The Africa Center Panel Discussion – Mapping COVID in Urban Africa: Is it Helping?

The COVID-19 pandemic has done more than affect the health of people. It has disrupted economies and societies exposing structural inequalities and local insecurities. Collaborative initiatives are trying to understand conditions of and solutions for COVID mitigation in the Mapping Program described in this panel.

Register at https://col.st/mMfMn.

Moderator: Melinda Laituri, Emeritus Professor, CSU Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability

Panelists:

• Bianca Gerente Manager, (Assistant teacher) Director of the Faculty of Tourism Management and Informatics; Pemba, Mozambique
• Erica Hagen Director, GroundTruth Initiative; Nairobi, Kenya
• Mulongaibalu Mbalassa Professor at the Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology; Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Gaston Mbonglou Africa Hub Lead, U.S. and Africa Sourcing and Growth Advisors