In preparation for this amazing trip, I’ve read these amazing books: We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families Gourevich’s book on the 1994 genocide goes so far beyond just a history, it almost feels timeless. Tags: Africa It’s been a whirlwind 6 weeks from when I first was asked to go.

It was the most amazing download of information I’ve had in a while. Tags: Africa CRM Technology My trip to Rwanda was amazing. This first post is going to be about the volunteer project I was a part of. I’ll write more later about Rwanda and the people. we pulled it out at the 11th hour. Every day felt like two days.

Blogging catches on in Africa, despite technology limitations » PopMatters | News and Commentary | PopWire:"In a sign that the medium is maturing, Were said that many of the sites saw a surge in traffic from in Kenya in the days after the plane crash.“More

This looks like a fascinating event to take place in South Africa this October: The International Conference on Knowledge Economy. OECD suggests that innovation has changed from a  linear model to a non linear and more complex relationship-based model. 34; Several of the session topics look very interesting. Lots to learn here!

Via GlobalVoices , information about the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where some 1 million people have fled the province of North Kivu. From the Ushahidi blog : Welcome to Ushahidi, which means “testimony” in Swahili, where we are building a platform that crowdsources crisis information. Newsfeed here.).

Mothers for Africa is running an underwear donation drive. They will then distribute them throughout Africa. You contribute to this campaign by sending unopened underwear packages to: MFFO Underwear For Africa 27943 Seco Canyon RD #533 Santa Clarita, CA 91350. More information here. and young adult???s

Comments Posts Home Some Stuff About Me Contents & Site Map Disclaimer Lifestream « Blogging with Word2007 Networking with Sushi – Hamachi VPN » Blackberry Modem Mash I was recently doing some background research on the costs and affordability of using 3G for internet connectivity in South Africa.  As it happens, the U.S

This morning I had the pleasure (and some anxiety, to be honest) of presenting to the SANGONeT Conference taking place this week and next in South Africa.  You can view the slides below or view the PDF w/ Speaker Notes for more information about the slides. Social Media, Nonprofits, and the Role of Individuals. What do you think?

Patrick Ball is in Colombia for most of the next three months teaching the techniques of human rights statistics and information processing at the National University there. Africa is definitely getting more attention from us. Plus, we recently spotted this article on the Open Source Africa site.

KickStart is a nonprofit that develops and markets new technologies in Africa that help local entrepreneurs to establish small businesses. But, in Africa, where we work, there are very, very few jobs in the formal private sector. All of the other people are involved in what we call the informal sector. Nobody knows about it.