AirQo

A look back at this @wef article exploring how #AI is transforming #AirQuality monitoring, from real-time data analysis to forecasting. Proud to have been highlighted as an African example using sensors, AI & digital tools to support #CleanAir action.🔗 tinyurl.com/bdfttuh5

📊#PulseInfoPoint 🇺🇬 Uganda is set to host the 14th edition of Data Science Africa — #DSA2026 — from July 20–24 @Makerere University. From machine learning and data governance to African language models, DSA is where the continent's digital future takes shape. 🌍🤖 As @UNGlobalPulseUG, we're especially excited about the growing conversations around data and AI for resilience — and the importance of local data and AI ecosystems in building smarter, more inclusive, and sustainable solutions across Africa. More info👉: datascienceafrica.org #DataScienceAfrica #AI4Africa #DataForGood

We recently partnered with @Makerere University’s @googledevgroups for a hands-on workshop using AirQo’s API and digital mapping tools to visualize #AirPollution across Kampala. Students explored how #AirQuality data can be turned into heatmaps, dashboards, and tools communities can understand and use. This is what #OpenSource community building looks like, young developers using data, code, and collaboration to address public-interest challenges. Join our @SlackHQ community to share ideas, collaborate, and help shape #OpenSource tools for cleaner, healthier cities. Join🔗tinyurl.com/y2v2ys6m

O CISM conta com o apoio da @AirQoProject em infra-estruturas de monitoria que permitem o acesso remoto a dados de alta resolução sobre #QualidadeDoAr, reforçando a fiabilidade da rede. Explore os dados da qualidade do ar na plataforma da AirQo: analytics.airqo.net/user/login?cal…

⏳ Two months until #AfricaCleanAirForum26 Momentum is building as experts prepare to convene in Pretoria for discussions on data, partnerships, and practical solutions that can help advance cleaner air across Africa. Be part of the conversation. Register: bit.ly/46TiSck

Applications are now open for the Future Leaders Fellowship 2026! A 6-month opportunity for graduate students in Africa working in: 🔹 Air Quality & Health 🔹 Monitoring & Modelling 🔹 Environmental Policy & Engagement 📅 Due date: June 12, 2026 🔗 surveymonkey.com/r/7BCBMJZ

Air quality monitoring is not only about deploying sensors. It is about generating reliable, accessible data that helps researchers, communities and decision-makers understand #AirPollution and act on it. In Manhiça, Mozambique 🇲🇿, AirQo is supporting @Manhica_CISM with monitoring infrastructure, including Binos monitors and a reference monitor data logger, to enable remote access to high-resolution #AirQuality data and strengthen network reliability. For African cities, this kind of local evidence is essential to inform planning, protect health and accelerate policy action on #CleanAir. Explore the data🔗analytics.airqo.net

#ReviewsFromIbadan DSA Ibadan 2025 brought together curious minds, future researchers, and innovators building solutions that matter across Africa. The journey continues in Kampala from July 20–24, 2026 at Makerere University. 🔗datascienceafrica.org | #DSAKampala2026

Across Africa, #OpenData is changing how communities, developers, researchers, and governments respond to #AirPollution. It is helping make #AirQuality data more visible, accessible, and useful for action. Our latest newsletter explores how open air quality data is shaping #CleanAir action across the continent. Read, subscribe & be part of the conversation 🔗tinyurl.com/ycshdnyx

Thanks to everyone who showed up, coded hard, asked the right questions, and made the day what it was!

Watching young developers turn raw air quality data into working, visual tools in just a few hours reminded me exactly why I love this work. We used @GoogleAIStudio + the AirQo API to map and visualise air pollution across Kampala, and the energy in that room was something else!

Had an incredible time facilitating at the @AirQoProject × @googledevgroups hands-on coding session at @Makerere University!

Open-source infrastructure makes it possible for cities and communities to build on shared knowledge instead of starting from scratch. For African cities facing #AirPollution, this can support more transparent data systems, locally relevant applications, and stronger collaboration between researchers, developers, and decision-makers. The question is not only how Africa uses open-source tools, but how Africa contributes to shaping them. Explore our #OpenSource work on @github 🔗 github.com/airqo-platform

Yesterday marked the successful close of Jinja City Air Quality Awareness Week 🌍 Together with @AirQoProject and @jinjacity, we brought together residents, partners, and city leaders at Lubaga for tree planting 🌱 and waste management sensitization ♻️, reinforcing the message that every breath matters. We are proud to support cities in utilizing data to make informed decisions aimed at achieving cleaner air, effective waste management, and fostering more sustainable urban environments. #AirQualityWeek #CleanAirJinja #EveryBreathMatters #JinjaCity

DSA 2026 heads to Makerere University — one of Africa’s most historic and influential academic institutions. From 20–24 July 2026 | Kampala 🔗datascienceafrica.org #DSAKampala2026

Today’s @DailyMonitor features our Air Quality lead Dr. Alex Ndyabakira. Grab a copy and read more on efforts Kampala is taking to improve #AirQuality through data, community engagement & action and health systems. @KCCAUG #BreatheCleanLiveHealthier #ForALivableCity

From raw data to working prototypes in just hours, transforming complex #AirQuality data into clear, visual insights on pollution patterns across Kampala. Working with AirQo’s API & digital mapping tools, @Makerere University's @googledevgroups are building everything from simple heatmaps to community-focused dashboards, making data easier to understand and bringing the realities of air pollution closer to everyday life.

Dr. Adeleke O. Bankole joins DSA 2026 as Program Chair. Applied Mathematician and Research Software Engineer at Cambridge, working at the intersection computational modeling for climate science and data. #DSAKampala2026

What happens when young developers take on real-world environmental challenges? As we mark #AirQualityAwarenessWeek, it’s exciting to see it take shape in real time at @Makerere University with @googledevgroups. A room full of young talent, building and scaling practical solutions to address the #AirPollution challenges our African cities face every day, turning #AirQuality data into tools that make pollution easier to understand and act on.

The power of organizations coming together is one of the strongest tools we have in addressing global health and environmental challenges in advocacy Asthma is a global health issue, and air pollution remains one of its biggest triggers. That is why campaigns like this matter, not only because of the message they carry, but because of the collective commitment behind them. When research institutions, advocacy groups, community organizations, and public-interest platforms align around one cause, they help turn awareness into a stronger global voice for change. Clean air is too urgent, and asthma is too widespread, for any one actor to work alone! #KampalaBreathes #AirQualityAwarenessWeek