[Kictanet] ICTs-4-MDGs presentation

Fri Apr 15 17:34:38 EAT 2005

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

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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
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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

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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

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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)

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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 at arcc.or.ke or andrew at aitecafrica.com.

Once the way forward is discussed and agreed, we'll revert.

Best regards,
Shem, ARCC

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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
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