Chabota Munachoonga
My name is Chabota Munachoonga, Currently I’m the CEO for Open Data Lab Zambia. I am an Environmentalist by profession who graduated from the University of Zambia in 2020. While in University I actively volunteered in a number of leadership positions in different associations. I served as Treasurer for the YouthMappers UNZA chapter in 2017 in the same year I was awarded with a prize as best mapper for the chapter. With the passion for open data and mapping in 2018 I joined the OSM Zambia community, I served on different projects as a Mapping Supervisor recruiting and training mappers. Fast forward in 2021 I was appointed to serve as the Community Engagement Officer for Open Data Lab Zambia (OSM Zambia). I have a passion for environmental conservation, GIS, Maps and Open Data. Beyond that I play chess and basketball once in a while.
Intervention
Map My City campaign is a project led by OSM Community in Zambia aimed at remote mapping and adding of points of interest to the major cities in Zambia beginning with Lusaka the capital city. The campaign has brought together Youthmappers and community members to contribute to the OSM map in Zambia. A number of training sessions and Mapathon have been held so far to achieve this.