@mapaction

International disaster mapping charity working to ensure humanitarian responders have access to the maps & data they need to save lives & relieve suffering.

 UK, Germany, Caribbean
mapaction.org
Joined July 2009
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MapAction's volunteers are the heart and soul of the charity. Meet four of the latest recruits from the 2026 intake. mapaction.org/meet-three-of-…
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UN (@UNOCHA) Humanitarian Chief Tom Fletcher (@UNReliefChief) inspects MapAction maps on the 'mapwall' in #Venezuela. This is MapAction's 75th+ response alongside a UN agency since 2002. More updates in our blog: mapaction.org/updated-mapact… #mapssavelives
Tom Fletcher
@UNReliefChiefJul 9
I’m in La Guaira, Venezuela, seeing first hand how communities, the authorities and humanitarian organizations are working together to support people who lost everything in the earthquakes. Solidarity and humanitarian action in the hardest times.
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@BBCWorldJul 6
How volunteer map makers save lives in a disaster bbc.in/4gV9vhY

How volunteer map makers save lives during a disaster

Charity workers are on the scene in Venezuela to build maps that help locate trapped survivors.

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📷These images shared by our team following an assessment in Catia La Mar give a glimpse of the destruction. More than 25,000 buildings in #Venezuela incurred some kind of damage in June 24th's two #earthquakes. More updates in our blog: mapaction.org/updated-mapact… #mapssavelives
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More updates and maps from #Venezuela in our blog: mapaction.org/updated-mapact… #mapssavelives #VenezuelaNoEstáSola
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Check out MapAction's history with #earthquake responses as we continue to support the UN response to earthquakes in #Venezuela. More in our blog: mapaction.org/updated-mapact… #gis4good #mapssavelives
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With the main airport near Caracas closed, this #MapAction map shows which airports are still operational in #Venezuela. This helps search and rescue and aid teams plan their responses to the #earthquakes more effectively. #mapssavelives
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A team of two experienced Spanish-speaking humanitarian mappers is en route to the Bolivarian Republic of #Venezuela to support the office of the United Nations Disaster Assessment Coordination (UNDAC) in the emergency response to two devastating #earthquakes.
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Great work @mapaction @iMMAP_Inc @OCHAAsiaPac @UNOCHA_Pacific @IOMNorthPacific
United Nations OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands
@UNOCHA_PacificMay 12
In emergencies, information saves lives. In Chuuk, #FSM 🇫🇲, the integrated OCHA/UNDAC team, with @IMMAP_inc and @mapaction, has been working with DECEM, Chuuk DCO, and IOM to turn data into decisions for the #TyphoonSinlaku response.
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📷 Jamaica, Mozambique, Vanuatu – with pitstops in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Myanmar and Micronesia; a quick tour of seven #MapAction maps from emergency responses in the last few years. #mapssavelives #gis4good #maps mapaction.org/seven-maps-fro… 🙏🤝@AuswaertigesAmt
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Technical support can be "the connective tissue that allows local leadership to function at scale." Find out how MapAction and partners are working together to reinforce a locally-led information management landscape in #Lebanon. icvanetwork.org/topics/5517/… #DataForGood #LocalAction

Mobilising specialised coordination support for Lebanon’s response

Backing local leadership at speed: Reflections from ICVA’s Policy & Practice Coordinator on lessons from a remote deployment supporting Lebanon’s NGO coordination architecture.

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