Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC)

This month, Sokari interviews Oreoluwa Somolu of the Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) in Lagos, Nigeria. W.TEC works to encourage Nigerian girls and women to learn about and use technology as a means of empowering themselves socially and economically.

Oreoluwa Somolu is Executive Director of W.TEC. Prior to this, she was Project Manager of Youth Empowerment & Restoration Initiative, an organisation working to increase local content in the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry by raising awareness of Oil and Gas careers among students.

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DevInfo Kenya

DevInfo Kenya was founded in December 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya as a web-based information service designed to provide users (globally) with a virtual forum in which they can both access and share information related to social development initiatives in Kenya and the greater East African Region. Specifically, DevInfo Kenya seeks to provide pertinent and current information to non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, donor organizations and individuals interested and active in development-related initiatives in Kenya.

Association of Human Rights and Torture Defenders (AHURTOD)

AHURTOD is a human rights and relief organisation in Cameroon which is non-governmental (NGO), non-political, and non-discriminating. It is a Non-Profit-making Organisation with the vision of working for the practical realization of human rights in Cameroon by protecting the country?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s vulnerable and deficient population. Put it simple, ICT ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Information Communication Technology, has become an integral part of AHURTOD?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s work in recent times. This is proven in the wider extent of its communicating and exchange with other international partners in the field of human rights, good governance and peace.
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Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN)

SDN K-Dere ResidentSDN supports communities, especially those in the global South where big businesses' impacts are greatest, to communicate and negotiate with other stakeholders whose investments and operations affect their lives, livelihoods and environment. A longtime Kabissa member, SDN makes sophisticated use of ICTs and in particular the web, most recently with the just launched online journal greenlightnigeria.org: "We hope to create a channel of communication between activists, election monitors on the ground, and the outside world that has a stake in the success of democracy in Nigeria."

Thembanathi

ThembanathiThembanathi, which means "hope with us" in Zulu, is dedicated to providing support for orphans of AIDS and other vulnerable children in the region of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Thembanathi currently supports projects on the ground that feed and educate children, and will also be starting an After-School Program for High School students in South Africa next year. This program will focus on activities that create behavioral changes and prevent HIV transmission, as well as skills development. Thembanathi raises money for its programs through its jewelry company, Tanda Zulu- jewelry is made by women in income generation projects in South Africa. Tanda Zulu uses ICT to sell its jewelery to customers in the United States as well as to communicate with the women who make the jewelery. Proceeds are donated back to Thembanathi's orphan projects in South Africa.


Center for Policy and Development (PolDeC)

poldecPolDeC is a non-profit, non-political, non-governmental development organization committed to promoting appropriate development. We do this through advocacy of effective and implementable policies and initiatives. PolDec conducts policy research, documentation, advocacy and training targeted at improving the coherency of development policy. Our ICT work centers on documentation, research and capacity building targeted at creating awareness of the potentials of ICTs as enablers of socio-economic transformation.


Human Rights and Justice Group International (HRJGI)

HRJGI TrainingHRJGI is a Nigerian civil society organization with the goal of raising national awareness of the citizens' constitutional rights and on a long-term basis, mobilize and educate the public on human rights in order to remove legal, cultural, religious and other constraints against the attainment of economic and social justice and equity in the society. HRJGI's ongoing efforts use technology as a real tool for community building and encouraging action to protect, preserve and restore human rights. Leadership training is central to this effort - and for the first time in Nigeria, this activity has been brought online. Session One of the Global Human Rights Leadership Training Institute is now drawing to a close. This innovative program has brought HRJGI's work outside of its borders to participants throughout Africa, Europe and North America.

The Homestead Study Group

education1Kim Lowery, Kabissa's co-executive director, met Timothy Etchie of The Homestead Study Group at one of her Member Meetups on a recent visit to Nigeria. In this month's spotlight we are pleased to draw attention to the bold advocacy work of Timothy's organization in the Niger Delta and the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) to their work.

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