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Online mapping of villages, roads and buildings in rural Tanzania to protect girls from FGM
General
Description of assignment title Online mapping of villages, roads and buildings in rural Tanzania to protect girls from FGM
Assignment country United Republic of Tanzania
Expected start date Invalid Date
Sustainable Development Goal 3. Good health and well-being
For how many hours per week will the volunteer be required? 1 – 5
Host entity Tanzania Development Trust
Type Online
Duration 12 weeks
Number of assignments 5
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Details
Mission and objectives
Tanzania Development Trust has been working with grassroots
organisations in the poorest areas of Tanzania for 40 years. We are all
volunteers and so every pound donated goes directly to projects. TDT was
founded as a Charitable Trust in 1975 by the Britain Tanzania Society
(BTS). BTS remains our parent body and pays the small administrative
costs of TDT. Thatās why we can promise that every pound donated is
spent on projects. The people who run TDT and BTS are all volunteers who
know the country well. No salaries are paid. We have no offices. When
we visit projects we all pay our own expenses. Project requests come
from Tanzania via our website, from visits, by word of mouth, through
the BTS branch in Dar es Salaam or from NGOs in the UK. Applications are
carefully checked. We ask for full estimates from contractors. We get
clear evidence of community participation and approval from local
Government officials. The system is designed to be as transparent as
possible. In over 30 years we have had almost no loss by fraud or theft.
We have built a safe house for girls refusing FGM and supported over
100 projects including bore holes for villages without water, school
resources and solar panels for dispensaries
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Context
Much
of rural Tanzania is extremely poorly mapped, hampering navigation and
community development. Improvements made to digital, online maps of
Tanzania speed up rescues of girls at risk of FGM. Mapping volunteers
help by tracing roads and buildings from satellite images into
OpenStreetMap. Training and feedback given via our Slack channel. A
Certificate is issued after volunteers’ fulfill the required mapping
duties. Volunteers contribute to the team’s efforts and learn useful
skills.
Task description
The online mapping volunteers
will liaise with volunteers in Tanzania and worldwide and add data to
openstreetmap, buildings. This will allow better delivery and monitoring
of services, and improved navigation and visibility. We are currently
concentrating on areas where girls are at risk of Female Genital
Mutilation. This is a flexible, ongoing project which can be done at any
time to fit in with volunteers’ schedules.
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Requirements
Required experience
Familiarity
with digital technology is important; an interest in or basic
understanding of maps is useful; a reliable internet connection is
vital, and access to a notebook or desktop computer is beneficial as
mobile phone screens may not be detailed enough.
Languages
English, Level: Fair, Desirable
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Other information
Inclusivity statement
United
Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes
applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving
diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part
of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit
themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting
respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a
personās race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic
origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social
origin or other status.
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