Are you a programmer? The Kasumi Project needs your help
The Kamusi Project has been an online living and breathing Swahili dictionary for some time now. I have used it numerous times myself. The project is a collaboration of two organizations, the Kamusi Project International (KPI) and Kamusi Project USA (KPUSA), “dedicated to the creation of dictionary and learning resources for African languages.” Lately, the [...]
Have you heard? Tech incubators growing in Africa
In case you haven’t heard, tech is growing across the continent of Africa. And, no, not just the typical innovation hubs of South Africa and Nigeria. Tech is spreading all over the place to varying degrees, the latest being the new iHub in Nairobi that opens this week. Computerworld starts the conversation:
“Availability of affordable bandwidth, [...]
Ecological innovation coming from Factor e Farm = Concepts applicable to Africa
I recently discovered the website of Factor e Farm, which started out as a 30-acre soybean field in rural Missouri and is now a bubbling source of ecological innovation. What makes Factor e Farm so unique is that they are completely self-sustaining in every regard, from energy production to drinking water. This project is truly [...]
Hey London, your books are needed for Sudan
As reported by Roving Bandit, one of my favorite bloggers from Sudan:
“This looks like a great project. There is a container at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London waiting to be filled with academic books for Juba University. Get down there if you have any and you are based in London; the [...]
Africa Union: We must take ICT seriously
“…giving ICT special attention would play an important part in the development agenda of the union.”
–Bingu wa Mutharika, the African Union (AU) chairperson at a recent AU summit themed “Information and Communication Technologies in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Development”. [Source: ITNewsAfrica.com]
Travel between Uganda and Southern Sudan
“I think we better abolish the visa regime and I am going to inform my government so that anybody with a South Sudanese or Ugandan travel document can walk into each other’s country and trade freely.”
….that comes from Otafire, Ugandan Minister of Commerce. [Source: Roving Bandit]
Kiva Pledge Update: Featured Project
[This is part of a series of posts that will extend through the entire year of 2009 twice monthly according to my original post "My pledge to Kiva for 2009". To view all of my Kiva projects, take a moment to check out my Kiva lending page.]
In this week’s Kiva Pledge Update I am supporting [...]
Kiva Pledge Update: Featured Project
[This is part of a series of posts that will extend through the entire year of 2009 twice monthly according to my original post "My pledge to Kiva for 2009". To view all of my Kiva projects, take a moment to check out my Kiva lending page.]
In this week’s Kiva Pledge Update I am supporting [...]
In DC this Friday night? Don’t miss this exciting African event!
Indego Africa, an innovative entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that helps Rwandan women to become economically self-sufficient, is hosting their 2nd Annual Ibirori Fundraiser to raise awareness of their organization and celebrate Rwandan progress.
Indego Africa is an organization that is truly making a difference in the lives of Rwandan women by helping them to sell their local [...]
Kiva Pledge Update: Featured Project
[This is part of a series of posts that will extend through the entire year of 2009 twice monthly according to my original post "My pledge to Kiva for 2009". To view all of my Kiva projects, take a moment to check out my Kiva lending page.]
In this week’s Kiva Pledge Update I am supporting [...]
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