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Location, Location, Location …. From Your Mobile to the Map
Crossposted from pradical.org by Doug Ragan, Senior Associate I have been struggling to get my head around Ushahidi, Swahili for “witness” or “testimony.” I knew it was created during the post-election violence in Kenya in early 2008. I had many … Continue reading
What happened in South Africa shouldn’t just stay in South Africa
cross-posted from pradical.org The following is a guest blog from Kevina Power who currently works for UNDP in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Back a few year ago Kevina was the senior coordinator for the youth program for the World Urban Forum … Continue reading
Tagged Addis Ababa, africa, Development, Hip Hop, kenya, nairobi, pradical, South Africa, World Urban Forum, youth, youth-led
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Framing Our World – A Photo Collage
Cross-posted from pradical.org This is a photo collage done for the World Urban Forum in Vancouver in 2006. The photos are part of a larger exhibition focused on youth perspective on the urban environment. The photos exhibition was mounted by … Continue reading
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High touch/Low Tech – On the Front line with Map Kibera
Cross posted with Pradical.org Community Mapping has always been quite an amazing tool – it localizes knowledge, draws on the “mappers” personal and community experiences, identifies interconnectedness – all this coming together and increasing social capital (if you are interested … Continue reading
Nairobi Notebook 2: The Sustainability of Good Works
Cross posted from pradical.org Nairobi Notebook NOTE: I had a wonderful lunch when i was in Nairobi with some of the people from the Map Kibera project (you can read my previous blog on this here, or go to their … Continue reading
Tagged kenya, kibera, map kibera, mapping, nairobi, openstreetmaps, un-habitat
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The time is now … Digital Revolution Sweeping Africa
Cross posted at pradical.org When there is an increase in broadband speed in the North America, we can download more episodes of our favorite TV show (mine is 30 rock); when broadband speed increases in Africa, millions more people get … Continue reading
Of Graffiti, Youth and Space #2 – Favela Painting
Cross posted from Pradical.org Favela Painting is a graffiti program initiated by artists Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn. In 2005 they started a project focused on bringing works of art to unexpected places such as the slums of Rio. Their … Continue reading
The Demographic Divide: Are Youth the Angels or the Demons of the New Millenium
The Globe and Mail (Canada) ran a special edition on Africa which touched on the issues and importance of youth, but they missed the opportunity to put the issues into global context and look at next steps. The following is … Continue reading
Tagged @globeandmail, africa, demographics, Development, youth, youth-led
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For 7 Generations .. or at least until the next disaster
cross-posted from the Practical Radical It never ceases to amaze me how we work to implement long-term planning, slowly moving step by step forward, yet seemingly for an instant we let our eye off the ball and end up four … Continue reading
Higher education will play a catalytic role in Africa
cross-posted from the Practical Radical The State of the Urban Youth Report that was launched at the WUF in Rio clearly states that education is the key to leveling the playing field for youth in the developing world. What we … Continue reading
Tagged africa, education, urban, youth
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