Submitted by Michael Arnst on 17 October, 2011 - 00:41
Happy Blog Action Day! Today is the day when bloggers around the world are joining a global conversation about an isuse that affect all of humanity. Kabissa is proud to be a Blog Action Day partner this year. It's not too late to get in on the conversation - the issue this year is FOOD. Click here to learn how Kabissa members can participate and join in!
Food is not just the subject of perennial headlines about famine. It is an issue that extends far beyond the horn of Africa and our Kabissa members know this. They have been active in raising funds for relief efforts in the Horn of Africa. From Nigeria, where Bounty Food for Hunger Relief operates a food bank, to Kenya, where FAITH Kenya works to improve both the environment and agricultural practices, our members are developing a comprehensive approach to ending famine and hunger.
Kabissa offers its members the opportunity to create individual and organization profiles that show off their work, their volunteers and their communities. More importantly, it allows members to network through community blogging and discussion groups.
One member has been particularly active in utilizing all that Kabissa has to offer to tackle hunger in Africa. In July, Kabissa member Vision Africa wrote on their own Kabissa blog about the far-reaching impact of drought in northeastern Kenya on the country’s urban areas:
I’m sure that many of the reports in the international media are showing northern/north eastern Kenya and arid areas where there is food scarcity but this crisis is impacting the whole country – even urban areas. Florence, headteacher at our Nairobi Seed of Hope Centre, told me that the price of a 2kg bag of maize flour has gone from 55ksh (40p/$0.60 ) in 2007 to 160ksh (£1.14/$1.70) and higher in the shops today. This is one of the staple foods in Kenya, used to make ugali and porridge. Rising prices are making it harder for families to afford the most basic food items.
This is just one way Vision Africa uses Kabissa. Vision Africa also posts on Kabissa’s News blog, which reaches over 2,500 users across the continent. If you are interested in learning more about Kabissa membership click here, or simply go to www.kabissa.org, select "Join Kabissa" to create a profile and become part of the Kabissa community today!
Cheers,
Michael Arnst
Membership Manager
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On Oct 16, 2011, at 10:41 PM, michaelar <***@***.***> wrote:
> Happy Blog Action Day! Today is the day when bloggers around the world are joining a global conversation about an isuse that affect all of humanity. Kabissa is proud to a Blog Action Day partner this year. It's not too late to get in on the conversation - the issue this year is FOOD. Click here to learn how Kabissa members can participate and join in!
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> Food is not just the subject of perennial headlines about famine. It is an issue that extends far beyond the horn of Africa and our Kabissa members know this. They have been active in raising funds for relief efforts in the Horn of Africa. From Nigeria, where Bounty Food for Hunger Relief operates a food bank, to Kenya, where FAITH Kenya works to improve both the environment and agricultural practices, our members are developing a comprehensive approach to ending famine and hunger.
>
> Kabissa offers its members the opportunity to create individual and organization profiles that show off their work, their volunteers and their communities. More importantly, it allows members to network through community blogging and discussion groups.
>
> One member has been particularly active in utilizing all that Kabissa has to offer to tackle hunger in Africa. In July, Kabissa member Vision Africa wrote on their own Kabissa blog about the far-reaching impact of drought in northeastern Kenya on the country’s urban areas:
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> I’m sure that many of the reports in the international media are showing northern/north eastern Kenya and arid areas where there is food scarcity but this crisis is impacting the whole country – even urban areas. Florence, headteacher at our Nairobi Seed of Hope Centre, told me that the price of a 2kg bag of maize flour has gone from 55ksh (40p/$0.60 ) in 2007 to 160ksh (£1.14/$1.70) and higher in the shops today. This is one of the staple foods in Kenya, used to make ugali and porridge. Rising prices are making it harder for families to afford the most basic food items.
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> This is just one way Vision Africa uses Kabissa. Vision Africa also posts on Kabissa’s News blog, which reaches over 2,500 users across the continent. If you are interested in learning more about Kabissa membership click here, or simply go to www.kabissa.org, select "Join Kabissa" to create a profile and become part of the Kabissa community today!
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> Cheers,
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> Michael Arnst
> Membership Manager
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Hi everyone,
There have been some requests recently for help with managing subscriptions to Kabissa groups - note that at the bottom of every email you get from groups there is a link to http://www.kabissa.org/og_mailinglist/subscriptions which you can use to log into Kabissa and either leave groups you are in or change your subscription to nomail (no email delivery at all) or digest deliveries (one email a day containing all of the day's posts).
There are also two other links at the bottom of every post that are very useful - to view the full post with all comments directly on the website and to turn off email delivery just for a specific post's comments if you are not interested but want to keep getting mail from the group.
As always, please contact the membership manager, Michael Arnst, at community@kabissa.org with questions about Kabissa membership.
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Tobias Eigen
Kabissa Founder
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