Kabissa on NPR Radio Program: Controlling the Internet

"Most of us use the Internet every day without thinking about how it works or who's in charge. But some countries say the U.S. should allow an international organization to run the Internet -- an idea the U.S. rejects. Meanwhile, many developing countries say they also want a larger share of the Internet pie." Kabissa's Tobias Eigen was a guest on Kojo Nnamdi's Tech Tuesday radio program today to contribute to a discussion on "the international struggle to control the Internet." Click here to listen to the radio program!

December 2: Holiday Party with African Music!

Kim and Tobias at the EquatorKabissa is six years old this year! We invite Kabissa members, partners and friends of Africa in the Washington DC area to come and celebrate with us! Live music will be provided by RIVER NILE BAND, a hip young Sudanese group. The party will feature a unique twist on "speed dating." In short and sweet presentations of no more than 5 minutes each, the Kabissa team will brief you on how we make technology a force for positive change in Africa. Bring your friends! This event is a fundraiser! Donations will be gratefully accepted at the event or online. Click one of the following links for some easy ways to give: Credit Card, Check, or PayPal.

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Kabissa Members Vote for Community Representative on the Board

From November 9-23, members of the Kabissa community are voting on a representative to the Kabissa Board. After receiving over 40 nominations, we have identified three amazing finalists:

Finalists

Ms. Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi, Nigeria
Executive Director, Women's Consortium of Nigeria
Ms. Neema Mgana, Tanzania
Founder and Director, African Regional Youth Initiative
Mr. Omeire Edward, Nigeria
Program Director, Ceasefire Project

African Democracy Forum launches Online Community Web site

Kabissa has been working with the African Democracy Forum (ADF) to create an Online Community Web site for members to use to network, share timely information and discuss issues relating to democracy on the African continent. The ADF has had a Yahoo E-mail List for some time that is 270+ members strong and is an excellent resource for democracy activists seeking to keep in touch and network on a regular basis through e-mail. Also through e-mail, the ADF seeks to bring the network closer togethrer through an e-Newsletter. Today, ADF publicly launched its Online Discussion Forums, which provide a more structured online space for discussing specific issues. Visit http://www.africandemocracyforum.org to learn more and to join the discussions!

Africa Source II: Capacity Building of Free and Open Source Software for local communities in Africa

Taking place January 8th to January 15th 2006 in Kalangala, Uganda, Africa Source II will bring together nearly 100 technology support professionals, trainers and consultants working with the non-profit sector from across Africa. The participants will all have a history of working with service and advocacy NGOs, educational organisations, NGO resource centres, community centres and health information organisations. Hope to see you there! If you are interested in attending, there is an application form you will need to complete. The deadline for sending in applications has been extended to October 24th, 2005. You will find the full conference announcement and application form at http://www.tacticaltech.org/africasource2/applications.

MobileActive: Cell Phones for Civic Engagement

?¢‚Ǩ?ìCall me on my cell phone ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äù Send me a text message ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äù You can get me on my cell when you need me. These are not just words among friends anymore. Now that power is being used by activist working for mass mobilizations, human rights campaigns, environmental protection, and democratic elections,?¢‚Ǩ¬ù says Katrin Verclas of Aspiration: Better Tools for a Better World.

Tobias Eigen, Kabissa Co-Executive Director, is participating in the MobileActive workshop taking place in Toronto this week with a mind to learning how we can deliver innovative new mobile advocacy strategies to Kabissa members. Read on for the full press release from workshop organizers Aspiration and Green Media Toolshed.

Time To Get Online now in Arabic as well as French and English

Thanks to Tanmia.ma, a civil society portal in Morocco and Kabissa?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s partner, our learning materials have now been localized into both French and Arabic for Moroccan NGOs. Printed versions accompanied by a CD-ROM will be distributed to organizations that participated in our workshops in Rabat and Marrakesh this summer and to many more organizations in the future by a cadre of training partners that we are training in workshops in November. You can always get the latest versions of our materials as a free download from http://www.timetogetonline.org

CLOSED - Call for Nominations - Community Representative on the Kabissa Board

The Kabissa Board of Directors is expanding and we are looking for a Community Representative to fill one of the seats on the Board. We will be accepting nominations during the month of September, and the entire member community will vote on shortlisted candidates in November. Interested? Nominate yourself or a colleague to fill this important position before October 1st 2005!

Thank you for the interest! This process is now closed. We are no longer accepting nominations.

Many thanks go out to all of you who submitted nominations for the community representative position on the Kabissa board of directors. We are honored by your interest in helping to advance Kabissa as an organization. The next step in the process will be for the Kabissa board to select the finalists, which members of the Kabissa community will review and vote on during the month of November. Stay tuned!

Coming Soon: Expansion of Kabissa?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Board of Directors

Building on the expansion of our community of members in the past several years, the Kabissa Board will officially expand its size from three to five directors by January 2006. One of these seats will be held by a leader in the Kabissa community in order to better serve and represent the needs of our members. The nomination process is scheduled to start in September, so stay tuned for a special announcement.


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