Submitted by ebeking on 17 November, 2011 - 14:44
Hi everyone, I am Chidi Kingsley, an electronic engineer with a passion to change our world to a better place to live in.
Submitted by samighazi on 17 November, 2011 - 10:41
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 Mozambikes – which won Kabissa’s inaugural photo competition in Summer 2011 – highlighting its growth as an organization, its model for sustainable operations, the lessons it has learned and its goals for the future.
Submitted by David Mutua on 23 October, 2010 - 05:01
Dear Friends,
I appeal to you all to support my Teachers Talking Project idea at Africa Rural Connect, a program of the American National Peace Corps Association. The idea is to empower teachers to enter into informed debate and to influence policy regarding ICT in education, investment and development in rural agricultural communities in Kenya.
To endorse please go to the African Rural Connect sign up page:
http://arc.peacecorpsconnect.org
Click on the link, if it doesn't work copy and paste at your browser.
Soon after you sign up an email will be send to email address that you provided, go to your email account, check your inbox and if you don't see it check your spam mails (its happening to some people) and click on the link provided to confirm your registration. After that Login into African Rural Connect go to ideas just below the ARC logo, find Teachers Talking and click on it the idea page will open. When there you can first choose to go through the whole idea information and later ENDORSE it on the right side.
I am also looking for support, collaborations and networks to expand and replicate this project idea to other rural Kenyan communities and probably Africa that share the same needs.
Comment what you think about the idea and share with friends to endorse too.
With Kind regards
David Mutua
Former VSO Volunteer
Submitted by NAD on 30 June, 2010 - 23:42
The NILE African Development organisation (NAD) and African Achievers International Award (AAIA) Team wishes to invite everyone to start nominating for the 2011 African MDG Achievers International Awards.
The African MDG Achievers International Awards is a not for profit program managed by The NILE African Development organisation a not-for-profit organisation. The awards mission is to generate greater understanding of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), to galvanize public support for their achievement, and to honor exceptional efforts to achieve the goals.
Submitted by Crystal Watley ... on 4 March, 2010 - 10:52
Ukunda, Kenya, February 27, 2010 – For the first time, a Rural Internet Kiosk (RIK) has been installed for rural youth empowerment in Africa. Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development (VOA4SD) is building the capacity of local youth to empower themselves through the Internet and social enterprise. The community based organization, Voices of Diani will own and operate the Rural Internet Kiosk with training, support, and volunteers from VOA4SD. The Rural Internet Kiosk is a product of Intersat Africa, Ltd. who has generously provided the first year of bandwidth at no cost.
Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 30 October, 2008 - 17:45
I was alerted to this interesting APC article via a post to the bytesforall mailing list by Esther Nasikye. I've reproduced it below in keeping with APC's creative commons license. Thank you APC! The article presents no major surprises - it was only a matter of time before this discussion started taking place. I agree with the article's author that the crash of many telecentre projects over the last 10 years does not mean that telecentres are irrelevant and can be replaced by mobile phones. Indeed, computer-based access to the Internet is as important as ever. Perhaps underconsidered is also the notion that multiple channels to accessing critical information are needed - not just access via an oligopoly of mobile phone operators. What is your view? Following the initial rush of Information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) projects in rural Africa, many did not yield the anticipated outcomes, and interest has been dying down. People then began talking about “sustainable ICT” projects, in which it was understood that projects would become self-sufficient after their initial donor-led investment and set-up period. But with the use of mobile phones gaining in popularity, popular rhetoric has begun to question the need of ICTs beyond the mobile phone. While mobile phones certainly have had a great impact in rural areas, a new study by Ian Howard commissioned by APC, through the analysis of two case studies, he argues that the need for telecentres and affordable internet connections exists, as such centres cater to rural and niche markets the way larger companies cannot.
Submitted by ljumbo on 17 March, 2008 - 19:34
