Ground Truth in Cairo

GroundTruth Initiative (www.groundtruth.in) will be presenting their work around the world with informal urban communities using open digital mapping and citizen media to increase local influence and voice, including Map Kibera in Kenya (www.mapkibera.org), and related projects in Tanzania, Jerusalem and India.

In collaboration with Cairo-based partners, they will share about the activities that have taken place over the past week in Ard El Lewa neighborhood, working with several community members to create an open, digital local map and online media relevant to the neighborhood.

Parts of the presentations will be conducted in English.

Speakers:
Presenting from GroundTruth will be Erica Hagen and Mikel Maron. Mikel has a background as a web developer and has worked extensively with OpenStreetMap, a user-created open map of the world. Erica has a background in journalism and development issues, and trains in new media and video