Blog Action Day 2012: The Power of We

Submitted by Olufunke Adebola on 28 August, 2012 - 19:07

Blog Action Day - The Power of We

Update: Click here to see Live Coverage of Blog Action Day!

October 15th is Blog Action Day, the one day of the year where thousands of bloggers can work together to focus on one important global topic, and help raise awareness and money for charities and social causes. 2012 is the third year running that Kabissa has participated as a Blog Action Day network partner. We love this year's The Power Of We theme that resonates so powerfully with African cultural concepts such as uBuntu and Sticks in a Bundle Do not Break. 

As in years past, we enthusiastically encourage everyone blogging from and about Africa, on Kabissa and on your own blogs and websites, to join in and be a part of Blog Action Day. We will do our best to help spread the word about the issues and causes you write about via the Kabissa blog and social networks. 

Read on to learn how Blog Action Day works, prepare for blogging on Kabissa, and get information about this year's The Power of We theme. 

About the photo: A schoolgirl at Bethlehem Academy, a private school in Thika, near Nairobi, Kenya. The school was partly built with loans from the microfinance organization, Ecumenical Church Loan Fund (ECLOF) www.eclof.org © 2006 Sean Hawkey, Courtesy of Photoshare. Adapted by Mark Root-Wiley for use on Kabissa.

From the Membership Manager for Blog Action Day 2011 - Food and Kabissa

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! 

World Food Day

Submitted by Kirsty McLullich on 16 October, 2011 - 21:21

Today is World Food Day.

For some people food is something to be experimented with – creating mouth-watering dishes, entertaining friends, savouring flavours… For others food is a daily challenge, trying to scrape together enough money to buy something for the family to eat, knowing that they will never be satisfied.

The Worth of Five Cows

Submitted by Ruya Norton on 12 October, 2011 - 19:57

It's Blog Action Day 2011 and we're all here for the main course, that is, the discourse on food. It may come as no surprise that nutrition, poverty, and international development are all intricately linked, and many poignant words will be written on this very topic today. You'll probably read about gender and food distribution: when sustenance is scarce, girls are the last to receive their share. What may shock you is that beyond the unfair rations women are alotted in countries like Nepal and Malawi, the life of a girl is a measured commodity.

Blog Action Day Update: Kabissa is now an official blogging partner!

Submitted by Mwikali Kiio on 12 October, 2011 - 19:43

In just two weeks nearly 1,600 bloggers from 80 countries have registered to take part in Blog Action Day on Sunday, October 16. This year’s topic is FOOD and as one blogger on the Blog Action Day 2011 site said, “…the topic is timeless…” 

Kabissa is now listed on the Blog Action Day Partners page as an official blogging partner. We appreciate the initiative and are proud to be a part of it. Please help us live up to the honour by contributing your post about food! 

Let's talk about FOOD! Get ready for Blog Action Day 2011 - next Sunday, October 16th! #bad11

Submitted by Mwikali Kiio on 10 October, 2011 - 19:00

Update 11 Oct: Kabissa is now listed on the Blog Action Day Partners page as an official blogging partner. We appreciate the initiative and are proud to be a part of it.  Let's live up to it by contributing many posts from the Kabissa community! 

Hello Everyone!

Blog Action Day is here with us again and this time dealing with all matters FOOD.

Water and sanitation, practical pioneers - via the internet

Submitted by Pamela McLean on 16 October, 2010 - 15:17

October 15th is blog action day and the topic is water.

What could I say about water?  I live in the UK. I have normal hot and cold running water. I haven't even got a power shower, dishwasher or fancy garden water feature - just simple household running water - nothing remarkable - just ordinary water - drinking water. What is there to say?

Ordinary? Drinking water? Running water? Drinking water running to my house? That's ordinary? The running drinking water that I have... that is normal?

What are you going to write about WATER IN AFRICA for Blog Action Day?

Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 15 October, 2010 - 11:19

Happy Blog Action Day everyone! The topic this year is WATER. Kabissa members are invited to blog about water in AFRICA. You can send in your posts via email to connect@groups.kabissa.org or post online to http://kabissa.org/group/connect (if you get a notification back you need to join the group).

Below are some great tips from the Blog Action Day team on what to write about on this important day for bringing the world together around the crucial issue of water. 

 

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