You're right: with a champion everything is possible; without one nothing is. We hope we'll find one in the Rotary world... but even the finding of the champion takes time and energy! With our teambuilding centre. The DEPOT, we are making some headway through the CSR route, as a way of leveraging/replicating a proven approach. Regards Mike Eldon "Brightwater" <brightwater@afri caonline.co.ke> To <meldon@symphony.co.ke> 04/13/2005 04:13 cc PM <andrew@aitecafrica.com>, "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet@kictanet.or.ke>, <povertyreduction@arcc.or.ke>, <twillard@iisd.ca>, <evelynmungai@evelyncol.com> Subject RE: [Kictanet] ICTs-4-MDGs presentation My recent experience with setting up Starehe Girls' Centre is that one needs a champion for a project such as this. In your case you initiated Cura and then had a group from the Rotary and the community to move it forward. In the case of SGC we have had Dr. Eddah Gachukia leading a number of us - mainly "girls" that work on a pro bono basis. This group split into committees, takes responsibility for moving decisions on planning, fundraising, recruitment etc forward. Our experience is that Corporate bodies are willing to engage with such initiatives but prefer to take "chunks" that are aligned to their own stated CSR areas or core business If one takes this approach and as long as it is seen as genuine the corp. fraternity seems happy to engage. Regards Bella -----Original Message----- From: meldon@symphony.co.ke [mailto:meldon@symphony.co.ke] Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 3:07 PM To: Brightwater Cc: andrew@aitecafrica.com; Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet; kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or.ke; povertyreduction@arcc.or.ke; twillard@iisd.ca; evelynmungai@evelyncol.com Subject: RE: [Kictanet] ICTs-4-MDGs presentation Dear Bella Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Any thoughts on how replication can be moved forward? (Given that our resources are stretched enough in Cura itself!) Regards Mike "Brightwater" <brightwater@afr icaonline.co.ke> To <meldon@symphony.co.ke>, "Kenya ICT 04/13/2005 02:45 Policy - kictanet" PM <kictanet@kictanet.or.ke>, <andrew@aitecafrica.com> cc "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet@kictanet.or.ke>, <kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or.ke>, <povertyreduction@arcc.or.ke>, <twillard@iisd.ca> Subject RE: [Kictanet] ICTs-4-MDGs presentation Dear Mike, Thank you for sharing the Cura experience with all of us. On paper with the additional details it is even more impressive. It is interesting to note how ICT has been used as the entry point here and from where the rest of other initiatives flow. It is definitely sellable as a CSR model. All the Best Bella -----Original Message----- From: meldon@symphony.co.ke [mailto:meldon@symphony.co.ke] Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 1:52 PM To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet; andrew@aitecafrica.com Cc: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet; kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or.ke; povertyreduction@arcc.or.ke; twillard@iisd.ca Subject: RE: [Kictanet] ICTs-4-MDGs presentation Andrew I decided to write a slightly expanded version of the comments I made yesterday on my experience with the Cura Community Project and its implications for policy. Here's the attachment. Regards Mike Eldon (See attached file: Cura poverty reduction and ICTs.doc) "Shem Ochuodho" <shem@arcc.or.ke> Sent by: To kictanet-bounces@ "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" kictanet.or.ke <kictanet@kictanet.or.ke> cc twillard@iisd.ca, 04/12/2005 10:55 povertyreduction@arcc.or.ke PM Subject RE: [Kictanet] ICTs-4-MDGs presentation Please respond to Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet@kictane t.or.ke> Hello Ndugu Wainaina and Other Presenters accessible on this list: Many thanks for very stimulating presentation. It would help if other presenters also forwarded soft copies of their presentations to either cliff@arcc.or.ke or andrew@aitecafrica.com. Once the way forward is discussed and agreed, we'll revert. Best regards, Shem, ARCC -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or.ke]On Behalf Of Wainaina Mungai Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 3:54 PM To: kictanet@kictanet.or.ke Cc: twillard@iisd.ca Subject: [Kictanet] ICTs-4-MDGs presentation Attached is the presentation I made today at the "Poverty Reduction and ICT Workshop"....linking sustainable development concepts to the ICTs/Information Society. It was a quick review...so comments are very welcome. Regards, Wainaina -- Technical Coordinator, OKN Mobile Tel: +254-20-316800 Fax: +254-20-241920 http://www.oneworld.net http://www.openknowledge.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet