maps dont have to be geographical but they let us see connections/flows between several projects you are interested in share common skils, resources, networks of supporters

this one was posted to me by the first african I sent microfunds to while running a competition at onet

samuel is a teacher; this is the rural area of kenya he lives in; you can start to see some of the projects he's linking together including land he's bought to develop his dream of founding an orphanage that is linked to the world of orphanages with telecenters

unfortunately this potentially idyllic place is also a very high risk spot for malariahttp://www.ned.com/group/econo-politics/news/6/?searchterm=malaria

the way global funds have been spent on malaria is one of the most dismal stories in NGO world; florida worked out integeated ways to end the infecyted mosquito 50 years ago; malaria ought to hav been ended by now with all the funds that have been spent on it but then funders never shared maps openly; they each spent in their own separate aid boxes; and didnt transfer knowhow or responsibity to peoples in the community; this scandal drives me madder every conversation I have with samuel