I am so impressed by your efforts.  This is a really great iniative you have set up here, and I am glad it has some momentum.  Thanks so much for the post.

I agree this is a great initiative!  May the combination of Web 2.0 and open source software take yo uto great heights!

Indeed, strengthning the social web in africa, is a big step. It will help african people to be aware on what happening to another nation and it will enhanced their knowledge. Good luck to the organization.

I would like to do something similar within the Capeverde Islands, it's the best way to ensure that Africa does not derail in the present climate.

I see this as such an important step in the development of Africa!  Great job!  Keep of the good work!!!!

I truly admire the efforts put in by the volunteers who are working for thiss project. Its a pride for humanity. Actually these kind of initiatives will bring down the difference between the developed and underdeveloping countries to a great extent and will help the under previlaged to get the better exposure.

kabissa is a great project... It will help third world countries workforce to be compitetive with the first world country. It will really help the countries citizens. <A href=http://www.hardysolar.com/solar-san-diego>san diego solar</A>

Hey thats an excellent intiative by the team... Actually these kind of initiatives will bring down the difference between the developed and underdeveloping countries to a great extent and will help the under previlaged to get the better exposure.

Thanks for sharing the info

I am not an expert but I think it is a good initiative, we hope that it will give good results

Hey thats an excellent work and concept intiated. I truly admire the efforts put in by the volunteers who are working for thiss project. Its a pride for humanity. Hats of to you.

 That was a great informative blog.

 Thanks for sharing

thanks,very useful and interesting post.

That is awesome. Glad to hear of some positive news.

Great Job!! a cause well worth the effort.

This sounds like an awesome project.  Does anyone have an update on its success?

This is an excellent project.  I am very impressed.  Technology has taken over and this seems to be a great starting point to bring people into the future.

I am not profficient enough to help directly but I will be employing some web gurus from CapeVerde in the not so distant future so maybe they can

I am extremely surprised to see how much great feedback is being given, but not only that how well the organisation is responding and willing to listen. You know, if the rest of the world was that easy how much better of a place would it of been, we finally have Obama, so let's see it might actually change a few things!

I am extremely surprised to see how much great feedback is being given, but not only that how well the organisation is responding and willing to listen. You know, if the rest of the world was that easy how much better of a place would it of been, we finally have Obama, so let's see it might actually change a few things! I agree that technology is forceful but you gotta keep up with some things I guess, health is always a benefit of it as well. 

What a fantastic project, congrats.

Great Job!! A cause thats well worth the time.

Its awesome and sound like a good project.

What a fantastic project, congrats.

This sounds like an awesome project.  Does anyone have an update on its success?

Good article, was pleasant to me.
It is written well, it is visible that the Author knows this theme.

What a fantastic project, congrats.

Africa is the continent less developed when it comes to informatics and internet. By training the residents into these two fields there can be created many working places by large companies looking to extend their business.
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Mary-Anne, link building division.

This project is a great idea, since you can't really help someone without having a good knowledge of his problems. I believe that the web 2.0 ambassadors will facilitate the communication of the RIGHT information, coming from the RIGHT people.

I love this amazing organization!

Kabissa, You've got my support forever!

Ghislain

We should support and vote for this project as it would eventually create a huge impact on Africa’s development and its people’s future.  However, this endeavor needs a huge amount for funding.  And that’s not easy to find these days.  I know a network wherein this project can be promoted and find support from sponsors. (They do not offer lending services) They will help you get the budget to start with…

Check out www.micro-capital.com. 

Good luck!

Rio

The Kabissa initiative is a most valuable one. There are hardly other organisations that seek to emancipate the mind of the African the way Kabissa does. All my support to Kabissa

Alo Fonkeng

TK Foundation, Limbe, Cameroon

Kim, Tobias, I just cast one of my votes for Kabissa and wish you the best of luck!

I also hope that as Kabissa expands its efforts on behalf of ICT for African organizations, and as the localization movement in Africa matures, that we can work together to help Web 2.0 speak more of the languages of Africa.

In the meantime, thanks for your ongoing support!

Don Osborn
Bisharat.net
PanAfriL10n.org

I'm proud to give this project one of my ten votes for the NetSquared Technology Innovation Fund.

--ivan (Anti-Genocide Community proposal)

Since a large part of the population in Africa is dependent on farming, which currently is often low tech, low input, low yields, low income, high risk. Farmers often lack information about markets (e.g. prices, demand, quality requirements) and on how to improve their way of managing crops and produce. May I point you to Farmer 2 Farmer Learning, a project I nominated, as an example of contents that could be used in your project for the development of services that could be of use to large part of the African people. By requesting fees from these farmers you may even improve the sustainability of your initiative, at least at the local level. Please feel free to contact me if/when you find Farmer 2 Farmer Learning interesting for your project.

Friendly greetings
Don Jansen

I really like how this isn't a top-down approach to change in Africa.  If you can actually have it work from the ground up, using your connections to those 900+ African organizations, this will be successful.

I hope that you're able to get the grants you need, this is a worthy project and affects such a great area. 

Since Kim is knee deep in NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference activities today, I updated the proposal to reflect Kim's simplified "Resource needs" that focus on social capital. I also dressed up the proposal somewhat by adding some formatting, a few nice images reflecting the important work of the grassroots groups we serve in Africa, and adding more substance to the project summary that appears on the project summary page.

As the resident Web 2.0 geek at Kabissa let me just also add that I am thoroughly excited to see this proposal up here and the "web 2.0 hype enabled" direction that it represents for us and the African civil society organizations in our network.

I can't wait to see what happens.

Best wishes,

Tobias

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Kabissa - Space for Change in Africa
http:/www.kabissa.org

I love how this project engages in and furthers the social capital and social power in the communities you serve. Instead of setting yourself up as the gatekeeper of social change, you're empowering the people -- who stand to benefit from greater democracy -- with greater access to democracy in self-organizing.

That said, you might want to look for a little more social capital than financial capital from the NetSquared community. Your budget may be perfectly reasonable, but it outstrips any grant I think you'll be able to get here. More fruitful may be to focus on the people and organizations with which you can collaborate to further the social web that you're building. In terms of financial support, maybe you could pick one particular aspect of the project that NetSquared could fund, and then seek out individuals at the conference who can help make that vision a reality.

A strong proposal, and I REALLY appreciate the approach of the organization -- I just think it might need a slightly narrower focus for the purposes of this fund.

--ivan (quixotic1.com/Genocide Intervention Network)