Storytelling for a better world
Esri North Africa invites GIS Professionals from Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Libya and Chad to tell their stories about the world we all want to see! We encourage you to tell your story in Arabic, English, or French, Choose the language of your preference and share your story with storytellers community around the world.
Esri NA invites GIS professionals in Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Libya and Chad to join the competition
All award winners will also receive an ArcGIS Pro course at Esri NA's Training Center.
We encourage you to tell your story in Arabic, English, or French, Choose the language of your preference and share your story with storytellers community around the world.
*Choose the topic and language of your preference * Create your storymap using all functional features *Publish your storymap * Share links with story brief on your Facebook and Linkedin Pages *Fill in the registration from and press submit before end of 11 Nov. 2025 Wish you all the best! Submission Deadline: 11 November 2025
All winners will:
The Storytelling with Maps Innovation Award winner will receive a special award.
Applicants 18 years and older from Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Libya and Chad may enter the competition once in one of five categories:
Applicants should be individuals, not groups or teams.
All Storymaps should be developed and published through licensed ArcGIS Online (AGOL) organizational accountsto ensure compliance with Esri’s licensing and data governance policies.
Each Participant is requested to submit his/her Esri Customer no. along with the published Storymap link.
Esri NA will select up to 10 winners collectively from all categories.
The following special awards might also be granted:
Entries must be built using ArcGIS StoryMaps.
Submission Must Include
Storymaps submissions missing any of the 4 requirements will be eliminated from the competitin.
By entering the EsriNA 2025 ArcGIS StoryMaps competition, you authorize Esri NA to add your information to its database and keep you updated on Esri news, events and offerings and publish your submitted Storymap on any of its channels.
Important Notice: Failing to provide your valid Esri Customer no. will automatically eleminate you from the competition.
In 2022 competition, we were amazed by the submitted Storymaps, to the extent that we decided to double the no. of winners and we loved all the submitted stories! Below are some Storymaps titles to get you inspired and fuel your imagination!
Use your unique talents, from cartography and data analysis to photography and design, join our competition to tell your story with ArcGIS StoryMaps.
If you have a story to tell, contribute your voice to Esri NA's storytelling conversation and join Esri North Africa's 2025 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition in July 2025.
Esri North Africa invites GIS Professionals in Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Libya and Chad to join the competition, feel free to tell your story in Arabic, English or French!
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