Members of the Crowd2Map team, along with youthmappers and Hope for Girls and Women Tanzania, take the opportunity to participate in events throughout the year, in order to raise awareness our work in Tanzania.
We share relevant events of interest on this page and we also publicise via our social media channels.
Follow us on Eventbrite to be notified of new events such as our monthly mapathons via Zoom with various Youthmapper and Community groups. Recordings of previous events are here. Swahili speakers join our WhatsApp group for regular training sessions here.
President Samia’s first year in office – a new direction for Tanzania? Sat, 19 March 2022 16:00 – 17:30 GMT
President Samia Suluhu Hassan took office on 19 March 2021 after the death of John Magufuli.
In this event we will hear from a range of Tanzanian women on the impact for Tanzania of her first year in office, and what it means for women.
This will be followed by a panel discussion and a chance for the audience to ask questions.
Speakers will include the Hon Zakia Meghji MP, who was the first female Minister of Finance, Ruth Meena, a gender and development expert, with more to be confirmed.
Recording here
Map Tanzania to support vulnerable girls for International Women's Day - Tues, 8 March 2022
Learn about how tools like OpenStreetMap can help vulnerable girls in Tanzania and how you can help. Crowd2Map have mobilised over 17,000 online volunteers to add over 6 million buildings to OSM in Tanzania the last 6 years. Activists fighting Female Genital Mutilation in Tanzania estimate these maps have helped protect over 3000 girls from being cut. Tumaini is setting up an Open School in Tabora to ensure that girls excluded from education due to pregnancy get a second chance at an education.
Reach for the Stars this International Women’s Week - Sat, 12 March 2022 10:30AM - 12:00PM EAT
In celebration of International Women’s Week - Hope for Girls and Women is hosting a virtual careers event for girls in Tanzania
About this event
In celebration of International Women’s Week - Hope for Girls and Women is hosting a virtual careers event bringing together a number of inspirational women, working in fascinating industries.
Find out about their work, how they got into their roles, and put your questions to them in a live Q&A.
Meet speakers from the following organisations:
• Bijoux Trendy
• Uganda Wildlife Authority
• Dunia Safari Camp - Asilia
• Girls in Aviation Africa
- Screening of In the Name of Your Daughter with Q&A - 15th January 2022
- 6th Birthday mapathon - 7th November 2021
- Screening of In the Name of Your Daughter with Q&A - 9th October 2021
- Agriculture and Digital Tools - Online event for Innovation Week Tanzania - 22nd March 2021
- HDIF Innovation Week: Open Mapping and Data Collection - 22nd March 2021
- Taking Tanzania Innovation to Diaspora (online event) - 23rd March 2021
- Open Gender Data for Tanzania - What is it and why does it matter - 6th March