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Major progress towards Millennium Development Goals, but the most vulnerable are left behind, UN report says

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Since they were first adopted, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have raised awareness and shaped a broad vision that remains the overarching framework for the development activities of the United Nations. At the September 2010 MDG Summit, world leaders put forward an ambitious action plan — a roadmap outlining what is needed to meet the [...]

The Optimists Creed

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

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At ChangeWaves, we always want to ignite, rejuvenate or strengthen waves of change in different areas of our societies through ICTs. But the work we do can sometimes seem daunting and we always appreciate it when friends and colleagues share inspirational stories with us, like this optimist’s creed that was shared with us recently. I hope [...]

A Dream of Hope for African Children

Thursday, June 16, 2011

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Today I got a rose flower from one of my colleagues here at FEMNET. What is the occasion? “We are celebrating the day of the African Child.” I imagine being an African child or a child in Africa for that matter is worth celebrating. I mean why not. Despite the high mortality rates, if you [...]

A note to my mother

Monday, May 9, 2011

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I remember lying in bed one morning, singing a song I liked but whose lyrics I didn’t know well. I substituted the real words with my kid-ish words that didn’t make sense to anyone myself inclusive. “Won’t you go to school today,” my mother, Ms. Jesca Mawewe Wekono asked as she fastened her headscarf (My [...]

Agony and Ecstasy

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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In today’s world, it is hard to pick up a newspaper and find a front page that will bring a smile to anyone’s face unless they are stone hearted. From poverty stricken Uganda, to the USA’s skyscrapers not much hope. Take a look at some of the headlines today: Four year hacks cousin to death [...]

Memorable Speech: Idi Amin Dada addresses the Queen of England

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

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I don’t know if I run the risk of being sermoned by any security operatives from Uganda or not but this speech by Idi Amin is a an award winning one in any comedy factory. I know the man’s English was bad, but was it really this bad? Please someone tell me this is not [...]

Living and existing

Monday, December 13, 2010

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While rewatching Tyler Perry’s 2008 movie The family that preys, I heard something that I hadn’t heard before. When the rich Charlotte Cartwright (played by Kathy Bates) asks her less fortunate friend Alice Pratt (played by Alfre Woodard) if she is living or existing! Alice’s response is one that many people including myself can identify [...]

Leadership celebration: Museveni’s rap, one of Uganda’s biggest exports

Friday, October 29, 2010

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As I write this, I am listening to President Museveni’s now famous rap clip or is it song. I hardly understand what he is saying but music is a universal language. You don’t have to understand the words to enjoy the song otherwise the discotheques would be empty. The young revelers who flock these dancehalls [...]

Rich v. Poor Country ICT Statistics and Charts Online

Monday, October 18, 2010

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Worldwide mobile, Internet and broadband data for 1998-2009 is now available online at: http://ict4dblog.wordpress.com/tag/ict4d-statistics/ Based on ITU data, this provides a compiled and cleaned-up spreadsheet of data; charts comparing technology penetration levels in countries grouped by income; ‘digital gap’ charts comparing richest vs. poorest countries; and ‘digital lag’ data showing how many years behind the [...]

Vacancy for Field Officers positions :FADECO Community Radio, Tanzania

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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Field officers advert- FADECO KARAGWE TANZANIA is a local media house in Tanzania, combining the services of a rural information tele-centre and modern/ traditional ICTs to catapult the speed of rural development. FADECO Radio is involved in dissemination of information for Development (ICT4D) in rural Tanzania and has as its core objective: local content generation, [...]