Since May 2017, CartONG has supported ACAPS’ information mission by producing maps for the Briefing Notes they issued at the occurrence of each crisis for the humanitarian community. Let’s have a look back on 18 months of partnership.

In recent years, CartONG's information management unit has continually grown and progressively expanded its fields of activity, in particular by accompanying more and more frequently consortia in their management of information. Often called to the rescue, several months after the launch of the consortium to facilitate information management within them, CartONG had the opportunity this autumn – a rather exceptional situation – to intervene before the launch of a consortium coordinated by Solidarités International.

CartONG has been supporting the UNHCR WASH team for 3 years on the deployment of WASH Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices mobile surveys in many countries. Over the last year, everytime we trained UNHCR and implementing partners on how to best deploy WASH KAP surveys in the field, we have been promoting the mapping of the refugee camps. We believe that doing so helps improve the overall access to WASH services for refugees in the long run. 

CartONG is providing constant support to its partners operating in the field to make better, more informed decision-making thanks to geospatial information. In particular, in the race against time that characterize infectious diseases crises, the use of spatial visualization - such as the EpiMap -  to comprehend the dynamics of an outbreak has proven to be a powerful tool.

CartONG and its partner « Les Petits Débrouillards » will implement in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region a new project dedicated to raising awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from August 2018 to May 2019! This initiative is funded by the Frame, Voice, Report program of the European Commission.

CartONG established from October to April a picture of the census tools of available services for the migrant population in France. These plateforms, directory, guides and other lists of information on the available services have multiplied during the last years. A wealth of data for aid actors and migrants, which is not always synonymous of better access to information.