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6–10 weeks

Solid-Waste & Litter Mapping

Mapping solid-waste and litter — collection points, dumpsites, hotspots and household waste practices — to inform city cleaning and marine-litter strategy, using the Litterati app and ODK.

10Weeks duration

About this placement

Mapping solid-waste and litter — collection points, dumpsites, hotspots and household waste practices — to inform city cleaning and marine-litter strategy, using the Litterati app and ODK.

Impact & open data

Placements are hands-on: participants produce real geospatial data that is published openly to the Resilience Academy Climate Risk Database and reused by cities, universities and communities.

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Placement history

3 years · 120 students placed to date.

202420 placed · Litterati u2014 Dar es Salaam
202340 placed · Litterati / OMDTZ u2014 Dar es Salaam (41 wards)
202260 placed · OMDTZ / Litterati u2014 Tanga & Mtwara

Placement details

Duration6–10 weeks
LocationDar es Salaam; Tanga, Mtwara, Bagamoyo
EligibilityUniversity students and mapping researchers (min. age 18, Swahili-fluent), with Litterati app certification.
StipendDaily field stipend (~15,000 TSH/day) plus accommodation and regional transport.
CertificateNot offered
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Team involved

Msilikale MsilangaResilience Academy Project Manager

Funders

World Bank GFDRRFunder (World Bank)

Partners

OpenMap Development Tanzania
Ardhi University
University of Dar es Salaam

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