Gédéon BANSWE TSHIBANGU
Goma
Summary
Certified Information Management Officer, Mr. Gédéon BANSWE, brings over 10 years of expertise in GIS, information management, and remote sensing. Currently deployed to the Health Cluster in Chad, Gédéon's experience includes geographic data collection, analysis, modeling and vizualization using tools like Kobo, ArcGIS Pro, Exelis Envi, Power BI & Adobe illustrator. He has played a crucial role in 3 emergency crisis such as the Sudan Health Crisis (2023–2024), Pakistan Flood Response (2022–2023), and the Ebola Response in DR Congo (2020–2022). Gédéon has provided invaluable support to UN agencies and international organizations through his skills in data management, GIS action plans, and health data visualization. With prior experience working with esteemed organizations like the World Health Organization, iMMAP, UN-Habitat, WWF, and Université Évangélique en Afrique as a Junior Lecturer, Gédéon holds a BAC+5 in Agriculture and Environmental Sciences from Université Évangélique en Afrique. His passion lies in harnessing the power of GIS & Information Management to make a positive impact on public health, urban planning, and environmental conservation.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Information Management
Health Cluster/ World Health Organization
08.2024 - Current
- Collect and consolidate health data from various health cluster partners.
- Manage Health Cluster data platforms such as 4W (Who does What, Where, When).
- Prepare regular reports, situation analyses, and maps that highlight health sector responses, gaps, and priorities.
- Contribute to the development of health cluster bulletins and situation reports to inform decision-makers.
- Create health-related maps showing health facilities, services, and needs, including disease outbreaks and resource distribution.
- Support coordination meetings by providing updated information products and presenting key data findings.
GIS Specialist
WHO GIS Centre for health
09.2023 - 07.2024
- Provide the necessary technical expertise to the Sudan World Health Country office to implement geographic data, analytics, and information products to address the requirements of the Sudan crisis
- Prepare for the Incident Management meeting by creating supporting documentation, reports, and technical summaries for the WHO country office
- Assist the Health Information Management team in creating infographics and maps related to Cholera, other disease data for cases, and deaths impacting Sudan
- Ensure the development of a GIS Action plan with milestones and goals for reporting and updates
- Contribute to the creation of regular infographics and maps for logistic activities and supplies delivered to health centers
Information Management Officer
IMMAP
06.2023 - 09.2023
- Provide IM services such as gap analysis, survey design, data processing and analysis, GIS support, data visualization, and infographics
- Supporting the Country’s Health Cluster with the preparation of all PHIS indicators
- Design Health related interactive dashboards by processing data from diverse sources, which the Health cluster or partner organizations will provide
- Provide health-related infographics using the data and requirements provided by the requesters
- Produce gap analysis by location and project activities
- Produce high‐quality map products and online services per the specifications of the health cluster or partner organizations
- Produce cluster-specific location prioritization mapping for targeting purposes
Information Management Officer
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION/ IMMAP_Deployment
11.2022 - 02.2023
- Supported 4Ws, HeRAMS, communicated with partners, the MoH and existing workspace owners and contributors: identified data system needs, information and contact gaps, and supported workspace owners
- Performed geographic analysis for the suspected, tested and confirmed cholera cases
- Developed the flood situation maps in the affected districts based on Sentinel-1 SAR imagery in Google Earth Engine & ARC MAP
- Undertook inter-agency initiatives, particularly with OCHA, related to information management to contribute to inter-sectoral dashboards and reports via POWER BI
- Provided ongoing technical guidance and training, to the team members and partners involved in the planning and data/information management process; on data gathering and analysis, quality assurance, performance monitoring, information dissemination and management
Information Management Officer
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION/ IMMAP_Deployment
01.2020 - 09.2022
- Coordinated the centralization of databases of EVD cases, contacts, and alerts for the response activities (12th Ebola epidemic in DR Congo)
- Helped the INRB / MoH to create the Go.Data server installation and ensure that this instance installed on the MoH server is kept up to date
- Supported the INRB and the Ministry of Health on the administration and maintenance of the quality of the data stored in the databases
- Supported the team of the Provincial Health Division in the production of the SITREP (Situation Report) of the Ebola Virus Disease for the health zones of Biena, Butembo, Katwa and Musienene
- Provided information management services for decision making including collection, preparation, analysis, mapping and dissemination of results
- Trained civil protection officers and IFRC in data collection with Kobo collect and Enketo
- Supported the Healing Program in managing data from EVD survivors
Spatial Planning Expert
UN-HABITAT
01.2019 - 11.2019
- Analyzed land cover degree to propose and design the land use in the pilot sites
- Contributed to spatialize projects of village lands
- Collected, explored and analyzed spatial, socio-economic data in the pilot sites
- Conducted rural, general or specific programming studies (housing, businesses, health, economic activities, equipment, environment)
- Organized in collaboration with the GIS expert’s validation workshops for the settlement proposals and land use plans for the pilot sites of the CLUP
- Facilitated consultation-participation meetings with traditional leaders, residents, users, to establish good planning for the re-development of the pilot sites
GIS and Database officer
World Wide Fund
06.2016 - 12.2018
- Monitored the Land use/ Land cover of Itombwe Nature Reserve: Image classification, change detection and land use prediction
- Conducted participatory mapping and demarcation of the Itombwe Reserve
- Supervised, evaluated and reported the Biodiversity indicators (Flagship species) according to each donor indicators using Spatial Monitoring Tool (SMART)
- Trained the eco-guards and field officers in the use of GPS, Camera trap and Mapping
Assistant Lecturer and Researcher of GIS and Remote Sensing
Université Evangélique en Afrique (UEA)
03.2015 - 11.2018
- Accompanied professors in several courses focusing on the: Cartography, Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing applied in Agriculture
- Participated as GIS expert in the GIS lab: successfully run GIS consultancies and researches funded by national or international NGOs (CordAid, UNDP, OVG)
- Worked as part-time instructor in ESRI-Rwanda summer school
- Assumed Practical Work for different courses: Soil Conservation, Geographical Information System, Remote Sensing and Cartography
Education
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (Crop production)
Université Evangélique En Afrique
Bukavu/ DR Congo11-2014
BAC + 3 - Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Université Evangélique En Afrique
Bukavu/ DR Congo10-2012
BBA - General Pedagogy
C. S. Espoir 2
Bukavu/ DR Congo08-2009
Skills
- Microsoft Office 365
- Prezi
- Kobo collect & Microsoft Form
- GoData
- Microsoft PowerBI
- Adobe illustrator
- ARCGIS Pro
- QGIS
- Exelis Envi 53
- Earth Engine
Microsoft 365
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 03/02/89
- Nationality: Congolese/ Democratic Republic of the Congo
Membershipinprofessionalsocieties
- GIS community
- Voluntary contributor in the Open Street Map
Publications
- GIS and remote sensing-based assessment of soil erosion risk using RUSLE model in South-Kivu province, eastern, Democratic Republic of Congo, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 12:1, 961-987, DOI: 10.1080/19475705.2021.1906759
- Farmers’ Perceptions towards Climate Change, and Meteorological Data in Kahuzi-Biega National Park Surroundings, Eastern DR. Congo; DOI No. : 10.24940/ijird/2020/v9/i6/JUN20055
- On the Road to Extinction? A Population Estimate of Great Apes in Itombwe, Gorilla Journal 54, June 2017.
- Building the Evidence Base on the Agricultural Nutrition Nexus: Democratic Republic of Congo, Working paper, June 2017.
- Savoirs traditionnels conciliés aux connaissances scientifiques comme nouveau paradigme de la conservation : cas des Malambo (Reserve Naturelle d’Itombwe) ; Annales des sciences et sciences appliquées, Université Officielle de Bukavu, Vol4.
References
- Dr Hashim Mengal, AEFI Surveillance & COVID-19 Vaccination Manager, World Health Organization, +92-333-781-63-82, mengalmu@who.int
- Razafy FARA LALA, Former WWF East-Director, World Wide Fund for Nature/ WWF-Itombwe Conservation Programme, +261-33-23-242, lala.razafyfara@fao.org
- Max KOLABA, Information Management Officer, World Food Program, +2439882011238, +236-725-061-90, kolaba_max@yahoo.fr
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Swahili
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Lingala
Upper intermediate (B2)
Training
- 03/24/2023, Learning Series for KoboToolbox
- 01/11/2023 - 03/29/2023, Health Information Management / online training
- 02/03/2020 - 02/05/2020, Safe and Secure Approaches to Field Environments
- 02/18/2019 - 02/22/2019, UN core Values, Competencies, Ethics and Standards of Conduct
- 09/01/2018 - 09/15/2018, GIS for decision support (DAAD - Karthoum/ Soudan)
- 05/2018, Africa Adaptive Capacity/ climate Change Adaptation (WWF-Nairobi/Kenya)
- 03/2018, Distance Sampling and Spatial Monitoring Tool (Distance 7.0, ArcGIS 10.3, and Smart 5.1) /Kinshasa DR Congo
- 07/2017, Monitoring, Reporting and verification (REDD+) at Kinshasa organized by World Wide Fund in Kinshasa/ DR Congo
- 06/2017, Integrating Rights and Social Issues into Conservation at Harare/ Zimbabwe (Fauna and Flora International/ UK)
- 03/2017, Regional Biomonitoring workshop (WWF) at Yaoundé/ Cameroon
- 11/2016, Training of Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool software in Kribi
- 07/2015, Hydrological modelling with ARCSWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tools) UEA/Bukavu
Timeline
Information Management
Health Cluster/ World Health Organization
08.2024 - Current
GIS Specialist
WHO GIS Centre for health
09.2023 - 07.2024
Information Management Officer
IMMAP
06.2023 - 09.2023
Information Management Officer
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION/ IMMAP_Deployment
11.2022 - 02.2023
Information Management Officer
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION/ IMMAP_Deployment
01.2020 - 09.2022
Spatial Planning Expert
UN-HABITAT
01.2019 - 11.2019
GIS and Database officer
World Wide Fund
06.2016 - 12.2018
Assistant Lecturer and Researcher of GIS and Remote Sensing
Université Evangélique en Afrique (UEA)
03.2015 - 11.2018
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (Crop production)
Université Evangélique En Afrique
BAC + 3 - Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Université Evangélique En Afrique
BBA - General Pedagogy
C. S. Espoir 2
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