Global MapAid, UNHCR, C-Safe, United Nations, Africa, food security, mapping, maps

Global MapAid website

"Global MapAid, a not-for-profit organisation, was initiated with a view of supplying specialist maps to emergency aid workers. The focus is to map humanitarian crises hotspots by capturing data to assist in food security, drought, HIV monitoring and orphanage survey programmes. GMA’s mission is to assist aid efforts towards the hungry poor by providing and assisting in the provision of mapping and corresponding communications systems for aid agencies....

"The Group consists of experienced Aid Workers, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Analysts, web developers, and twelve core volunteers from Stanford University.The Stanford volunteer’s duties will encompass short-term assignments where they will be responsible for data collection and project proposal writing."