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Africa: social change through technology

Sunday, April 8th, 2007 @ 09:59 UTC

by Ndesanjo Macha

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Topics:: Development, Internet & Telecoms, Technology

White African on social change through technology in Africa: “Kabissa has applied for $500k worth of funding for their new Kabissa 2.0 project with NetSquared. They are talking big ideas. They want to use their knowledge of web-based technology tools to train and help grassroots African organizations grow community, build awareness and facilitate massive change through local tech ambassadors.”

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April 8th, 2007 at 11:28 am
Social Change in Africa Through Technology: Kabissa 2.0 | White African : Meandering Passage:
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[...] Via Global Voices Online, Kabissa 2.0 will be a social website that works for change in Africa through the use of technology. Kabissa 2.0 will combine the power of Web 2.0 with 900+ African organizations to develop and promote homegrown strategies for social change. [...]
April 10th, 2007 at 21:23 pm
Casting a ballot for Africa at netsquared.org at saidia.org:
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[...] I was psyched to see my Casting a ballot for Africa blog post on the frontpage of the Netsquared.org website, and various blog postings about the Kabissa 2.0 proposal at WhiteAfrican.com, globalvoicesonline.org, and Meandering Passage - wow, thanks everyone for helping to get the word out. It would be stunning if plenty of projects oriented towards Africa and the global south were to be among the finalists for the Netsquared Innovation Award, which is being decided between now and Saturday, April 14th at noon. And I certainly hope Kabissa 2.0 is among them! [...]

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