End world hunger now
Posted on | August 18, 2010 | 1 Comment
There are more hungry people in the world than ever before, with a historic high of over one billion undernourished people. A majority are rural poor living in developing countries.
Lack of food is not the problem – poverty is. Natural disasters, gender inequality, conflict, lack of access to land for the world’s poor, economic crises, and the use of natural resources in a non-sustainable way are some other important factors. Sharing a vision of a world without hunger is the first step. Take a stand by signing this petition, and put pressure on politicians to end hunger, no matter where in the world you are.
Source: 1billionhungry
Written by Fanny Johansson
Habari Ya Kenya!
Posted on | August 17, 2010 | 2 Comments
Anne Kagiri is working for eCap Kenya and MKFC in Kenya. This presentation is from her trip to visit schools and communities in Sololo in Kenya.
I managed to talked to some women groups (quite willing to participate) the Local leaders ( to try and influence people especially the men and Youth ) the sister at the mission Hospital ( Promised to attend and send her staff along ) and Head Teachers. Leaders, teachers, women and the youth are a very important group to address and get on board. It feels like those were the right people to talk to.
The biggest challenge would be Power. The only two places with adequate power is the mission hospital and one Primary school. ( Both use solar Panels)
Given the geographical position of sololo, it would have been a surprise that there is sufficient on grid electricity.
The challenge of electricity is also an opportunity, which can work in fever of eCAP. To bring ideas that can contribute in bringing change to the locals, whether be in elearning, CAP methods or other entrepreneur activities.
We could use safaricom modems for Internet connection, I was using my safaricom line for my mobile phone and it worked pretty good. In the school they told me they use Telkom wireless but my orange that is a Telkom partner was not working. It is a good sign that there is a network that works well there making communication a possibility. The workshops can be held in schools the head teachers were cooperative and said they would participate. There is also the catholic women’s hall ( I didn’t meet the Chairperson but I could ask if it is available).
I was told in the past some organizations paid people to attended their seminars. They also gave them allowances like bus fare ( don’t know for what because I never any local buses except those going to Moyale ) snacks and lunch. This has given people a bad mentality. ( not only in sololo ) but in many parts of Kenya that they can only attend seminars or workshops if they are paid.
The funny is that UNICEF had a health campaign here, where they paid the Traditional midwifes 100 shs if they refered any pregnant mothers to the hospital and it didn’t work, yet the traditional midwifes are giving their services free. This was a good opportunity for them to earn money and offer the mothers proper healthcare by referring them to the hospitals
That is indeed another challenge and changing this attitude is usually difficult but i trust that evenif a few attended, the truth will grow with them because the approach which MKFC/eCAP uses has been working all along.
Immigration, citizenship and education for global responsibility
Posted on | August 16, 2010 | 3 Comments
MKFC EducationFinder in Finland wants to advocate LifeLong Learning and Building Bridges to Share Awareness.
Sharing Awareness needs two parts – our actions in authentic environment actions have two partners who have something to bring for input and something to develop.
Lessons we learnt since 1990 is that The Wisdom of the Crowds makes Changes for Good happen.
Join MKFC and Eva Kagiri when she has a story to tell.
Eva Kagiri is working in MKFC Helsinki College and started activities in Kenya. Her description in the workshop is one of good histories from diasporas. Eva and her followers need support from all of us, ordinary people, governments, European Union, NGOs, microfinance institutions etc to get funding and make the changes sustainable.
Sharing Awareness puts Teacher Training in Service. It means that learning happens in schools. The theory is online and creating a global ICT4D environment to the local reality. The method itself combines local environment straight ahead and adds the best global practices that can be used in the whole school directly.
Immigration, citizenship and education for global responsibility
Global responsibility presupposes equal participation of citizens. This being said, the workshop focuses on research on citizenship education contents and performance. If educated in citizenship, individuals are capable of contributing to sustainable development, which, in turn, emanates in democratic working methods and attitudes. Thereby citizenship education is an ideological project – not only aiming at providing young people (and teachers) in Europe with necessary competences for a life in a multicultural and global world. It is also a means to lay the ground for a sense of community and collective identity within the European Union.
Citizenship education is not merely about transferring values and attitudes via the national school system, but about transforming them so that they harmonize with supranational ideological goals. Still, schools in different countries operate under institutional logics, some with contradictory or conflicting demands for educational continuity and change, national pride and global responsibility or how ‘to think globally and act locally’. In short: how does one move from political rhetoric to pedagogical practice?
Here is description about workshop where Eva likes to speak
Tags: citizenship > Education for All > Eva Kagiri > global > Immigration > Kenya
Kenya and Microsoft to put all schools online
Posted on | August 12, 2010 | No Comments
ITNews Africa are reporting that Microsoft will start implementing programs that will enable all schools in Kenya to be online together with the Ministry of Education.
“Students will in future able to study online by using this new curriculum that we will have installed in their respective schools. Government will also save on costs of buying text books and also avoid scams like the recent one of money being misused at the Ministry of Education” said Matunga.
He also said the government was making efforts to ensure that all teachers were ICT compliant by ensuring all the Teachers Training Colleges were equipped with the latest technology and online.
There seems to be two different tracks going on in Africa, companies investing and governments get tied up using industry standards or what should perhaps be a better alternative, open source development for everyone to develop and share. And what about Teacher Training?
What do you think?
Social media plays increasingly important role during emergencies
Posted on | August 11, 2010 | No Comments
According to a recent report by the American Red Cross, people are increasingly using social media to get (and share) information in situations of emergency.
In a summary of the Red Cross study, the ReadWriteWeb blog reports that many internet users have used or would use social media to seek help for themselves or others in the event of disaster. According to the study, Facebook is the most widely used channel for sharing eywitness information on an emergency and among the respondents, almost half would use social media during an emergency to let family and friends know that they’re safe. 69% of respondents argued that they believe the Red Cross and other relief agencies should monitor online social media in order to be able to send the right kind of help quickly and efficiently.
The entire report can be found here.
Written by Fanny Johansson
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