The major factor that will shape the future
evolution of Africa is in the education and sensitisation
of the people. A commonly cited example is the AIDs epidemic. Over 20
years after its outbreak, ignorance and stigma still surround the
epidemic to the point where AIDs victims are unable to openly talk
about their struggles for fear of discrimination or violence. AIDs

DigiActive.org is seeking volunteer correspondents to write about digital activism in Africa. Please direct inqueries to Mary Joyce (Mary@digiactive.org).

What is DigiActive? DigiActive is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to helping grassroots
activists around the world use mobile phones and the Internet to increase
their impact. Our goal is a world of activists made more powerful and
more effective through the use of digital technology.

Erik Hersman has an excellent and informative post on Mapping Activism based on a recent presentation he gave at the "Where 2.0" conference in the US.  You can read the whole post but below are some of the things  that got me excited!