Welcome and introductions!

Welcome and introductions!

by Graeme Hornby -
Number of replies: 14

Dear colleague,

Thanks again for joining us on this training programme. My name is Graeme Hornby, GIS Trainer with GRID3 and WorldPop (University of Southampton).

My passion is impactful data visualisations, bringing otherwise impenetrable data (table data or otherwise), and representing it as a map clearly delineating patterns in the data, fostering discussion and informing decision-making.

Now reply to this thread and please introduce yourself - tell us what brings you here? What do you expect to be able to do, once you have completed this training?

Best regards,

Graeme

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by Josie Foster -

Hello everyone!

My name is Josie Foster and I am a GIS Trainer for GRID3. My passion lies in creating beautiful and impactful maps that can aid real world change and development. 

I look forward to supporting you on your GIS and microplanning journeys, and also learning from you all!

All the best,

Josie

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by Oualid Fouad -
Greetings!

I am Oualid Fouad, a GIS Expert and Trainer at GRID3. My professional pursuits are deeply rooted in the advancement of sustainable development across nations, achieved through the enhancement of their geospatial capabilities and capacity building.

I am eager to provide guidance and support in your GIS and microplanning endeavors, while also gaining insights from your unique experiences and perspectives.

Best regards,

Oualid
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by Daniel Akor -
Thank you Oualid, look forward to learning and gaining more insights about GIS and Micro planning.
Happy to connect with you.

Daniel Akor.
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by Daniel Akor -
Am Daniel Akor from Nigeria, a Geospatial Analyst, I hold a BSc Geography, am passionate about leveraging my technical skills in geographic Information system GIS , my research interest includes environmental science, public health, SDGs, disaster and humanitarian mapping. 

My professional experience includes  data collection, creating maps and performing geospatial analysis. 

Am here to learn more about GIS application to health & population field and to share ideas and connect to peers and mentors. 

What I expected to do after the training. 

After the training, my expectations is to apply the knowledge gained from the training to solve micro planning health challenge and population accessible to health facilities in my local community and assist with technical support through stakeholders engagement in  health sector and other relevant agencies  for sustainable development. 

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by Daniel Akor -
Thanks Graeme
Look forward to learning and gaining insights about GIS and Micro planning.
Look forward to connect with you.

Daniel Akor
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by Jonathan Bartolo Pinzón -
Hello everyone,

This is Jonathan Bartolo Pinzón, Environmental Engineer from Bogotá, Colombia. I have great interest in this course to learn the use and manage of GIS with approach about Public Health.

Thank you
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by Alka Ramnath -
Hello

I'm Alka Ramnath, a professional town planner and GISc practitioner working at uMngeni-uThukela Water, a regional water utility in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. My function is to align our planning with the spatial planning of the municipalities we serve with bulk potable water and bulk wastewater treatment. Part of my job is to help our planning engineers with water and wastewater projections. Hence my reason for being here as I am specifically interested in the population estimation methods that will be shown to us. I look forward to learning with you.
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by Jennifer Agba -
Hello everyone,
I am Jennifer Agba, working with the Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning team in my organization in the North Eastern part of Nigeria.
I look forward to upgrading my GIS skills.

Best Regards,
Jennifer
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by Philemon Iliya -

Hi it's nice to meet with you. Which state are you based, I'm also from the north east.

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by John Hammond -
Hello everyone!
I'm John Hammond, a Public Health Specialist working with the Ghana Health Service as the Central Regional CHPS Coordinator. I'm grateful for the opportunity provided and I know this will enhance my skills. Nice to meet you all.
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by John Edaki Gimode -
Greetings,
I am John Gimode, a graduate Geomatic Engineering and Geospatial Information Systems.
I look forward to sharpening my spatial data analysis skills using QGIS.
Thank you.
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by Rachel Juma -
Hello Everyone,

I hope you are well, and I'm glad to meet you virtually.

I am Rachel Mukami Juma, a Data Analyst and Statistical Science Master's student from Kenya.

I love learning and exploring. In this regard, I hope to be able to advance research in sustainable and scalable agricultural practices to improve crop yield and nutrition in Africa and all around the world.

Kind Regards,
Rachel
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by Israel Bankole -
Hi, I'm Israel,
I'm happy to be here.
I want to learn about analysing population data and that is what I expect to be able to do at the end of this training.