On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Ghislain Siewe <***@***.***> wrote:

> Outstanding!
> Great News Tobias!
> What a positive note to start the day!
>
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 3:17 AM, Tobias Eigen <***@***.***> wrote:
>
>> I am so pleased to learn that Kabissa has won the community vote part of
>> the FACT Social Justice Challenge on Netsquared, and to be in the running
>> for the $5,000 prize and development support which will be award to 5
>> winners next week. It is so encouraging - and motivating! - to have such an
>> outpouring of support from Kabissa stakeholders, not just in votes but in
>> comments and "fandom" on our Kabissa Connections project pageon Netsquared. Thank you! Please keep
>> the comments coming ,
>> and let us know how YOU will use Kabissa Connections or if you want to
>> partner with us to implement it.
>>
>> Looking at the Final Judging Guidelines and Voting Criteria,
>> it looks like Kabissa Connectionshas a very good chance of winning: it is quite feasible, has a high social
>> justice potential by empowering and strengthening African civil society
>> organizations, is already attracting attention from Kabissa stakeholders, is
>> a very innovative use of @civicrmand
>> @drupal , and is
>> very much scalable as an open data , free
>> and open source software project.
>>
>> Keep your fingers crossed, everyone!
>>
>>
>>
>> FACT Social Justice Challenge: Featured Projects Announced
>>
>> [image: French American Charitable Trust logo]The French American
>> Charitable Trust (FACT) Social Justice
>> Challenge seeks to surface innovative Projects that leverage web and/or
>> mobile technologies that foster collaboration around social justice issues.
>> The FACT Challenge's 90 innovative Projects were put to the community last
>> week, the vote results selecting the 15 Featured Projects to receive
>> development support and move on to the round of expert judges for final
>> selection.
>> 15 FEATURED PROJECTS
>>
>> With thousands of votes from the community, the 15 Featured Projects
>> include, in alphabetical order:
>>
>> - Africa Leaks Project
>> - AGRICULTURAL MARKETING INFORMATION SERVICES-CAMEROON
>> - Citizen Patrol
>> - Congo Incident Report Tool ( CIRT)
>> - GeoMob
>> - IPEACE PROJECT
>> - Kabissa Connections
>> - Mydoctor Project
>> - Myvote Platform
>> - The Nyaya Health Wiki: A scalable model for enhanced collaboration
>> in the global health field
>> - TESTIMONIES OF HISTORY
>> - Using the ICT to Advocate for government to take measures against
>> the wide spread of cholera in Cameroon
>> - Violent Water Conflicts in Kenya’s Ewaso Ngiro River Basin: Fighting
>> Back with Fair Water Sharing, Metering, Water Conservation and a Win-Win
>> Electronic Peace Building Formula.
>> - wikiSCHAP
>> - World Youth Project
>>
>> All FACT Social Justice Winners will receive a cash award of $5,000 each
>> and recognition on the NetSquared and FACT web sites. In addition to direct
>> financial support through the FACT Social Justice Award, FACT is generously
>> supporting fund development assistance for all FACT Featured Projects. This
>> assistance will connect winning Projects with fundraising experts and
>> guidance to help them move towards increased investments and greater
>> community impact.
>>
>> FACT is committed to addressing the fundamental inequalities and
>> injustices in our society by helping develop and sustain networks of
>> community-based groups in the U.S. and France that educate, organize, and
>> empower people to actively participate in developing public policies that
>> directly affect their lives.
>>
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