...At the heart of volunteerism are the ideals of service and solidarity and the belief that together we can make the world a better place. ...But far away from the spotlight, there are millions of generous individuals who, around the clock and around the world, roll up their sleeves and volunteer to help in any way they can. ...Volunteers do not ask, "why volunteer?", but rather "when?", "where?" and "how?". These dedicated and courageous individuals are important partners in the quest for a better, fairer and safer world.
Kofi A. Annan: International Volunteer Day, 05.12.2003
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GISCorps receives the 2012 President's Volunteer Service Award. More
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GISCorps receives the Daily Point of Light Award. More
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Read the latest Newsletter. Here
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Check out our Volunteers Profiles. Here
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GISCorps volunteer on a World Vision mission in Sierra Leone. More
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Volunteer assists in a project in Camp Roberts. More
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GISCorps' 100th mission is launched (in central Mediterranean). More
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The Change Detection project in Mozambique is completed. More
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Teaching GIS to middle school students in Albania. More
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Volunteers completed the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge project. More
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Volunteers assisted in USAID's 3-phased project. More
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Remote Sensing specialist assists in SAR analysis. More
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Several GSDI projects are in progress. More
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20 additional volunteers are deployed to DPRK mission. More
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Eleven volunteers continue digitizing features in OSM in Indonesia. More
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Esri's new global grants program for non profit organizations. More
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See a list of completed projects Here
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See a list of projects in progress Here
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See a list of K-12 projects Here
Interested in giving back or paying forward the generosity of mentors and teachers? Interested in helping bridge the digital divide that separates communities and hemispheres?
A program of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), GISCorps coordinates short term, volunteer GIS services to underprivileged communities worldwide. Our services support humanitarian relief, community development, local capacity building, health and education.
GISCorps is run by a Core Committee who e-meet monthly but e-communicate daily. Since its inception in October 2003, the Corps has attracted over 2,750 volunteers from 94 countries. To date, GISCorps has deployed 366 volunteers to 105 missions in 46 countries around the globe. These volunteers have contributed over 12,000 working hours towards those missions.
If you want to volunteer with the GISCorps fill out our Volunteer Application Form. If you need services from the GISCorps fill out our Project Application Form.
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