Submitted by Prince Fidelis Nnadi on 18 May, 2012 - 01:54
Accident Prevention and Rescue Initiative, (APRI) a Road Safety focused Non-Governmental Organization has inaugurated the Road Safety Vanguard of the organization in Abia State, aimed at complimenting government efforts in the safety of road users in Abia State.
Submitted by olujimi Akindele on 8 May, 2012 - 21:35
The United Nations has declared 2012 the year of sustainable energy for all.
Furthermore, access to modern energy is critical to Africa's achievement of the millenium development goals. Please Check out the website for the National Renewable Energy Day Exhibition in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, June 6-7, 2012.
https://sites.google.com/site/tareadoc
It will be a great showcase for the possibilities and challenges of expanding the use of renewable energy. There will be an exhibtion, workshops, a site visit at a renewable energy installation, and an excellent networking opportunity for renewable energy and environmental stakeholders across the country and region.
Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 14 February, 2012 - 04:48
This is a thank you post - a shout out to all the lovely people who responded to our appeals to help cover Kabissa's 2012 core operating costs on behalf of the Kabissa board of directors, volunteer team and members.
We are humbled by the faith you put in us and encouraged to redouble our efforts to continue our work to maintain and grow a community platform for African civil society on a low cost and sustainable basis.
Thanks to 50+ generous donors (see hall of fame below) we have met our goal! As of today, we have received just over $15,000. Pledges of over $6,000 are expected to come in during the course of 2012 via Aid for Africa and the World Bank Community Connections Campaign.
2012 Core Costs Contributors Hall of Fame
Allen Gunn, Amanda Valeur, Angus Parker, Anne Bayley, Arthur Nielsen Demain, Augustine Komba Mends, Barbara Shaw, Bente Brandt, Bill Minter, Camilla Burg, Chris Bayley, Cindy Nofziger, Cora Weissbourd, Daniel Ritchie, Dave Witzel, Diana Cocoru, Dietrich Splettstoesser, Elinor Fanning, Erikka Martin, Georg Neumann, George Scharffenberger, Georgene Scott, Ghislain Siewe, Harker and Julie Hearne, Jane Sparrow, Jeff Kwaterski, Jeff Thindwa, Jill Hearne, Jim Gleckler, Johanna Eigen, Jon Bayley, Kofi Boakye, Larry Casazza, Leif Utne, Mari Kuraishi, Mark Root-Wiley, Mary Dunnam, Meryl Cohen, Nathan Freitas, Neema Mgana, Nick Mosca, Olujimi Akindele, Patricia Bayley, Paul Ardeleanu, Peggy Duvette, Perpetus Jacques Houngbo, Peter Eigen, Ryan Bogarty-Farolet, Sami Ghazi, Susan Dunn, Tina Manco, Tina Thuermer, Tobias Eigen, Wayan Vota
(This is not an exhaustive list. Please contact us with corrections or to request removal if you prefer not to be recognized)
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 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 Tobias Eigen on 18 January, 2012 - 07:01
Kabissa is joining an initiative to protest the Protect IP Act / SOPA law on January 18th for which our website at kabissa.org will be taken offline completely for 24 hours. We encourage you to inform yourself about the issue and to participate in the protest - we received many announcements about the day and opportunities to get involved in the United States and around the world but the most useful was that from Access, reprinted below.
Submitted by Kristin Antin on 13 December, 2011 - 00:53
Join New Tactics and other practitioners for an online dialogue on Fundraising for Human Rights: Lessons-learned and practical advice from January 18 to 24, 2012.
Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 2 December, 2011 - 23:06
Submitted by Dramane Darave on 19 November, 2011 - 04:03
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The PanAfrican Research Agenda aimed to better understand how the pedagogical integration of ICT can improve the quality of teaching and learning in Africa.
In the first project phase, national research teams gathered data on the educational use of ICT in 13 countries: Ghana, Gambia, Senegal, Central African Republic, Uganda, Mozambique, Mali, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Congo, Cameroon, and South Africa, and Zambia. Data were collected according to a mixed-method approach, using quantitative data (e.g., questionnaires) and qualitative data (e.g., interviews, observations) on how ICT were integrated into education. In all, 120 schools, 800 school administrators, 8 940 teachers, and 242 873 students participated in the project.
Submitted by Dramane Darave on 19 November, 2011 - 04:02
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L'agenda panafricain de recherche vise à « mieux comprendre comment l'intégration pédagogique des TIC peut améliorer la qualité des enseignements et des apprentissages en Afrique ». Au cours de la première phase du projet, une équipe nationale de recherche a recueilli des données à propos des usages des TIC pour l'enseignement et l'apprentissage dans chacun des treize pays suivants : le Ghana, la Gambie, la Zambie, le Sénégal, la République centrafricaine, l'Ouganda, le Mozambique, le Mali, le Kenya, la Côte d'Ivoire, le Congo, le Cameroun et l'Afrique du Sud.
