Aisha Hamisi
Aisha Hamis is a dynamic and highly creative Communication Officer at OpenMap Development Tanzania (OMDTZ), where she leads strategic storytelling, digital media production, and community-centered communication for open mapping and climate resilience projects. She brings a strong multimedia background as a content creator, producer, and editor, blending creativity with purpose to connect data to real community stories.
Intervention
In many open mapping projects, communication is often treated as an afterthought, something that follows the data collection, rather than guiding it. But what if communication was not the last step, but the first?
This session will explore why communication should start at project design particularly in open mapping work focused on community resilience, climate adaptation, and participatory data. Through examples from OpenMap Development Tanzania (OMDTZ)’s projects
The session will focus on understand the Role of Early Storytelling in Advocacy, Funding, and Long-Term Engagement