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Not too long ago we covered the fact that the first ever WherecampAfrica was being held in Nairobi. Well, I neglected to follow up and there are some cool things that have come out of …
Recently was contacted by their event manager and was impressed by what I saw on their site. This looks like a fun event, totally worth checking out! So all you folks in London, stop on …
Just found out today the the flood of African BarCamps has added another member! BarCamp Cameroon is in the planning stages so if you are interested in lending your support please let them know! Join …
Dear Mr. Studio Executive from A Library In Iga on Vimeo.
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The biggest challenge faced in the fight against AIDS, at least from my perspective, is …
Ato Ulzen-Appiah On BarCamps Ghana and Diaspora from Project Diaspora on Vimeo.
BarCamp Diapora is coming up fast. For those of you living in our near DC sign up and join the conversation! Admission is free… …
According to the press release, “the purpose of the show is to promote tourism and real estate in Africa by bringing together African-based businesses and tourism officials with Canadian and American consumers.”
Ken Banks, the one-man team behind kiwanja.net, is a powerhouse. His output of interviews, blog posts, Twitter updates and other social media tricks speaks to his determination to contribute to the emerging realm of information …
As part of our mission here at Project Diaspora, we are collecting data on the African Diaspora and its activities with regard to development and support. This survey will take less than 10 minutes and …
As with my encounter Amos, meeting Grace Lamono at the Kireka stone quarry was an uplifting experience. She’s warm and out-spoken, and in a way she’s the de facto spokeswoman for the the other 14 …
My encounter with Amos last December offered me an opportunity to take a critical look at how development projects affect communities. I discovered that there’s always going to be someone left out in the cold, …
Jiliana added, “we came together. Ory, David, and I were in Kenya at various times [during the crisis]. In the early days it was the three of us who were in Kenya…the programming and the setup was done by the guys overseas. What we did was enter content, and blogged on our own blogs and told other people about the [Ushahidi] platform.”
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China is busy in Africa, they are building roads, hospitals, electrical plants on and on and on… and they are still looking for more opportunities. Next up? Zambia. The Zambia National Boradcasting Corporation announces that …
Guess what? The next big fad for AID to Africa is Moquito nets…
The World Health organization is pretty pumped about them
Bill Gates thinks they are pretty cool
“Millions of children have died from malaria because they …
Ever wonder why it costs so much money to send money back home? What the hell is so difficult about taking money from one person and giving the same amount of money to another person? …
There is rising moment in the blogosphere on the subject of how Africa should be helped. And in increasing numbers, learned scholars, members of the African diaspora and donor organizations are starting to realize that …
