hi Brian, i would also be happy to publish it in our quarterly publication of GAP Matters Oscar Mwangi -------Original Message------- From: ANDREW KARANJA Date: 06/22/05 09:16:19 To: 'Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet' Subject: RE: [Kictanet] Msa report Hi Brian, I would also like to have it covered in our Computing Communications Africa Magazine and would appreciate if any one took photos I could borrow to carry with the article. Regards Andrew Karanja AITEC -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or ke] On Behalf Of James Nguo Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 3:58 PM To: 'Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet' Cc: Martin Karimi Subject: RE: [Kictanet] Msa report Thanks Brian, We are doing and OKN newsletter to circulate to partners involved in ICTs. It would be good for TESPOK to consider this newsletter as one of the channels. We will be happy to acknowledge this below the article with something like ' brief sponsored by TESPOK. How soon can we have this? Best regards James [James Nguo] -----Original Message----- From: Brian Longwe [mailto:cto@nbi.ispkenya.com] Sent: 21 June 2005 14:59 To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Msa report Agreed Muriuki, Some of us also have soft copies of the various group deliberations/reports that were presented in the plenary - and we should also be able to get the plenary input from some of the rapporteurs (maybe Grace Mutung'u?) This would add "meat" to the anecdotal input from participants. TESPOK is also considering serialising the reports in public newspapers to heighten awareness of ICTs and the importance of the policy and the work that the Ministry is doing. This should be discussed at the next KICTANet meeting. regards, Brian On 21 Jun 2005, at 09:35, Muriuki Mureithi wrote: Charles I am touched by the concern of my brother James . I believe he represents many others interested in the historical outcome at Msa. Can I suggest you make a draft on the Msa meeting - all the other members who were in msa will give inputs? I believe the meeting was historical and we need to document the event fully. If this has not been done, I suggest a structure as follows · Background and context - include opening statements , concerns and issues by the key stakeholders in the opening sessions, the historical perspective and events leading to msa · Cross cutting issues – opening statements and comments from the discussants as well as the floor · Group issues and recommendations – telecom working group, postal cross cutting, information technology, - under each working group discuss the composition and processes briefly · Final plenary – approvals of the workshop in all the sectors , any sticking points that were unresolved · Way forward – commitments made and timelines to move to implementation of the policy We owe to posterity to document the historical process. We also have a duty to adequately brief those we represented I would be happy to prepare a report on the perspective of the telecom-working group that I chaired Happy day Muriuki Mureithi From: kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or ke] On Behalf Of James Nguo Sent: 21 June 2005 09:07 To: 'Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet' Cc: Martin Karimi Subject: RE: [Kictanet] The Eastern Africa e-Goverment ConsultativeWorkshop28-29 June 2005 Dear ALL, Does anyone have a report on the deliberations of the Mombasa meeting. Please update James Nguo -----Original Message----- From: ANDREW KARANJA [mailto:andrew@aitecafrica.com] Sent: 20 June 2005 14:36 To: 'Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet' Subject: RE: [Kictanet] The Eastern Africa e-Goverment ConsultativeWorkshop28-29 June 2005 Dear Lizette, Please find attached information on the East Africa Regional e-Government Workshop. Regards Andrew -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or ke] On Behalf Of Lizette Kraft Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 2:50 PM To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet Subject: Re: [Kictanet] The Eastern Africa e-Goverment ConsultativeWorkshop28-29 June 2005 Hi Andrew, Didn't get the attachment forms. cheers Lizette At / À 02:29 PM 6/17/2005, Maureen Wangati wrote / a écrit: "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> Hi Andrew, Thanks for the information on the workshop below. I would appreciate if you d email me a list of invited participants including their contacts, countries and positions so that I can use this important opportunity to conduct some interviews with stakeholders on governments' progress of e-government ICT initiatives in the region, challenges and opportunities. This time I'd like to have the list as far in advance as possible, so that I can estimate the level of effort and not miss out on any important stakeholders. I plan to invite the workshop participants to take part in the interviews and send out a questionnaire in advance for them to review and complete if possible prior to or during the workshop. Let me know if you'd like me to prepare an evaluation form for the workshop which I will administer, analyze and report back to you and CATIA. I look forward to hearing from you soon, Thanks and best regards, Maureen Wang'ati CATIA Evaluation Team ----- Original Message ----- From: To: kictanet@kictanet.or.ke Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:05 AM Subject: [Kictanet] The Eastern Africa e-Goverment Consultative Workshop28-29 June 2005 Dear KICTANET Members, I would like to inform you that the Eastern Africa e-Government Consultative Workshop will take place on the 28-29 June 2005 at the Grand Regency Hotel. The Agenda for the meeting is to review the progress made since November 2004 when the first e-Government Workshop was held in Arusha, validate the East African e-Government Consultants report and set a way forward while taking cognizance of identified priority areas for the sub-region. So far 80 delegates have been invited to attend this stakeholder's consultative meeting from the following broad areas · Government Ministries and Agencies · Civil society · Private Sector · Special Interest Groups · Academia In addition to the members of the IWG, 45 participants from Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania from the states' Governments involved the e-Government strategy and implementation will be fully sponsored to attend. A small Exhibition will run along side the Workshop and will showcase some of the e-Government Solutions available in the market. I would like to invite KICTANET members to participate in this event by attending as workshop delegates; I will welcome and forward any presentation proposals for the Workshop to the East African Community e-Government Working Group for consideration. Please find attached the current Workshop Programme and Registration form. Regards Andrew Karanja AITEC Kenya _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet 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 Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. 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Hi Charles and All thanks for the response. I still think its important to have a report from KICATNET no matter how brief. What do others think? alice

Hi All,

As much as I appreciate Muriuki's guideline for the report, I must say it will take me ages due to pressure of other official duties. However, for starters, all of you get the summary article in Today's june 22nd wednesday nation, page 9 titled EXPERTS SET EYES ON TECHNOLOGY POLICY BY ABSALOM MUTERE.

Cheers,

Charles Nduati

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hi Brian, i would also be happy to publish it in our quarterly publication of GAP Matters

Oscar Mwangi

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From: ANDREW KARANJA Date: 06/22/05 09:16:19 To: 'Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet' Subject: RE: [Kictanet] Msa report

Hi Brian,

I would also like to have it covered in our Computing Communications Africa Magazine and would appreciate if any one took photos I could borrow to carry with the article.

Regards

Andrew Karanja AITEC

-----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or ke] On Behalf Of James Nguo Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 3:58 PM To: 'Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet' Cc: Martin Karimi Subject: RE: [Kictanet] Msa report

Thanks Brian, We are doing and OKN newsletter to circulate to partners involved in ICTs. It would be good for TESPOK to consider this newsletter as one of the channels. We will be happy to acknowledge this below the article with something like ' brief sponsored by TESPOK. How soon can we have this? Best regards

James

[James Nguo] -----Original Message----- From: Brian Longwe [mailto:cto@nbi.ispkenya.com] Sent: 21 June 2005 14:59 To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Msa report Agreed Muriuki,

Some of us also have soft copies of the various group deliberations/reports that were presented in the plenary - and we should also be able to get the plenary input from some of the rapporteurs (maybe Grace Mutung'u?)

This would add "meat" to the anecdotal input from participants.

TESPOK is also considering serialising the reports in public newspapers to heighten awareness of ICTs and the importance of the policy and the work that the Ministry is doing. This should be discussed at the next KICTANet meeting.

regards,

Brian

On 21 Jun 2005, at 09:35, Muriuki Mureithi wrote:

Charles I am touched by the concern of my brother James . I believe he represents many others interested in the historical outcome at Msa. Can I suggest you make a draft on the Msa meeting - all the other members who were in msa will give inputs? I believe the meeting was historical and we need to document the event fully. If this has not been done, I suggest a structure as follows · Background and context - include opening statements , concerns and issues by the key stakeholders in the opening sessions, the historical perspective and events leading to msa · Cross cutting issues – opening statements and comments from the discussants as well as the floor · Group issues and recommendations – telecom working group, postal cross cutting, information technology, - under each working group discuss the composition and processes briefly · Final plenary – approvals of the workshop in all the sectors , any sticking points that were unresolved · Way forward – commitments made and timelines to move to implementation of the policy We owe to posterity to document the historical process. We also have a duty to adequately brief those we represented I would be happy to prepare a report on the perspective of the telecom-working group that I chaired Happy day Muriuki Mureithi

From: kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or ke] On Behalf Of James Nguo Sent: 21 June 2005 09:07 To: 'Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet' Cc: Martin Karimi Subject: RE: [Kictanet] The Eastern Africa e-Goverment ConsultativeWorkshop28-29 June 2005 Dear ALL, Does anyone have a report on the deliberations of the Mombasa meeting. Please update James Nguo -----Original Message----- From: ANDREW KARANJA [mailto:andrew@aitecafrica.com] Sent: 20 June 2005 14:36 To: 'Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet' Subject: RE: [Kictanet] The Eastern Africa e-Goverment ConsultativeWorkshop28-29 June 2005 Dear Lizette, Please find attached information on the East Africa Regional e-Government Workshop. Regards Andrew -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces@kictanet.or ke] On Behalf Of Lizette Kraft Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 2:50 PM To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet Subject: Re: [Kictanet] The Eastern Africa e-Goverment ConsultativeWorkshop28-29 June 2005 Hi Andrew,

Didn't get the attachment forms.

cheers Lizette

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Thanks for the information on the workshop below. I would appreciate if you d email me a list of invited participants including their contacts, countries and positions so that I can use this important opportunity to conduct some interviews with stakeholders on governments' progress of e-government ICT initiatives in the region, challenges and opportunities. This time I'd like to have the list as far in advance as possible, so that I can estimate the level of effort and not miss out on any important stakeholders. I plan to invite the workshop participants to take part in the interviews and send out a questionnaire in advance for them to review and complete if possible prior to or during the workshop. Let me know if you'd like me to prepare an evaluation form for the workshop === message truncated ===>

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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 PCcalling worldwide with voicemail

Maybe if the white band cost about 1,000/= and the money was put directly into a fund towards a poverty alleviation strategy. But personally I don't see how the wearing band will help.... at least not here in Kenya Brian On 2 Jul 2005, at 11:34, Maureen Wangati wrote:

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

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Oxfam International Youth Parliament (OIYP) Action Partner

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Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS East Africa Focal Point

XVI International AIDS Conference Scientific Programme Committee Member: Track A

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Agreed, also we'd better ensure that these bands are bio-degradable and disposed of properly for those who choose to wear them for whatever cause! ----- Original Message ----- From: <alice@apc.org> To: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet@kictanet.or.ke> Cc: "Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet" <kictanet@kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 2:47 AM Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Today is White Band Day. Make Poverty History!

White Bands, pink ribbon, yellow bands- I guess all are an attempts to create awareness and call to action. But have they worked? Maybe in some cases, the red ribbon and HIV/AIDs but agree instead of spending money buying bands let's put it to good use. alice

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Maybe if the white band cost about 1,000/= and the money was put directly into a fund towards a poverty alleviation strategy. But personally I don't see how the wearing band will help.... at least not here in Kenya

Brian

On 2 Jul 2005, at 11:34, Maureen Wangati wrote:

...

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

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Oxfam International Youth Parliament (OIYP) Action Partner

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If I might add, Education is the key for all and only then will we have the valuable knowledge to know, why we need to have a good environment, infrastructure etc. Why it is important to protect what we have for the future of our children and the next generations to come. Then we can be self sufficient and keep out of debt and use our resources intelligently. The need to assist our children to have access to higher levels of education is so necessary. It seems that only the very few get this privilege!!! So the monies can be spent on giving more higher learning opportunities to our children to gain the necessary skills to then take over and lead the country to higher levels. The focus seems to be only at primary and secondary stage and then...................... no monies and the majority end up lost. Of course ICT is now the door to this!!!!! (Just a thought) Lizette At / À 10:56 AM 7/3/2005, Maureen Wangati wrote / a écrit:

Yes, money is good especially if it's put to good use like training and skill impartation, job creation, providing business opportunities and creating a secure and conducive environment for business. I believe teach a man or woman to fish, and that will impact positively on poverty reduction and subsequently, hunger, disease, child mortality among other problems. Of course all this and each person's serious renewed commitment to the war against corruption will help our African countries get out of the debt situation more quickly and get back our looted billions! ----- Original Message ----- From: <mailto:cto@nbi.ispkenya.com>Brian Longwe To: <mailto:kictanet@kictanet.or.ke>Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Today is White Band Day. Make Poverty History!

Maybe if the white band cost about 1,000/= and the money was put directly into a fund towards a poverty alleviation strategy. But personally I don't see how the wearing band will help.... at least not here in Kenya

Brian

On 2 Jul 2005, at 11:34, Maureen Wangati wrote:

...

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: <mailto:constancegeorgina@yahoo.co.uk>constance georgina To: <mailto:kictanet@kictanet.or.ke>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. <http://www.whiteband.org/>www.whiteband.org, www.makepovertyhistory.org Kindest Regards Connie

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Thanks for the tip Tony, will be listening in! ----- Original Message ----- From: TONY WAFULA To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Today is White Band Day. Make Poverty History! In total agreement with you. But are we really poor? Our pockets might be empty but i suppose (could be wrong) we are not that intellectually poor. Ideas abound but still we have to turn to the West to make them a reality. Its called the culture of dependence.Or is it the power of the buck? I think we need to start at this point. Killing this culture. It starts at our institutions of learning with the right education.But not when we are taking ages to revise our educational curriculums to reflect the needs of our country. Pss... speaking of information, Walu and i will be on radio Waumini 88.5fm tomorrow morning from 10.30am taking a look at the draft ICT policy and its importance especially to mwananchi .Its our contribution to disseminating information about the same. Lizette Kraft <lkraft@idrc.or.ke> wrote: If I might add, Education is the key for all and only then will we have the valuable knowledge to know, why we need to have a good environment, infrastructure etc. Why it is important to protect what we have for the future of our children and the next generations to come. Then we can be self sufficient and keep out of debt and use our resources intelligently. The need to assist our children to have access to higher levels of education is so necessary. It seems that only the very few get this privilege!!! So the monies can be spent on giving more higher learning opportunities to our children to gain the necessary skills to then take over and lead the country to higher levels. The focus seems to be only at primary and secondary stage and then...................... no monies and the majority end up lost. Of course ICT is now the door to this!!!!! (Just a thought) Lizette At / À 10:56 AM 7/3/2005, Maureen Wangati wrote / a écrit: Yes, money is good especially if it's put to good use like training and skill impartation, job creation, providing business opportunities and creating a secure and conducive environment for business. I believe teach a man or woman to fish, and that will impact positively on poverty reduction and subsequently, hunger, disease, child mortality among other problems. Of course all this and each person's serious renewed commitment to the war against corruption will help our African countries get out of the debt situation more quickly and get back our looted billions! ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Longwe To: Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Today is White Band Day. Make Poverty History! Maybe if the white band cost about 1,000/= and the money was put directly into a fund towards a poverty alleviation strategy. But personally I don't see how the wearing band will help.... at least not here in Kenya Brian On 2 Jul 2005, at 11:34, Maureen Wangati wrote: 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! 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