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Few hours to end 2022, so I told my self that it’s a must to pen my experiences in the state of the map Nigeria 2022. It was a wonderful experience as a local Organizing committee member to host the first ever state of the map conference in Nigeria. It seem like an impossibility with lot’s of challenges that faced us, yet we pulled through together with our capacity coordinator Sir Victor Sunday spear heading us. The arrival of our participants and guests hyped my expectations of the conference that I have to put more energy to make it a reality. Indeed it was a reality and amazing one for that matter. My expectations weren’t unmet. I made new and wonderful friends like Petro from Tanzania, Mohammed Ali, Mamman from Abuja, Letwin from Zimbabwe and our wonderful women wing lead Chisom whom I’ve been eager to meet all along. It was like a reunion for unique mappers in general. To all the LOCs Light, Promise, Victor, Chinenye, Joana, you were all amazing and made a rewarding team. Thanks to all our sponsors and contributors to a successful inaugural state of the map 2022. Thanks everybody and Happy New year in minutes.

Few hours to end 2022, so I told my self that it’s a must to pen my experiences in the state of the map Nigeria 2022. It was a wonderful experience as a local Organizing committee member to host the first ever state of the map conference in Nigeria. It seem like an impossibility with lot’s of challenges that faced us, yet we pulled through together with our capacity coordinator Sir Victor Sunday spear heading us. The arrival of our participants and guests hyped my expectations of the conference that I have to put more energy to make it a reality. Indeed it was a reality and amazing one for that matter. My expectations weren’t unmet. I made new and wonderful friends like Petro from Tanzania, Mohammed Ali, Mamman from Abuja, Letwin from Zimbabwe and our wonderful women wing lead Chisom whom I’ve been eager to meet all along. It was like a reunion for unique mappers in general. To all the LOCs Light, Promise, Victor, Chinenye, Joana, you were all amazing and made a rewarding team. Thanks to all our sponsors and contributors to a successful inaugural state of the map 2022. Thanks everybody and Happy New year in minutes.

My name is Hopeful Bafamodei, a member of Unique Mappers NGO Nigeria. I joined Unique Mappers Nigeria in the year 2021 through our national coordinator Victor Sunday and have been active as a youth mapper in engaging in mapping programes. I partook in April citizen science land pollution lookout where i headed a team of 10 in the sprint in locating and mapping out oil polluted area in Niger Delta were we were all given certificate for participation. I have introduced a lot of people and signed them up in Open Street Map. On 4th may 2022, I attended unique mappers network monthly mapathon, map my village for social good, where i was taught as a beginner mapper on how to map. I was also coached by our national coordinator Victor Sunday on how to organize mapping projects in my local community. i am a Team Lead Unique Mappers, Bayelsa State chapter and we are currently planning on hosting a state wide mapathon in Bayelsa state Nigeria. on the 15th of June 2022 i featured in a volunteer mappers orientation organized by Unique Mappers Team Port Harcourt Nigeria (youth mappers chapter), where i anchored a topic on mapping to respond to female genital mutilation, domestic violence and gender issues. i also attended June mapathon hosted by open mapping hub eastern and southern Africa on the 16th of June 2022. in this webinar i learnt some key things, one of it is to identify, recognize, nurture and collaborate with key institutions, groups, and individuals working in OSM. i also learnt how to promote effective use of OSM data and connect it to everyday lives of people: bring data, technology and people together.