kibera Team has started to fuse and take defined shape. Let me
>>>>introduce the major players on the ground for Kibera. This group is
>>>>likely to continue to change shape and grow, and the roles everyone
>>>>plays are certainly mutable .. everyone has particular great strengths
>>>>to bring to the project, but like a startup company, we can all pitch
>>>>in as need arises.

>>>>So far, we've all been having point-to-point discussions, and from
>>>>here on, I very much encourage all the planning and discussion to
>>>>happen here in the group, so we can all stay current on developments
>>>>and questions.

>>>>Please introduce yourselves as well. And if I didn't list you here,
>>>>and you are planning to help .. let's talk immediately :)

>>>>Myself, I arrive October 20 (woohoo Kenyatta Day! ;) Soon after that,
>>>>we'll pull the team together for our first face to face planning
>>>>meeting.. great!

>>>>So here we go...

>>>>* Levis Maina / Hands on Kenya

>>http://www.pathwayslp.org/levis-maina/

>>>>Levis Maina is passionate about volunteerism in Kenya, working with
>>>>Hands on Kenya. Thanks much to Megan Latimer for introducing us!

>>>>Hands on Kenya is going to act as fiscal agent for Map Kibera,
>>>>receiving and distributing funds, doing accounting. Levis will be
>>>>helping on many logistical matters .. helping to find a computer lab,
>>>>recruiting tech leaders and students from Nairobi, and small bits,
>>>>etc. He'll also be doing media outreach, and has already booked a spot
>>>>on Pamoja FM to highlight Map Kibera!

>>>>* Yves Niyiragira / Fahuma

>>http://www.fahamu.org/

>>>>Fahamu publish, monitor, and educate in support of human rights and
>>>>social justice. Yves Niyiragira and I met at the fantastic
>>>>InfoActivism conference earlier this year.

>>>>Yves is helping to recruit mapping participants from Kibera, locate
>>>>venues for the initial training and ongoing mapping, and help with
>>>>sourcing equipment. Fahamu have many connections to organizations, for
>>>>the outreach events.

>>>>* Kipchumbah John / SODNET

>>>>SODNET's Infonet program is developing open spaces and communication
>>>>tools to support democratic action in Africa. Kipchumbah and I also
>>>>met at the awesome InfoActivism.

>>>>Kipp will be helping with the organizational outreach events,
>>>>especially collecting existing data and encouraging thinking around
>>>>new applications of open data. Kipp can help with venues for workshops
>>>>and trainings, and with recruitment of technical volunteers. SODNET's
>>>>board room might be a good venue for the initial two day training.

>>>>* Megan Latimer / JumpStart International

>>>>JumpStart International is generously funding Map Kibera. They've
>>>>previously sponsored the Palestine mapping project, and are currently
>>>>sponsoring work in the Republic of Georgia.

>>>>Megan Latimer recently joined JumpStart, with a long experience in
>>>>volunteer based organizations. She's quickly become a valued advisor
>>>>to all my efforts. Megan is specifically helping with the budgeting
>>>>and connections in Nairobi.

>>>>Anne O'Sullivan, Jeff Haack, and Patrick McGrann round out the
>>>>JumpStart folks. Jeff was the guy who got mapping going on the ground
>>>>in Gaza, and is currently starting on the same in the Republic of
>>>>Georgia.

>>>>* Erica Hagen

>>>>Erica Hagen has most recently worked at UNFPA, and is a graduate of
>>>>Columbia University SIPA.

>>>>Erica will be helping organize the media outreach, both broadcast,
>>>>web, and local participatory media, and helping document and
>>>>facilitate documentatoin of Map Kibera on are media channels (blog/
>>>>twitter/flickr/youtube). She'll also help organize the organization
>>>>oriented workshops. And our great connections to Columbia University
>>>>and University of Nairobi were due to her.

>>>>Ms. Hagen is also my partner, and I'm very happy she'll be with us for
>>>>this experience.

>>>>* Robert Soden / DevelopmentSeed

>>>>Development Seed is one of the premiere software development shops
>>>>focused on economic development projects. Robert Soden is their master
>>>>of maps, active in OpenStreetMap. We're lucky to have Robert in town
>>>>for two weeks in November, ready to help out with the training and
>>>>mapping, and any hacking that comes up.

>>>>* Andrew Turner / GeoCommons

>>>>Andrew Turner is my former business partner, now with our successor
>>>>GeoCommons, and whirlwind center of all thing neogeography, especially
>>>>for making the world a better place. We should have a GeoCommons
>>>>instance set up for Kibera. Andrew is only in town for a few days, but
>>>>hope to take full advantage of his and Robert's presence to reach out
>>>>to the awesome Nairobi geek community.

>>>>* Jubal Harpster / AgCommons

>>>>Jubal Harpster organized WhereCampAfrica, where Map Kibera was
>>>>conceived, and the upcoming WhereKampala just preceeding Map Kibera.
>>>>Jubal will be in and out of Nairobi during the project, to lend his
>>>>hands for the training and hacking.

>>>>SO!

>>>>That's our on the ground team right now. Of course we've received a
>>>>great great help from everyone at Ushahidi with connections and
>>>>advice, Jackie Klopp from Columbia University, and literally dozens of
>>>>others folks I've talked with over the last month from community and
>>>>media groups in Kibera, the University, the UN. Thanks folks.

>>>>Cheers
>>Mikel

>--
>Nicolas Chavent
>Norplan, Abu Dhabi
>GIS Expert and Project Manager
>Mobile (UAE): + 971 56 602 35 15
>Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70
>>Email: nicolas.chav...@gmail.com
>>Skype: c_nicolas

> ------------------------------
> *From:* kipp john <kipp.g...@gmail.com>
> *To:* map-kibera@googlegroups.com
> *Sent:* Sat, October 10, 2009 9:20:45 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Introducing the Map Kibera Team

> Mikel,

> This is great.Looking forward to meeting you in Nairobi.I have briefed my
> associate Phlip Thigo who will also be available to help us with the
> project.I will be online tonight to chat with you on the finer details.This
> is really good work on the planning.
> kind regards,
> Kipp

> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 9:37 AM, nicolas chavent <
> nicolas.chav...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> Mikel

>> It's taking shape.
>> Bravo and again thanks for putting this up.
>> Still unsure about likelihood of my venue to Nairobi, but sure that I'll
>> be contributing remote and would try to get some other folks from Bretagne,
>> France and Switzerland contributing.
>> Best
>> N

>> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Mikel <mikel.ma...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>> Everyone, thanks all for your help, advice, connections, discussions,
>>> and beers over the last month as I've focused on making Map Kibera
>>> happen. It has been a month punctuated by excitement and hope, and of
>>> course stress, as our ad-hoc group comes together under a plan. It's
>>> happening!

>>> The Map Kibera Team has started to fuse and take defined shape. Let me
>>> introduce the major players on the ground for Kibera. This group is
>>> likely to continue to change shape and grow, and the roles everyone
>>> plays are certainly mutable .. everyone has particular great strengths
>>> to bring to the project, but like a startup company, we can all pitch
>>> in as need arises.

>>> So far, we've all been having point-to-point discussions, and from
>>> here on, I very much encourage all the planning and discussion to
>>> happen here in the group, so we can all stay current on developments
>>> and questions.

>>> Please introduce yourselves as well. And if I didn't list you here,
>>> and you are planning to help .. let's talk immediately :)

>>> Myself, I arrive October 20 (woohoo Kenyatta Day! ;) Soon after that,
>>> we'll pull the team together for our first face to face planning
>>> meeting.. great!

>>> So here we go...

>>> * Levis Maina / Hands on Kenya

>>> http://www.pathwayslp.org/levis-maina/

>>> Levis Maina is passionate about volunteerism in Kenya, working with
>>> Hands on Kenya. Thanks much to Megan Latimer for introducing us!

>>> Hands on Kenya is going to act as fiscal agent for Map Kibera,
>>> receiving and distributing funds, doing accounting. Levis will be
>>> helping on many logistical matters .. helping to find a computer lab,
>>> recruiting tech leaders and students from Nairobi, and small bits,
>>> etc. He'll also be doing media outreach, and has already booked a spot
>>> on Pamoja FM to highlight Map Kibera!

>>> * Yves Niyiragira / Fahuma

>>> http://www.fahamu.org/

>>> Fahamu publish, monitor, and educate in support of human rights and
>>> social justice. Yves Niyiragira and I met at the fantastic
>>> InfoActivism conference earlier this year.

>>> Yves is helping to recruit mapping participants from Kibera, locate
>>> venues for the initial training and ongoing mapping, and help with
>>> sourcing equipment. Fahamu have many connections to organizations, for
>>> the outreach events.

>>> * Kipchumbah John / SODNET

>>> SODNET's Infonet program is developing open spaces and communication
>>> tools to support democratic action in Africa. Kipchumbah and I also
>>> met at the awesome InfoActivism.

>>> Kipp will be helping with the organizational outreach events,
>>> especially collecting existing data and encouraging thinking around
>>> new applications of open data. Kipp can help with venues for workshops
>>> and trainings, and with recruitment of technical volunteers. SODNET's
>>> board room might be a good venue for the initial two day training.

>>> * Megan Latimer / JumpStart International

>>> JumpStart International is generously funding Map Kibera. They've
>>> previously sponsored the Palestine mapping project, and are currently
>>> sponsoring work in the Republic of Georgia.

>>> Megan Latimer recently joined JumpStart, with a long experience in
>>> volunteer based organizations. She's quickly become a valued advisor
>>> to all my efforts. Megan is specifically helping with the budgeting
>>> and connections in Nairobi.

>>> Anne O'Sullivan, Jeff Haack, and Patrick McGrann round out the
>>> JumpStart folks. Jeff was the guy who got mapping going on the ground
>>> in Gaza, and is currently starting on the same in the Republic of
>>> Georgia.

>>> * Erica Hagen

>>> Erica Hagen has most recently worked at UNFPA, and is a graduate of
>>> Columbia University SIPA.

>>> Erica will be helping organize the media outreach, both broadcast,
>>> web, and local participatory media, and helping document and
>>> facilitate documentatoin of Map Kibera on are media channels (blog/
>>> twitter/flickr/youtube). She'll also help organize the organization
>>> oriented workshops. And our great connections to Columbia University
>>> and University of Nairobi were due to her.

>>> Ms. Hagen is also my partner, and I'm very happy she'll be with us for
>>> this experience.

>>> * Robert Soden / DevelopmentSeed

>>> Development Seed is one of the premiere software development shops
>>> focused on economic development projects. Robert Soden is their master
>>> of maps, active in OpenStreetMap. We're lucky to have Robert in town
>>> for two weeks in November, ready to help out with the training and
>>> mapping, and any hacking that comes up.

>>> * Andrew Turner / GeoCommons

>>> Andrew Turner is my former business partner, now with our successor
>>> GeoCommons, and whirlwind center of all thing neogeography, especially
>>> for making the world a better place. We should have a GeoCommons
>>> instance set up for Kibera. Andrew is only in town for a few days, but
>>> hope to take full advantage of his and Robert's presence to reach out
>>> to the awesome Nairobi geek community.

>>> * Jubal Harpster / AgCommons

>>> Jubal Harpster organized WhereCampAfrica, where Map Kibera was
>>> conceived, and the upcoming WhereKampala just preceeding Map Kibera.
>>> Jubal will be in and out of Nairobi during the project, to lend his
>>> hands for the training and hacking.

>>> SO!

>>> That's our on the ground team right now. Of course we've received a
>>> great great help from everyone at Ushahidi with connections and
>>> advice, Jackie Klopp from Columbia University, and literally dozens of
>>> others folks I've talked with over the last month from community and
>>> media groups in Kibera, the University, the UN. Thanks folks.

>>> Cheers
>>> Mikel

>> --
>> Nicolas Chavent
>> Norplan, Abu Dhabi
>> GIS Expert and Project Manager
>> Mobile (UAE): + 971 56 602 35 15
>> Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70
>> Email: nicolas.chav...@gmail.com
>> Skype: c_nicolas

> --
> Kipchumbah John - Kipp
> +254-723310365
> Nairobi
> Kenya.

> Try Malachi at Pamoja...

> cheers,
> Mark de Blois

> On Oct 13, 3:43 am, kipp john <kipp.g...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I will look through my contacts ad connect with Pamoja.I am doing some
> work
> > with them.KRODA is also another group you will ned for this in Kibera.

> > Kipp

> > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:01 AM, Mikel Maron <mikel.ma...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > Cool, look forward to meeting Philip! Have him join the group, and
> > > introduce himself.
> > > Would be great to chat with you both on Skype soon .. try to catch me.
> > > Otherwise let's email.

> > > ------------------------------
> > > *From:* kipp john <kipp.g...@gmail.com>
> > > *To:* map-kibera@googlegroups.com
> > > *Sent:* Sat, October 10, 2009 9:20:45 PM
> > > *Subject:* Re: Introducing the Map Kibera Team

> > > Mikel,

> > > This is great.Looking forward to meeting you in Nairobi.I have briefed
> my
> > > associate Phlip Thigo who will also be available to help us with the
> > > project.I will be online tonight to chat with you on the finer
> details.This
> > > is really good work on the planning.
> > > kind regards,
> > > Kipp

> > > On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 9:37 AM, nicolas chavent <
> > > nicolas.chav...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > >> Mikel

> > >> It's taking shape.
> > >> Bravo and again thanks for putting this up.
> > >> Still unsure about likelihood of my venue to Nairobi, but sure that
> I'll
> > >> be contributing remote and would try to get some other folks from
> Bretagne,
> > >> France and Switzerland contributing.
> > >> Best
> > >> N

> > >> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Mikel <mikel.ma...@gmail.com>
> wrote:

> > >>> Everyone, thanks all for your help, advice, connections, discussions,
> > >>> and beers over the last month as I've focused on making Map Kibera
> > >>> happen. It has been a month punctuated by excitement and hope, and of
> > >>> course stress, as our ad-hoc group comes together under a plan. It's
> > >>> happening!

> > >>> The Map Kibera Team has started to fuse and take defined shape. Let
> me
> > >>> introduce the major players on the ground for Kibera. This group is
> > >>> likely to continue to change shape and grow, and the roles everyone
> > >>> plays are certainly mutable .. everyone has particular great
> strengths
> > >>> to bring to the project, but like a startup company, we can all pitch
> > >>> in as need arises.

> > >>> So far, we've all been having point-to-point discussions, and from
> > >>> here on, I very much encourage all the planning and discussion to
> > >>> happen here in the group, so we can all stay current on developments
> > >>> and questions.

> > >>> Please introduce yourselves as well. And if I didn't list you here,
> > >>> and you are planning to help .. let's talk immediately :)

> > >>> Myself, I arrive October 20 (woohoo Kenyatta Day! ;) Soon after that,
> > >>> we'll pull the team together for our first face to face planning
> > >>> meeting.. great!

> > >>> So here we go...

> > >>> * Levis Maina / Hands on Kenya

> > >>>http://www.pathwayslp.org/levis-maina/

> > >>> Levis Maina is passionate about volunteerism in Kenya, working with
> > >>> Hands on Kenya. Thanks much to Megan Latimer for introducing us!

> > >>> Hands on Kenya is going to act as fiscal agent for Map Kibera,
> > >>> receiving and distributing funds, doing accounting. Levis will be
> > >>> helping on many logistical matters .. helping to find a computer lab,
> > >>> recruiting tech leaders and students from Nairobi, and small bits,
> > >>> etc. He'll also be doing media outreach, and has already booked a
> spot
> > >>> on Pamoja FM to highlight Map Kibera!

> > >>> * Yves Niyiragira / Fahuma

> > >>>http://www.fahamu.org/

> > >>> Fahamu publish, monitor, and educate in support of human rights and
> > >>> social justice. Yves Niyiragira and I met at the fantastic
> > >>> InfoActivism conference earlier this year.

> > >>> Yves is helping to recruit mapping participants from Kibera, locate
> > >>> venues for the initial training and ongoing mapping, and help with
> > >>> sourcing equipment. Fahamu have many connections to organizations,
> for
> > >>> the outreach events.

> > >>> * Kipchumbah John / SODNET

> > >>> SODNET's Infonet program is developing open spaces and communication
> > >>> tools to support democratic action in Africa. Kipchumbah and I also
> > >>> met at the awesome InfoActivism.

> > >>> Kipp will be helping with the organizational outreach events,
> > >>> especially collecting existing data and encouraging thinking around
> > >>> new applications of open data. Kipp can help with venues for
> workshops
> > >>> and trainings, and with recruitment of technical volunteers. SODNET's
> > >>> board room might be a good venue for the initial two day training.

> > >>> * Megan Latimer / JumpStart International

> > >>> JumpStart International is generously funding Map Kibera. They've
> > >>> previously sponsored the Palestine mapping project, and are currently
> > >>> sponsoring work in the Republic of Georgia.

> > >>> Megan Latimer recently joined JumpStart, with a long experience in
> > >>> volunteer based organizations. She's quickly become a valued advisor
> > >>> to all my efforts. Megan is specifically helping with the budgeting
> > >>> and connections in Nairobi.

> > >>> Anne O'Sullivan, Jeff Haack, and Patrick McGrann round out the
> > >>> JumpStart folks. Jeff was the guy who got mapping going on the ground
> > >>> in Gaza, and is currently starting on the same in the Republic of
> > >>> Georgia.

> > >>> * Erica Hagen

> > >>> Erica Hagen has most recently worked at UNFPA, and is a graduate of
> > >>> Columbia University SIPA.

> > >>> Erica will be helping organize the media outreach, both broadcast,
> > >>> web, and local participatory media, and helping document and
> > >>> facilitate documentatoin of Map Kibera on are media channels (blog/
> > >>> twitter/flickr/youtube). She'll also help organize the organization
> > >>> oriented workshops. And our great connections to Columbia University
> > >>> and University of Nairobi were due to her.

> > >>> Ms. Hagen is also my partner, and I'm very happy she'll be with us
> for
> > >>> this experience.

> > >>> * Robert Soden / DevelopmentSeed

> > >>> Development Seed is one of the premiere software development shops
> > >>> focused on economic development projects. Robert Soden is their
> master
> > >>> of maps, active in OpenStreetMap. We're lucky to have Robert in town
> > >>> for two weeks in November, ready to help out with the training and
> > >>> mapping, and any hacking that comes up.

> > >>> * Andrew Turner / GeoCommons

> > >>> Andrew Turner is my former business partner, now with our successor
> > >>> GeoCommons, and whirlwind center of all thing neogeography,
> especially
> > >>> for making the world a better place. We should have a GeoCommons
> > >>> instance set up for Kibera. Andrew is only in town for a few days,
> but
> > >>> hope to take full advantage of his and Robert's presence to reach out
> > >>> to the awesome Nairobi geek community.

> > >>> * Jubal Harpster / AgCommons

> > >>> Jubal Harpster organized WhereCampAfrica, where Map Kibera was
> > >>> conceived, and the upcoming WhereKampala just preceeding Map Kibera.
> > >>> Jubal will be in and out of Nairobi during the project, to lend his
> > >>> hands for the training and hacking.

> > >>> SO!

> > >>> That's our on the ground team right now. Of course we've received a
> > >>> great great help from everyone at Ushahidi with connections and
> > >>> advice, Jackie Klopp from Columbia University, and literally dozens
> of
> > >>> others folks I've talked with over the last month from community and
> > >>> media groups in Kibera, the University, the UN. Thanks folks.

> > >>> Cheers
> > >>> Mikel

> > >> --
> > >> Nicolas Chavent
> > >> Norplan, Abu Dhabi
> > >> GIS Expert and Project Manager
> > >> Mobile (UAE): + 971 56 602 35 15
> > >> Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70
> > >> Email: nicolas.chav...@gmail.com
> > >> Skype: c_nicolas

> > > --
> > > Kipchumbah John - Kipp
> > > +254-723310365
> > > Nairobi
> > > Kenya.

> > --
> > Kipchumbah John - Kipp
> > +254-723310365
> > Nairobi
> > Kenya.

>>cheers,
>>Mark de Blois

>>On Oct 13, 3:43 am, kipp john <kipp.g...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I will look through my contacts ad connect with Pamoja.I am doing some work
>>> with them.KRODA is also another group you will ned for this in Kibera.

>>> Kipp

>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:01 AM, Mikel Maron <mikel.ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Cool, look forward to meeting Philip! Have him join the group, and
>>> > introduce himself.
>>> > Would be great to chat with you both on Skype soon .. try to catch me.
>>> > Otherwise let's email.

>>> > ------------------------------
>> > *From:* kipp john <kipp.g...@gmail.com>

>> > *To:* map-kibera@googlegroups.com
>>> > *Sent:* Sat, October 10, 2009 9:20:45 PM
>>> > *Subject:* Re: Introducing the Map Kibera Team

>>> > Mikel,

>>> > This is great.Looking forward to meeting you in Nairobi.I have briefed my
>>> > associate Phlip Thigo who will also be available to help us with the
>>> > project.I will be online tonight to chat with you on the finer details.This
>>> > is really good work on the planning.
>>> > kind regards,
>>> > Kipp

>>> > On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 9:37 AM, nicolas chavent <

>> > nicolas.chav...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>> >> Mikel

>>> >> It's taking shape.
>>> >> Bravo and again thanks for putting this up.
>>> >> Still unsure about likelihood of my venue to Nairobi, but sure that I'll
>>> >> be contributing remote and would try to get some other folks from Bretagne,
>>> >> France and Switzerland contributing.
>>> >> Best
>>> >> N

>> >> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Mikel <mikel.ma...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>> >>> Everyone, thanks all for your help, advice, connections, discussions,
>>> >>> and beers over the last month as I've focused on making Map Kibera
>>> >>> happen. It has been a month punctuated by excitement and hope, and of
>>> >>> course stress, as our ad-hoc group comes together under a plan. It's
>>> >>> happening!

>>> >>> The Map Kibera Team has started to fuse and take defined shape. Let me
>>> >>> introduce the major players on the ground for Kibera. This group is
>>> >>> likely to continue to change shape and grow, and the roles everyone
>>> >>> plays are certainly mutable .. everyone has particular great strengths
>>> >>> to bring to the project, but like a startup company, we can all pitch
>>> >>> in as need arises.

>>> >>> So far, we've all been having point-to-point discussions, and from
>>> >>> here on, I very much encourage all the planning and discussion to
>>> >>> happen here in the group, so we can all stay current on developments
>>> >>> and questions.

>>> >>> Please introduce yourselves as well. And if I didn't list you here,
>>> >>> and you are planning to help .. let's talk immediately :)

>>> >>> Myself, I arrive October 20 (woohoo Kenyatta Day! ;) Soon after that,
>>> >>> we'll pull the team together for our first face to face planning
>>> >>> meeting.. great!

>>> >>> So here we go...

>>> >>> * Levis Maina / Hands on Kenya

>>> >>>http://www.pathwayslp.org/levis-maina/

>>> >>> Levis Maina is passionate about volunteerism in Kenya, working with
>>> >>> Hands on Kenya. Thanks much to Megan Latimer for introducing us!

>>> >>> Hands on Kenya is going to act as fiscal agent for Map Kibera,
>>> >>> receiving and distributing funds, doing accounting. Levis will be
>>> >>> helping on many logistical matters .. helping to find a computer lab,
>>> >>> recruiting tech leaders and students from Nairobi, and small bits,
>>> >>> etc. He'll also be doing media outreach, and has already booked a spot
>>> >>> on Pamoja FM to highlight Map Kibera!

>>> >>> * Yves Niyiragira / Fahuma

>>> >>>http://www.fahamu.org/

>>> >>> Fahamu publish, monitor, and educate in support of human rights and
>>> >>> social justice. Yves Niyiragira and I met at the fantastic
>>> >>> InfoActivism conference earlier this year.

>>> >>> Yves is helping to recruit mapping participants from Kibera, locate
>>> >>> venues for the initial training and ongoing mapping, and help with
>>> >>> sourcing equipment. Fahamu have many connections to organizations, for
>>> >>> the outreach events.

>>> >>> * Kipchumbah John / SODNET

>>> >>> SODNET's Infonet program is developing open spaces and communication
>>> >>> tools to support democratic action in Africa. Kipchumbah and I also
>>> >>> met at the awesome InfoActivism.

>>> >>> Kipp will be helping with the organizational outreach events,
>>> >>> especially collecting existing data and encouraging thinking around
>>> >>> new applications of open data. Kipp can help with venues for workshops
>>> >>> and trainings, and with recruitment of technical volunteers. SODNET's
>>> >>> board room might be a good venue for the initial two day training.

>>> >>> * Megan Latimer / JumpStart International

>>> >>> JumpStart International is generously funding Map Kibera. They've
>>> >>> previously sponsored the Palestine mapping project, and are currently
>>> >>> sponsoring work in the Republic of Georgia.

>>> >>> Megan Latimer recently joined JumpStart, with a long experience in
>>> >>> volunteer based organizations. She's quickly become a valued advisor
>>> >>> to all my efforts. Megan is specifically helping with the budgeting
>>> >>> and connections in Nairobi.

>>> >>> Anne O'Sullivan, Jeff Haack, and Patrick McGrann round out the
>>> >>> JumpStart folks. Jeff was the guy who got mapping going on the ground
>>> >>> in Gaza, and is currently starting on the same in the Republic of
>>> >>> Georgia.

>>> >>> * Erica Hagen

>>> >>> Erica Hagen has most recently worked at UNFPA, and is a graduate of
>>> >>> Columbia University SIPA.

>>> >>> Erica will be helping organize the media outreach, both broadcast,
>>> >>> web, and local participatory media, and helping document and
>>> >>> facilitate documentatoin of Map Kibera on are media channels (blog/
>>> >>> twitter/flickr/youtube). She'll also help organize the organization
>>> >>> oriented workshops. And our great connections to Columbia University
>>> >>> and University of Nairobi were due to her.

>>> >>> Ms. Hagen is also my partner, and I'm very happy she'll be with us for
>>> >>> this experience.

>>> >>> * Robert Soden / DevelopmentSeed

>>> >>> Development Seed is one of the premiere software development shops
>>> >>> focused on economic development projects. Robert Soden is their master
>>> >>> of maps, active in OpenStreetMap. We're lucky to have Robert in town
>>> >>> for two weeks in November, ready to help out with the training and
>>> >>> mapping, and any hacking that comes up.

>>> >>> * Andrew Turner / GeoCommons

>>> >>> Andrew Turner is my former business partner, now with our successor
>>> >>> GeoCommons, and whirlwind center of all thing neogeography, especially
>>> >>> for making the world a better place. We should have a GeoCommons
>>> >>> instance set up for Kibera. Andrew is only in town for a few days, but
>>> >>> hope to take full advantage of his and Robert's presence to reach out
>>> >>> to the awesome Nairobi geek community.

>>> >>> * Jubal Harpster / AgCommons

>>> >>> Jubal Harpster organized WhereCampAfrica, where Map Kibera was
>>> >>> conceived, and the upcoming WhereKampala just preceeding Map Kibera.
>>> >>> Jubal will be in and out of Nairobi during the project, to lend his
>>> >>> hands for the training and hacking.

>>> >>> SO!

>>> >>> That's our on the ground team right now. Of course we've received a
>>> >>> great great help from everyone at Ushahidi with connections and
>>> >>> advice, Jackie Klopp from Columbia University, and literally dozens of
>>> >>> others folks I've talked with over the last month from community and
>>> >>> media groups in Kibera, the University, the UN. Thanks folks.

>>> >>> Cheers
>>> >>> Mikel

>>> >> --
>>> >> Nicolas Chavent
>>> >> Norplan, Abu Dhabi
>>> >> GIS Expert and Project Manager
>>> >> Mobile (UAE): + 971 56 602 35 15
>>> >> Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70
>> >> Email: nicolas.chav...@gmail.com

>> >> Skype: c_nicolas

>>> > --
>>> > Kipchumbah John - Kipp
>>> > +254-723310365
>>> > Nairobi
>>> > Kenya.

>>> --
>>> Kipchumbah John - Kipp
>>> +254-723310365
>>> Nairobi
>>> Kenya.

> This is great, wonderful, rockin

> welcome David and Irene

> There are also updates from Levis and Carolina For Kibera. I'll send Levis
> email to the group .. some more options for us to consider.

> CfK are also ready to help with venue and participants

> we have an abundance of options .. we'll evaluate what's best when we're on
> the ground.

> -Mikel

> ------------------------------
> *From:* kipp john <kipp.g...@gmail.com>
> *To:* map-kibera@googlegroups.com
> *Sent:* Thu, October 15, 2009 3:17:18 AM

> *Subject:* Re: Introducing the Map Kibera Team

> Alittle Update:

> Pamoja Trust - Now working with INFONET program of SODNET is on board and
> they have a wealth of experience working in Kibera.Thus a very critical
> partner.David and Irene will be key on this.They will be joining us on this
> list and also trainings.We have a tentative venue: SODNETs Space and
> participants form KRODA an active organisation working with young people in
> Kibera.

> Fahamu and SODNET as well are partners at a different level and are excited
> to converge on this.So Mikel, taking stock....

> i believe its now taking shape and i am excited to get this going...

> Kipp

> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 10:59 PM, Mark <m...@deblois.nl> wrote:

>> Try Malachi at Pamoja...

>> cheers,
>> Mark de Blois

>> On Oct 13, 3:43 am, kipp john <kipp.g...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I will look through my contacts ad connect with Pamoja.I am doing some
>> work
>> > with them.KRODA is also another group you will ned for this in Kibera.

>> > Kipp

>> > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:01 AM, Mikel Maron <mikel.ma...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > > Cool, look forward to meeting Philip! Have him join the group, and
>> > > introduce himself.
>> > > Would be great to chat with you both on Skype soon .. try to catch me.
>> > > Otherwise let's email.

>> > > ------------------------------
>> > > *From:* kipp john <kipp.g...@gmail.com>
>> > > *To:* map-kibera@googlegroups.com
>> > > *Sent:* Sat, October 10, 2009 9:20:45 PM
>> > > *Subject:* Re: Introducing the Map Kibera Team

>> > > Mikel,

>> > > This is great.Looking forward to meeting you in Nairobi.I have briefed
>> my
>> > > associate Phlip Thigo who will also be available to help us with the
>> > > project.I will be online tonight to chat with you on the finer
>> details.This
>> > > is really good work on the planning.
>> > > kind regards,
>> > > Kipp

>> > > On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 9:37 AM, nicolas chavent <
>> > > nicolas.chav...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> > >> Mikel

>> > >> It's taking shape.
>> > >> Bravo and again thanks for putting this up.
>> > >> Still unsure about likelihood of my venue to Nairobi, but sure that
>> I'll
>> > >> be contributing remote and would try to get some other folks from
>> Bretagne,
>> > >> France and Switzerland contributing.
>> > >> Best
>> > >> N

>> > >> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Mikel <mikel.ma...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:

>> > >>> Everyone, thanks all for your help, advice, connections,
>> discussions,
>> > >>> and beers over the last month as I've focused on making Map Kibera
>> > >>> happen. It has been a month punctuated by excitement and hope, and
>> of
>> > >>> course stress, as our ad-hoc group comes together under a plan. It's
>> > >>> happening!

>> > >>> The Map Kibera Team has started to fuse and take defined shape. Let
>> me
>> > >>> introduce the major players on the ground for Kibera. This group is
>> > >>> likely to continue to change shape and grow, and the roles everyone
>> > >>> plays are certainly mutable .. everyone has particular great
>> strengths
>> > >>> to bring to the project, but like a startup company, we can all
>> pitch
>> > >>> in as need arises.

>> > >>> So far, we've all been having point-to-point discussions, and from
>> > >>> here on, I very much encourage all the planning and discussion to
>> > >>> happen here in the group, so we can all stay current on developments
>> > >>> and questions.

>> > >>> Please introduce yourselves as well. And if I didn't list you here,
>> > >>> and you are planning to help .. let's talk immediately :)

>> > >>> Myself, I arrive October 20 (woohoo Kenyatta Day! ;) Soon after
>> that,
>> > >>> we'll pull the team together for our first face to face planning
>> > >>> meeting.. great!

>> > >>> So here we go...

>> > >>> * Levis Maina / Hands on Kenya

>> > >>>http://www.pathwayslp.org/levis-maina/

>> > >>> Levis Maina is passionate about volunteerism in Kenya, working with
>> > >>> Hands on Kenya. Thanks much to Megan Latimer for introducing us!

>> > >>> Hands on Kenya is going to act as fiscal agent for Map Kibera,
>> > >>> receiving and distributing funds, doing accounting. Levis will be
>> > >>> helping on many logistical matters .. helping to find a computer
>> lab,
>> > >>> recruiting tech leaders and students from Nairobi, and small bits,
>> > >>> etc. He'll also be doing media outreach, and has already booked a
>> spot
>> > >>> on Pamoja FM to highlight Map Kibera!

>> > >>> * Yves Niyiragira / Fahuma

>> > >>>http://www.fahamu.org/

>> > >>> Fahamu publish, monitor, and educate in support of human rights and
>> > >>> social justice. Yves Niyiragira and I met at the fantastic
>> > >>> InfoActivism conference earlier this year.

>> > >>> Yves is helping to recruit mapping participants from Kibera, locate
>> > >>> venues for the initial training and ongoing mapping, and help with
>> > >>> sourcing equipment. Fahamu have many connections to organizations,
>> for
>> > >>> the outreach events.

>> > >>> * Kipchumbah John / SODNET

>> > >>> SODNET's Infonet program is developing open spaces and communication
>> > >>> tools to support democratic action in Africa. Kipchumbah and I also
>> > >>> met at the awesome InfoActivism.

>> > >>> Kipp will be helping with the organizational outreach events,
>> > >>> especially collecting existing data and encouraging thinking around
>> > >>> new applications of open data. Kipp can help with venues for
>> workshops
>> > >>> and trainings, and with recruitment of technical volunteers.
>> SODNET's
>> > >>> board room might be a good venue for the initial two day training.

>> > >>> * Megan Latimer / JumpStart International

>> > >>> JumpStart International is generously funding Map Kibera. They've
>> > >>> previously sponsored the Palestine mapping project, and are
>> currently
>> > >>> sponsoring work in the Republic of Georgia.

>> > >>> Megan Latimer recently joined JumpStart, with a long experience in
>> > >>> volunteer based organizations. She's quickly become a valued advisor
>> > >>> to all my efforts. Megan is specifically helping with the budgeting
>> > >>> and connections in Nairobi.

>> > >>> Anne O'Sullivan, Jeff Haack, and Patrick McGrann round out the
>> > >>> JumpStart folks. Jeff was the guy who got mapping going on the
>> ground
>> > >>> in Gaza, and is currently starting on the same in the Republic of
>> > >>> Georgia.

>> > >>> * Erica Hagen

>> > >>> Erica Hagen has most recently worked at UNFPA, and is a graduate of
>> > >>> Columbia University SIPA.

>> > >>> Erica will be helping organize the media outreach, both broadcast,
>> > >>> web, and local participatory media, and helping document and
>> > >>> facilitate documentatoin of Map Kibera on are media channels (blog/
>> > >>> twitter/flickr/youtube). She'll also help organize the organization
>> > >>> oriented workshops. And our great connections to Columbia University
>> > >>> and University of Nairobi were due to her.

>> > >>> Ms. Hagen is also my partner, and I'm very happy she'll be with us
>> for
>> > >>> this experience.

>> > >>> * Robert Soden / DevelopmentSeed

>> > >>> Development Seed is one of the premiere software development shops
>> > >>> focused on economic development projects. Robert Soden is their
>> master
>> > >>> of maps, active in OpenStreetMap. We're lucky to have Robert in town
>> > >>> for two weeks in November, ready to help out with the training and
>> > >>> mapping, and any hacking that comes up.

>> > >>> * Andrew Turner / GeoCommons

>> > >>> Andrew Turner is my former business partner, now with our successor
>> > >>> GeoCommons, and whirlwind center of all thing neogeography,
>> especially
>> > >>> for making the world a better place. We should have a GeoCommons
>> > >>> instance set up for Kibera. Andrew is only in town for a few days,
>> but
>> > >>> hope to take full advantage of his and Robert's presence to reach
>> out
>> > >>> to the awesome Nairobi geek community.

>> > >>> * Jubal Harpster / AgCommons

>> > >>> Jubal Harpster organized WhereCampAfrica, where Map Kibera was
>> > >>> conceived, and the upcoming WhereKampala just preceeding Map Kibera.
>> > >>> Jubal will be in and out of Nairobi during the project, to lend his
>> > >>> hands for the training and hacking.

>> > >>> SO!

>> > >>> That's our on the ground team right now. Of course we've received a
>> > >>> great great help from everyone at Ushahidi with connections and
>> > >>> advice, Jackie Klopp from Columbia University, and literally dozens
>> of
>> > >>> others folks I've talked with over the last month from community and
>> > >>> media groups in Kibera, the University, the UN. Thanks folks.

>> > >>> Cheers
>> > >>> Mikel

>> > >> --
>> > >> Nicolas Chavent
>> > >> Norplan, Abu Dhabi
>> > >> GIS Expert and Project Manager
>> > >> Mobile (UAE): + 971 56 602 35 15
>> > >> Mobile (FRA): +33 6 75 14 29 70
>> > >> Email: nicolas.chav...@gmail.com
>> > >> Skype: c_nicolas

>> > > --
>> > > Kipchumbah John - Kipp
>> > > +254-723310365
>> > > Nairobi
>> > > Kenya.

>> > --