first ever homeless census in Tokyo
Volunteering:
Second Harvest Japan will lead the first ever homeless census
in Tokyo December or January,
people
would use apps to upload information about the location, number of homeless,
and number of temporary houses. participatory mapping.
create an app in which people
can upload information they are tracking in a specific area.
For example, the location and
status of public rest rooms in a specific area. Users upload information to a
data base and a map is created.
Starting
with a pilot project in Tokyo then possible expansion
participants
would either download an app to enter data or go to a secure website.
The
data would be collected both during their normal commute and when assigned an
area to check.
For
example, I live along the Arakawa River. During a bike ride I could check both
sides of the river from about Kita-senju to Tokyo Bay. I would upload that
information. All participants would see that information and know that
they do not need to cover the same area. There may be areas in which a
concentration of homeless congregate or live and multiple observations may be
needed.
There
would be an orientation session(s)
We
would run the observation for 1-2 weeks.
would
you be interested in participating? Can you bring in more people who would be interested?
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