World AIDS Day Mapathon

Dec 1, 2017

MapGive, along with Youth Mappers and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), hosted the second annual PEPFAR (U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) mapathon at the OpenGovHub in observance with World AIDS Day. The mapathon engaged the volunteer mapping community and helped publicize PEPFAR’s need for detailed geographic data. PEPFAR introduced mapping tasks in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,and Côte d’Ivoire designed to improve the effectiveness of programs supported by PEPFAR.