Designing Resilience: GIS, Wetlands, and Community Vision in New Orleans with Rashida Ferdinand

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In this episode, we meet Rashida Ferdinand, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SankofaLA. The Sankofa Community Development Corporation (CDC) founded by Rashida Ferdinand in 2008, with the support of Lower Ninth Ward residents and stakeholders, is a 501 (c) 3 non – profit organization. Initially incorporated as the Historic Lower Ninth Ward Council for Arts and Sustainability our first project was the Sankofa Marketplace, a monthly community hub for local growers, musicians, chefs, merchants, and artists.

Daniela Rivero who is a member of SankofaLA's board also joined the conversation to share how she uses GIS to support Sankofa's mission.

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