Code for Africa’s citizen drone workshop to map Makoko gets started near Lagos, Nigeria

Code for All Dispatch — November 2019 Edition

Our monthly newsletter is one of the ways we keep up with each other and share resources, funding opportunities and challenges. Now, we’re opening it up to our wider community.

Lorin Camargo
Nov 5 · 7 min read

👋 Hello friends

Welcome to your November update from Code for All. It’s been a learning-intensive month, with Kelly working on strategy and grant reporting for the network as we move forward, and Lorin learning the communication ropes. We have some exciting news and reports to share, read on for details on each.

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A quick note about this newsletter: Most of our member newsletter is dedicated to facilitating sharing and growth within the network, and so some links and content will be modified here, in the community version. In the spirit of openness, we’ve tried to leave as much as possible to show how we work.

You’ll see [members only] to indicate where a link or document has been removed that is restricted to members only.

⏰ Sixty Minute Sprint

Where you’ll find the stuff that’s most pressing for the network, which won’t ever be more than an hour of your time, total.

  • We’re happy to announce we have a new role opening up at Code for All! We’re looking for a talented Facilitator to take on our upcoming Communities of Practice (CoP) sessions. Take a look at the position description [members only] and see if you might know someone this could be perfect for [10 mins]

👪 Code for All Updates

  • On March 15th of this year, ePanstwo, Codeando México and SlashRoots sent a proposal to NED “Towards a CfAll Digital Citizen Engagement Focus Area”. Funding was granted and research has now been conducted by Codeando México and SlashRoots. Check out what we’ve learned so far [members only]

📰 Member Updates

  • Code for Africa’s remote sensing initiatives are getting great traction, with Kenya’s environmental regulator NEMA launching its 2nd official inspection into life-threatening air pollution based on data from citizen sensors managed by sensors.AFRICA, while africanDRONE’s push to map the continent’s largest shantytown built on stilts, in the Lagos lagoon in Nigeria, completed its first flights by a new team of women civic drone pilots. Applications have also opened for the African Drone Forum’s new startup challenge ahead of the 2020 Summit in Rwanda.

🔭 Funding Opportunities

This is where we share opportunities we’ve stumbled upon lately.

💻 Job Opportunities

This is where we share current job opportunities we’ve found within the network.

🌍 Events around the world

This is where we share upcoming events within the civic tech world.

🐰 That’s all folks!

If you’re hungry for more, here’s how you can find out what Code for All is working on and get involved.

  • If you want to see what Code for All are working on, head over to Trello for our working notes or drop an idea for us here [members only]

To get in touch with Code for All and tell us what your organization has been up to, hit reply to this email or find us on Slack (@kelly (she) and @lorin).

Lastly — if there’s someone from your organization who’s not getting these updates, but should be, you can subscribe them here.

Until next month — keep up the good work!

Team Code for All

(Kelly & Lorin)

Code for All

Code for All is the largest civic tech network in the world, amplifying the impact of good ideas through a global network of local organisations.

Lorin Camargo

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Code for All

Code for All is the largest civic tech network in the world, amplifying the impact of good ideas through a global network of local organisations.

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