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Press: Free online ICT for development course for africa
2012-02-23 01:32
In an act of innovation, Voices of Africa Foundation with VIPP Systems have launched  an ...

A New Foundation Springs from an Old One!
2011-12-17 01:59
I used to write… I used to write and dance… I used to write and dance and sing… I used to write and dance and sing in ignorance. But somewhere along the way my voice became muffled, I lost my swagger, and my song was off key. Often I would stare at the walls of my bedroom in Nairobi and think to myself, “Where have “I...

The evolving Kenya/Somalia situation and my (incomplete) journey to Dadaab
2011-10-27 02:09
In 2009 I attempted to carry out the research component of my MSc in the refugee camps at Dadaab, having developed an intense interest in the situation there, during the course of my studies. Unfortunately, my plans to carry out livelihoods research in the camps were thwarted because the abduction of aid-workers had triggered tightened security. All e...

Dadaab Refugee Camp: Information and Communications Needs
2011-07-30 02:38
This blogpost serves to draw attention to a few of the many issues raised in a recent assessment of the communications and information needs of the population of Dadaab Refugee Camps, Northeastern Kenya. The needs assessment was published by ...


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