I want to extend my gratitude to the organisers for the work well done and successfully organising the conference. I found several interesting talks at this year’s conference but the one that intrigued me most is: ‘Planning with us, not for us: Community informal settlement mapping’ a panel discussion by Pete Masters, Florian Marembo, Lucy Fondo and Alessandra Figueiredo. The stories shared by the panelists including successes, challenges and lessons learned has enlightened me further in understanding the role OSM data has in supporting a desirable change for people living in informal settlements. I expect to use the knowledge gained in improving our work in the informal settlements of Kampala.