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DESCRIPTION:Access to affordable\, nearby daycare is a pressing concern for
  many parents\, particularly young mothers who seek to continue their educ
 ation or participate in the workforce. Yet\, in many parts of Africa\, spa
 tial data on childcare facilities remains sparse\, outdated\, or completel
 y unavailable.\nThis talk will present a community mapping initiative that
  aims to address this data gap by identifying and mapping daycare faciliti
 es in a Nairobi neighbourhood using OpenStreetMap tools. Through a partici
 patory process involving local youth and community groups\, the project co
 llects geolocated data on operational daycare centres\, including their na
 mes\, services\, capacity\, contact information\, and safety features.\nTo
  achieve this\, the project utilises QGIS for planning\, digitisation\, an
 d visualisation of the data layers\, while QField is used for efficient\, 
 mobile-based field data collection. With the JOSM plugin in QGIS\, the cle
 aned and verified datasets are uploaded directly to the OSM platform\, ens
 uring that the information becomes globally accessible and contributes to 
 the growing body of open data supporting African communities.\nThe use of 
 these open-source tools enables community members\, including those with l
 imited technical backgrounds\, to engage in the full mapping workflow. The
  project ultimately empowers local mappers\, supports better decision-maki
 ng for parents\, and enables local leaders and planners to identify servic
 e gaps and allocate resources more effectively.\nIn alignment with the con
 ference theme\, this initiative showcases how grassroots open mapping can 
 connect communities to essential services\, promote gender equality\, and 
 foster sustainable collaboration among residents\, developers\, government
  officials\, and open data advocates.\n\nKeywords: childcare\, OpenStreetM
 ap\, participatory mapping\, QGIS\, QField\, open data\, Nairobi\, YouthMa
 ppers.\n\nKey Learning Outcomes:\n• How to use QGIS and QField to implem
 ent a local community mapping project\n• Publishing collected data to Op
 enStreetMap using the JOSM plugin\n• Engaging local stakeholders\, espec
 ially women and youth\, in a participatory mapping approach\n• Practical
  lessons from mapping social infrastructure that serves vulnerable populat
 ions
DTSTAMP:20260609T184621Z
LOCATION:Corse
SUMMARY:Putting Childcare on the Map: Supporting Parents in Nairobi Through
  OpenStreetMap - Maurine Oyugi
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotm2026/talk/L9CZPJ/
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