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Whoa - Media Temple is changing all mysql database passwords on its Grid-Service accounts

I enthusiastically recommend (mt) Grid-Service. So I am rather surprised to get news on Friday, explaining that they are changing database passwords for all (mt) Grid-Service accounts. If you host...

Free tour of the Twitter world in 60 minutes by Allen Gunn of @aspirationtech Mar 16 11am PDT

Many Kabissa members have been asking recently about twitter, how @kabissa uses it and how it relates to them. Learn more online through a free webinar led by Allen Gunn of @aspirationtech - spaces...

Who's going to DrupalCon San Francisco April 19-21 2010?

I just received notice of the next Drupal Convention coming up next month, and am curious to see if African developers are planning to attend or contribute. Drupal is the open source platform that...

Technology Advocates for Violence Prevention - TAVP

Please check out W.TEC's entry for Changemaker's Preventing Violence Against Women competition: http://bit.ly/9yXa9p. Comments & votes appreciated.

First Solar Powered Rural Internet Kiosk installed in the South Coast of Kenya

Ukunda, Kenya, February 27, 2010 – For the first time, a Rural Internet Kiosk (RIK) has been installed for rural youth empowerment in Africa. Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development (VOA4SD) is...

Finding ICT Answers in Benin

In my last post, I wrote about key questions to ask before adding ICTs to a development initiative, using the example of a violence against children program I’m working on in Benin....

Maasai Girls Education Fund Launches a New Website

I am excited to announce that the Maasai Girls Education Fund has a new Web site. Please visit the site and read about what we are doing in Kenya to improve the lives of Maasai girls, women, and...

Microfinance and Microbrews event

I would like to invite you to the Microfinance and Microbrews event hosted by Seattle Microfinance, showcasing Lumana Credit, a microfinance institution based in Atorkor, Ghana that focuses on...

APC is looking for initiatives in the area of ICTs & Environmental Sustainability

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is developing an action research network focused on ICTs & Environmental Sustainability. The initiative builds on work in this area that has...

Check out Africa Action's New Website!

*Please forward Widely*This week Africa Action relaunched our website, www.africaaction.org. I hope you will agree that the new website is far more accessible, and has much deeper content.Here are...

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Mobile Web East Africa – a huge success and here is how you can find out what was discussed and the outcomes

In the first week of February Mobile Web East Africa was held in Nairobi, well over 110 participants took part from all echelons of the mobile ecosystem, with the ICT4D sector particularly well...

Sports Development in Kibera

If you have ever wondered how sports can change the lives of young people, this article will give you an insight in to just what can happen. I was chatting to my colleague, Vincent Kegode, about the...

Kibera Music Festival

Kibera Mpira Mtaani* started out as a football project but has always had aspirations of being more involved in the local community and helping the youth of Kibera to develop their talents. After the...

Vote in the 2010 Bloggies!

Kenya blogger and Maneno user, Rebecca Wanjiku is a Finalist in the Bloggies for Best African Blog for her blog, Wanjiku's Take.... Go and vote her, it only takes a minute and you don't have to vote...

The next stage of development in the East African ICT Sector – the evolving Mobile Web

Following on from the impact that SMS, Voice and Mobile Money has had on the African continent the next stage of mobile technology evolution appears to be in the process of development – with the...

Summaries now available for 2009 featured dialogues

With the help of our volunteers, summaries have been written for each of our featured online dialogues in 2009! Please read and share these summaries. Thank you to all of the featured resource...

Nigeria: CEPA is set to eliminate all forms of abuse

Centre for the Protection of the Abused (CEPA) is committed to providing protection to victims of abuse and to those vulnerable to abuse. The specific objective is to eliminate all forms of abuse...

Value for Money

Vision Africa's chairman, Bob Dowty, has updated his blog. His new post ponders whether our organisation needs to change its model or whether we can continue to be successful AND grow...

Autumn Newsletter Now Available

The chairman of Vision Africa, Bob Dowty, has pulled together our latest newsletter. There are updates on projects, information about the social networking sites we're using and the story of an...

Get ready for more connections through Kabissa

As you know, Kabissa has evolved into a network connecting people and organizations for Africa. Today we made some changes to our online platform that will result in more email messages appearing in...

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