Sorry but I have to ask a question here, good intentions I guess, but how exactly does wearing a white or whatever colour band impact on poverty? Can we get more practical here?? Can we all agree to do something tangible to alleviate poverty in our own way or as a group....like increase access to ICTs for rural and urban poor in Africa? ----- Original Message ----- From: constance georgina To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 6:15 PM Subject: [Kictanet] Today is White Band Day. Make Poverty History! Every single day, 30,000 children are dying as a result of extreme poverty. "2005 is a year of great opportunity and we can really do something to change the world and make it a better place. The time has come to stop talking and start taking some action. If everyone who wants to see an end to poverty, hunger and suffering speaks out then the noise will be deafening. Politicians will have to listen" Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Next week the G8 Summit will take place in Gleneagles Scotland. Promises have been made to put poverty at the top of the agenda. This is our opportunity to make sure our voices are heard by the world leaders who have the power to cancel debt, deliver more and better aid, and change unfair trade rules and practices. Along with millions of others around the world, I am wearing a white band to remind them of what they must do and waiting to see if they deliver. Now is the time. Please do not squander this moment. Join Us! The Global Call to Action Against Poverty is a worldwide alliance committed to forcing world leaders to live up to their promises, and to make a breakthrough on poverty in 2005. A simple white band is the symbol of the campaign, by wearing one you are part of a unique worldwide effort in 2005 to end extreme poverty-you're saying that its time to stop the deaths of more than 200,000 people every single week from preventable diseases. www.whiteband.org, www.makepovertyhistory.org Kindest Regards Connie Constance Georgina Khaendi Walyaro Citron Wood President Oxfam International Youth Parliament (OIYP) Action Partner UNOY Peacebuilders Affiliate Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS East Africa Focal Point XVI International AIDS Conference Scientific Programme Committee Member: Track A WSIS National Taskforce: Kenya Youth Representative 'youth building a peaceful, equitable and sustainable world' OIYP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.7 - Release Date: 2/10/2005 Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.7 - Release Date: 2/10/2005