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Vacancy for Field Officers positions :FADECO Community Radio, Tanzania

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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, [...]

Women Pulling Out of the Technological Gap

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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When she gets up in the morning, Ghadeer Malek, a young Palestinian feminist activist, checks her Facebook page to keep up on new developments and messages linked to her work. Her daily routine illustrates a growing trend among young women, who are turning more and more to the latest technological tools, although that use is [...]

South Africa: Privacy and domestic violence online and off

Friday, September 3, 2010

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JOHANNESBURG (Esther Nasikye and Sally-Jean Shackleton for GenderIT.org) While women’s rights activists have been at the forefront of making the private crimes that occur at home – domestic violence, marital rape – public, new technologies are making the private public in ways that disenfranchise, alienate and violate women. ChangeWaves’Esther Nasikye and Sally-Jean Shackleton (WomensNet) explore [...]

A freaky welcome to South Africa

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

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First was a loud cry. Then a gun shot that was followed by desperate screams that seemed from a woman begging for mercy but in a language I don’t understand. Time check, 4:10 am. The voices of the men then grew louder and louder also speaking a language I don’t understand. Just then, I remembered, [...]

World Cup African Style

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

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In about two hours time, all eyes around the world will turn to Africa as we witness the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. We celebrate this outstanding leadership action demonstrated by South Africa’s successful bid to host the World Cup in Africa for the very first time. This is a momentous day [...]

Funding Opportunity for Prevention of Gender-based violence

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

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Funding opportunity for Prevention of Gender-based violence projects Deadline: 1 July 2010 Global The US State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) is requesting proposals from organizations to implement projects on prevention of gender-based violence…[more] Freedom to Create Prize Deadline: 15 August 2010 All Countries Individuals from any part of the world or [...]

Conquering our fears

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

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One of my greatest fears is traveling on water. I always tell people close to my heart that I travel “over water and not on water.” Many times I have foregone promises of wonderful weekends with girlfriends on certain islands because of this fear. Never mind I know how to swim. But June 4th 2010, [...]

Researching Internet: Where to Start & New Ideas

Monday, March 29, 2010

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This is an informative piece that I thought I could share with people interested in ICT4D and telecentres for that matter. It is a piece posted by Sienna Miller to the Youthink blog on the World Bank website. Sienna has been doing research on traditional telecenter sustainability. She makes some interesting observations. I have spent [...]

Intimate partner violence and ICTs

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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A woman is at more risk in places where she is supposed to feel safe and with people she is supposed to trust the most. The story of a 26 year old Brenda Karamuzi, who was allegedly murdered by her lover and thrown in a septic tank is still fresh in many a Ugandan’s mind. [...]

Africa needs strong ICT policies

Monday, January 11, 2010

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I literally stumbled upon this interesting article that highlights the need for strong ICT policies in Africa. The writer notes that this will help African countries either become an integral part of the global knowledge economy or find themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide. Publishing scientific findings and accessing the research of [...]