The official launch introduced a number of leaders and partners to the “Community Mapping For Flood Resilience Project” where people gave their thoughts and views on this disasters and how mapping can be used as a tool to fight it off . A team of 15 students from Arhdi University were carefully selected to be trained in this project in a 2 weeks exercise that will expose them more into the whole project and mapping process. The project is using an open source mapping platform as the base for data collection, digitization, analysis and map updates.
Kiofisi Uzinduzi ulianza kwa utambulisho wa namba ya viongozi na Washirika katika mradi wa jamii ya wachora ramani kwa ajili ya kuzuia mafuriko ambapo watu wali toa mitazamo na maoni yao juu ya maafa na namna ramani inavyo weza kutumika kama chombo cha kupambana na mafuriko.Timu ya wanafunzi 15 kutoka chuo kikuu Ardhi walichaguliwa kwa umakini kwa ajili ya kupewa mafunzo katika huu mradi ndani ya wiki mbili za mazoezi ambazo zilitoa mwanga kwao katika mradi mzima na mchakato wa kutengeneza ramani.