WSIS Forum 2018 Photo Contest Finalist

Placing Sudanese Refugees on the Map

WSIS Forum 2018 Photo Contest Finalist

Placing Sudanese Refugees on the Map

Local community members, refugees, and NGO workers collaborate to create maps in OpenStreetMap to give visibility to the 1.4million South Sudanese refugees seeking refuge in Northern Uganda. Most of these refugees are women and children. The maps are used by NGOs, UNHCR, and Uganda Office of the Prime Minister to improve safety, sanitation, shelter and health services within areas refugees are settling, including camp and non-camp spaces.

Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement, Uganda


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