Submitted by Sudeshna Mukherjee on 10 February, 2012 - 00:18
GlobalGiving is an innovative online fundraising platform for nonprofits of all sizes all around the world. Since 2002, more than 2,600 nonprofits have raised nearly $58 million for 4,800 projects through GlobalGiving.org. GlobalGiving is an open platform; if you're interested in learning more about online fundraising, you're invited to join the Globa
Submitted by PBayley on 8 February, 2012 - 19:29
Case studies profile Kabissa members that inspire our volunteers and the entire Kabissa community. They are meant to provide Kabissa’s members with key learnings and spark ideas and discussion.
In this case study, we tell the story of the Maasai Girls Education Fund, highlighting its impact on the girls of the Maasai community in Kenya who otherwise would not have had a chance to go to school and create bright futures for themselves.
Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 8 February, 2012 - 06:39
Yippee! After months of planning and discussion, we finally have the Africa Roundtable on the calendar! Our inaugural catered luncheon will take place on Friday, March 2nd, and from then on the first friday of every month. Each Roundtable will feature a guest speaker and provide plenty of time for each participant to share their own news, goals, and opportunities with the group.
Submitted by kntb on 7 February, 2012 - 15:20
DESPLAY - Africa’s foremost annual youth democracy academy funded by NED, USA is now accepting applications. Democracy Series for Participatory Learning and Actions by Youth –
Submitted by IWMF_DC on 2 February, 2012 - 22:55
The International Women’s Media Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2012 Courage in Journalism Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Courage Awards honor three women journalists who have faced extreme danger including threats, physical abuse or other intimidating obstacles while practicing their profession.
Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 1 February, 2012 - 00:01
A comprehensive review of the Kabissa database of organizations is long overdue, especially with an upgrade in the works to make organization profiles even more useful for finding and connecting with African civil society. To this end we are organizing a "work party" this coming Saturday, 4 February and we'd love to have as many people pitching in as possible, both remotely via the Internet and face to face on Bainbridge Island at OfficeXpats, a coworking and meeting space.
Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 30 January, 2012 - 23:00
Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 25 January, 2012 - 22:01
I just sent the email below to Kabissa members and supporters in Washington State about the Africa Roundtable, an initiative I am starting up here on Bainbridge Island where I live. This is something I've been interested in doing for a long time, and if it works here on Bainbridge we should join forces with others to replicating it in other parts of the world. Please help spread the word and let me know if you have ideas or are interested in helping out. Thanks!
Dear Kabissa friends in Washington,
I am writing to let you know about a new initiative I am starting here on Bainbridge Island where I live called the Africa Roundtable.I would appreciate it if you could take a moment to learn about the initiative, join in if you are interested and help spread the word in your network by forwarding this email, sharing the Africa Roundtable facebook page, mentioning @africaroundtabl on twitter or just simply pointing people to http://www.africaroundtable.
org .Where does this idea come from? In the months since returning to Bainbridge from Berlin, and while networking and looking for organizations to work with, I have come across a number of people on the island who have an interesting Africa connection but who have never heard of each other. As the founder of Kabissa, an African civil society networking platform operated by volunteers, I am committed to grassroots empowerment through technology capacity building and networking. I'd love to do this on Bainbridge with people and organizations working in Africa, with regular face to face meetings to explore opportunities for cooperation, peer learning and mutual support.
The idea behind organizing both lunchtime and evening meetings is to accommodate schedules (not everyone is actually on Bainbridge during the day) and types of engagement (not everyone works on Africa on a day-to-day basis but many would like to learn what is being done for Africa from Bainbridge and support it). Another idea is to have these events be catered - Simply Bainbridge have made us a terrific offer which I think will contribute greatly to making our Roundtable gatherings enjoyable and successful for all involved.
Here’s the link again to join in: http://www.africaroundtable.
. org With thanks,
Tobias Eigen,
Kabissa FounderP.S. Here’s a sample short text you can take verbatim (or tweak) to share the URL with your friends and followers on Facebook and Twitter:
Do you work on Africa from (or near) Bainbridge Island? Join the new Africa Roundtable! http://africaroundtable.org
Submitted by excelasama on 20 January, 2012 - 14:13
The Cameroon Netsquared Community will be organizing a conference on the 9th of February 2012 in DTCHUKS PALACE HOTEL Molyko Buea, the capital of the South West Region. The event will bring together members from all the local groups in Cameroon, Techies, civil society organizations and local government authorities.
These social actors shall critically analyze the activities of Netsquared in Cameroon, redefine a foundation and put in place a strategic plan of action for 2012-2014.
Details on this seminar aaaaaa@: www.ivission.net
Registration is free!!!
Submitted by luyodefo on 19 January, 2012 - 12:53
Hi readers,
Welcome to the new year, which we hope brings lots of joy and success!
As you may be aware anything new presents a new challenge - which can be "negative or positive". Any the world of development, we must expect all. Our new challenge today is getting our registered OVCs back to school. The academic year will be starting on 30th January, 2012, so we are tied up to prepare for the battle to support the education of our children.
