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10 hours of digital volunteering

Posted by cchanyeol on 18 February 2020 in English.

The 10 hour CWTS #MapaTime session gave me enough reason to do digital volunteering in the means of locating schools in the Philippines. It’s been fulfilling because instead of wasting two hours in the classroom waiting for the next subject, we also help other digital volunteers on locating schools in the country. I’ve learned that there are still a lot of unlocated schools in the country, and on documentaries I’ve watched (mostly Kara David’s) they’re having a hard time to find these schools and luckily this osm helps people and the Department of Education to locate the address of the schools across the country. One of my favorite activities in this session was the time everyone has already located a school meanwhile I can’t locate one, they have 30+ points and I only got 14, it became my strength to do well on searching areas (I’ve plotted in Mindanao area, specifically in Davao region) that needs to be added in the system. My aim on this activity is to locate schools in Mindanao area especially in rural areas and contribute quality data. Overall, it has been a fun experience! If ever I’m bored during the 4 months summer break, I would probably do this again.