User:YouthMappers at SUST

YouthMappers at SUST, a student organization at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) and a YouthMappers chapter of the YouthMappers network.

Our Mission

We are a group of student mappers at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology participating in the humanitarian mapping community. We are interested in building our mapping skills and we implement various mapping activities that support geographic development and disaster response. We hold the YouthMappers motto, "We don't just build maps, we build mappers."

History

The YouthMappers at SUST chapter joined the YouthMappers network in May 2019 with the participation of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professors from the Department of Geography and Environment at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Together, they share an unwavering enthusiasm for the mission of the YouthMappers community, youth participation, and and joined to contribute as volunteers towards collaboration and humanitarian mapping using OpenStreetMap.

Activities

Task	Purpose	Details	Tools	Date
Training on OpenStreetMap	Introductory session between new EC members and our regional ambassador, Mr. Sawan Shariar.	The discussion is about upcoming Youthmappers events and a short introduction and training on OpenStreetMap. Through a Zoom meeting, 12 participants were present among our EC members	ID Editor	15th May, 2022
Workshop on OpenStreetMap on Campus	To learn the mapping with ID editor and a mapathon project	Live workshop on OpenStreetMap For Humanitarian and Disaster Response Preparedness session with our Regional Ambassador Mr. Sawan Shariar. A Mapathon project on the HOT Tasking Manager website and OsmAnd application. On University Campus, nearly 50 participants and our advisor teacher were present.	ID Editor, OsmAnd, HOT Tasking Manager	4th August, 2022
Experience Sharing Session	To learn about the mapping communities	An online experience sharing session on "The State of the Map 2022 & FOSS4G" with our regional ambassador of Youthmappers and voting member of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team(HOT) S M Sawan Shariar and also Nowshin Binte Jamal Jui, Regional Ambassador, Everywhere She Maps. Through Google Meet, 20 participants were present among our EC members.		31st October, 2022
Club Sponsorship	Publicity, Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality, Workshops and Training	We have AP-Hub's Student Club Sponsorship until September 2023		3rd November, 2022
Member Recruitment	To grow our community	YouthMappers at SUST recruited 50 new members		December, 2022
Workshop on OSM Editor and KoboToolbox	It is led by young leaders from YouthMappers at SUST	Covered topics such as YouthMappers, OSM editor and a brief overview of Kobo Toolbox. Participants also engaged in a mapathon project on Tasking Manager. Additionally, played an online-based quiz game called "Kahoot" and rewarded top participants	OSM Editor, KoboToolBox, KoboCollect, Tasking Manager	18th March, 2023

Contacts

• E-mail: youthmappers.sust4@gmail.com
• Facebook: YouthMappers at SUST
• Twitter: @YouthMappers at SUST
• LinkedIn: YouthMappers at SUST