A new app has been created to track and map activities that contribute to actualizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The app Called “Mapting” (“mapping” and “acting”), was developed jointly by the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and Earth Charter International (ECI) as a way of engaging and educating youth in the challenge of making the 17 SDGs a reality by the target date of 2030.
The Mapting app, which became available for use on both Android and iOS devices as of December 2, 2016, can be viewed and downloaded here: www.mapting.org.
Mapting is a mobile participatory app that invites users to take photos or videos of any act, project or idea that will help achieve the SDGs and share them on a world map.
The SGI and ECI have cooperated for over 15 years in the creation of awareness-raising exhibitions that promote education for sustainable development. Tadashi Nagai, Program Officer for the SGI, commented, “We believe the Mapting app can make a real contribution in terms of sharing information. It can spread a positive message that one individual’s action can make a difference.”
Soka Gakkai International is a community-based Buddhist association with over12 million members around the world. It engages in grassroots awareness-raising activities promoting peace and disarmament, education for sustainable development and human rights education in partnership with other NGOs and in support of the United Nations.
Source:www.sgi.org
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