July 31, 2024
Beyond Buildings and Roads Community mapping initiatives are often considered tools for empowerment. Also known as participatory mapping, community mapping is a process where communities gather […]
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October 11, 2023
This blog post is the latest installment in our ongoing series, exploring how technology-driven location-based services can revolutionize community engagement. Demystifying Location-Based Technology The digital tools […]
June 26, 2023
In this piece, we will mostly discuss the topic of data accessibility in informal settlements, however, accessing relevant data to make informed decisions about one’s life […]
November 30, 2022
Between 2021 and 2022, we carried out a project called Kenya Digital Public Works. Here’s a short description of the project with more on the way […]
July 28, 2022
In late 2020 and early 2021, Spatial Collective (SC) carried out the Community Mapping of Urban Risks in Mwanza under the broad framework of the Tanzania Urban Resilience […]
January 17, 2020
This is part of a series on the Industrial Training of Students on Zanzibar by Spatial Collective. You can read parts one, two, three, four, five, […]
April 5, 2019
Open Cities Africa Project Open Cities Africa is an initiative carried out in 10 cities in Sub-Saharan Africa, to engage local government, civil society, and the […]
January 8, 2019
We cannot do the all the work alone. There are not enough of us. Joe Kheti, Kenyan Surveyor This is the next in the series of […]
November 30, 2018
Previous blog in a series: Land Tenure Issues in Taita Hills Land remains a contentious and problematic issue in Kenya, particularly land held in areas predominantly perceived […]
