Latest Contributions by WilliamTarpai

@JesseCloutier   A young colleague at CWE-Tech recently asked what skill sets are most important to master.  I mentioned GIS, and wanted to introduce you to the EQUAL MEASURES 2030 website Equal Measures 2030  This is all about achieving SDG5 successful outcomes by 2030.    ... View more

Thanks @JeffreyThompson2   @EzraCheruiyot We have been hoping to be building maps which cover cross-border areas as we build Story Maps.   Can't wait to see the results of your suggestions.... ... View more

Hello @CdnLibraryTech  Welcome to the platform.  I have been actively promoting a Kenyan National Library Service - San Jose State University collaboration to improve early childhood education in Kenya by improving reading skills.  @EzraCheruiyot who is a Kenyan professional can tell you about life in rural Kenyan towns and villages.  We would really welcome your research and customer service support knowledge and skills to collaborate with us going forward, especially helping students acquire and hone mapping and spatial analysis skill sets.   ... View more

@AdamCarnow Great post.  Having been in San Diego during the annual ESRI conference, it is quite amazing to note the energy and incredibly talented people who are deeply involved in mapping and spatial analysis.  Another amazing reason might be participant leadership to accurately account for assessing how the US is doing achieving the SDG challenge. Allow me to provide a link to the 2025 annual Sustainable Development Solutions Network report -https://www.unsdsn.org/news/explore-the-sdsn-s-2025-annual-impact-report/.  After downloading, click on country reports to open the US standings.    One may reasonably ask why the US standings are dropping globally? It is NOT so much life is NOT improving here in the US, as US is backing away from being actively involved with the United Nations.  The US is the only country that has never submitted a VOLUNTARY NATIONAL REVIEW (VNR) since the 2015 SDG challenge was initiated. Why?  Can't we collect the data needed to assess our progress? As we know ESRI mapping professionals exist and are active in cities and states from coast-to-coast in the US.  In fact, it is hard to understand why data seems to be missing to allow the SDSN to accurately rate US progress against all of the 17 SDG targets and indicators.   So my question is can and should ESRI help  out to improve the data required that could allow the US to submit to the UN a VNR  (where?- at the annual September gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly) so an accurate accounting of US progress against the 17 SDGs can be achieved before the last end of the 15 year SDG challenge in 2030? ... View more

@StevenAustin   Great post, sorry it took me so long to find it.  ESRI does a super job of Convening partners, policymakers, academics, and global leaders annually working on how to improve the science of where.   Keep up the excellent work in 2026 -  I invite all readers to explore the 2025 Sustainable Development Solutions Report https://www.unsdsn.org/news/explore-the-sdsn-s-2025-annual-impact-report/.   Find your country and check out progress achieving the 17 SDGs - Only 4 years remaining in the 15 year challenge to achieve the best results globally and nationally.    ... View more

@SamuelDadson   Excellent post!!!!  GREAT ADVICE for students!!!!   Disaster Risk Reduction efforts are really important and DO CONTRIBUTE to public safety and emergency response capabilities.   You might wish to introduce your skill sets to Red Cross clubs on campus.....    ... View more

Wow,, wish I would have had water modeling info when I briefed the (then) president of Somalia during his surprise visit to the BurDhubo refugee camps (1983).  He was interested in how to build a bridge across the river.... ... View more

@ArushiKapoor  Thanks for posting and all your good work preparing and publishing; it is truly helpful for others as we work on improving water quality and improve the communities where we live.... @EzraCheruiyot is a Kenyan currently putting together ways to introduce students and their teachers in rural Kenya to GIS to address research on important questions facing local communities.   He  usually teaches Mapping skills on youtube and Tiktok accounts.    We are reaching out on this platform hoping to find ways of getting Kenyan students collaborating with their peers, especially in neighboring states.   Being introduced to your work will certainly help efforts looking ahead.   Thanks again.    (look us up on https://safinaempowerment.org/. or on Linkedin search - SAFINA DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION ) ... View more

EZRA,   Can you draft a map for us to begin our collaborations of Bomet County, pin pointing where the schools that have already received books and computer equipment (thanks for Books for Africa and Safina) are located?   We need to be making lists in each school identifying teachers and students from each school interested in this project, and creating opportunities to introduce both teachers and students to why we are advocating for introducing learning mapping and spatial analysis skill sets.   Let's make this an agenda item for our next SAFINA Zoom call....     ... View more

Both EZRA and I enjoy being part of this ESRI community - WHY?  for the most part, we believe in the work we are doing and know it must be speeded up.  Can our work be sped up by a collaboration with ESRI in general and ESRI East Africa speicifcally?  We think so, and can keep up this conversation and want to support teachers in schools that are best able to bring more student voices to the table, and removes the barriers we are facing, and continues to build infrastrructure needed in rural development..... ... View more

Published since I posted on 4-4-26, the CASE STUDY GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS 2026.  SDSN and Global Schools provide lots of good things happening in countries around the world to motivate young people to help imagine a better world.  https://files.unsdsn.org/Global%20Schools%20Case%20Study%20Guide%20Volume%203_2026_Final.pdf Experienced mappers who would like to help GIS learners acquire and hone their mapping skill set may wish to contact and offer your services to promote the work of these educators....  ... View more

Since I first responded above, the SDSN/Global Schools CASE.STUDY GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS 2026 has been published. - The case studies help describe teachers around the globe who are 'practicing education for sustainable development'.  Allow me to urge experienced mappers, and members of this community to download and ponder....  https://files.unsdsn.org/Global%20Schools%20Case%20Study%20Guide%20Volume%203_2026_Final.pdf.    A young African recently posted "...    The 17 SDGs are a shared blueprint for building a world where people and the planet can thrive.  They address issues such as: • Poverty and hunger • Education and health • Gender equality and inclusion • Clean energy and climate action • Peace, justice, and partnerships" Speeding up successful development outcomes is all about getting more people, especially students involved.... ... View more

Oops I neglected to add a link to the CASE STUDY GUIIDE FOR EDUCATORS. 2026.   Anyone in this ESRI community who may wish to contact any of the educators featured in this guide offering to help them build and publish maps, please be my guest - https://files.unsdsn.org/Global%20Schools%20Case%20Study%20Guide%20Volume%203_2026_Final.pdf  ... View more