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The Uganda Skateboard Union, which I blogged about in “Reaching out to Youth in Kampala, Uganda in non-Traditional ways”, is in need of help expanding their Kitintale location. The good news is that they have outgrown their current size. In case you need a refresher on the benefits the Uganda Skateboard Union is providing to [...]
As a huge fan of Eric Hersman, aka @whiteafrican, I found this video to be very inspiring. It reinforced my belief that Africa is full of knowledge and ingenuity far beyond what it gets credit for. The event of Maker Faire Africa helps to showcase this knowledge and ingenuity and is guaranteed to grow next [...]
[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 [...]
Farm Radio International Launches 3rd Radio Scriptwriting Competition Google Steps Up Its Darfur Genocide Coverage In Google Earth (via TechCrunch) When Society Expects Us to Fail, We Usually Do (from Nathaniel Whittemore via Change.org Social Entrepreneurship blog) Ten reasons why Chinese are despised in Africa (via African Politics Portal) Navigating Africa With OpenStreetMap (via 27 [...]
[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 [...]
How Social Media Is Like Sharecropping (via Conversation Agent blog) Why You Need Empathy to Be an Innovator (via Guy Kawasaki’s “How to Change the World” blog) Conferences that Matter Fall Edition 2009.2.1 (via Philanthropy 2173 blog) Emmanuel Jal: The music of a war child (via TEDTalks)–From Sudan, this musician is going places. Check out [...]
[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 [...]
About a month ago, it was announced that the United States Agency for International Development was teaming up with Western Union and a host of other partners to provide funding in the range of $50-100k and technical assistance to members of the African diaspora based in the U.S., desiring to build businesses in their home [...]
[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 [...]
This is a great summer for exciting tech events happening throughout Africa. Be sure to check out some of the latest events coming up and spread the word: International Development and Design Summit (IDDS)-Ghana Mediatech Africa ‘09, South Africa Barcamp Abidjan-Abidjan, Ivory Coast Maker Faire Africa (MFA)-Ghana AFRICON-Nairobi, Kenya
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