[Kictanet] Today is White Band Day. Make Poverty History!

Mon Jul 4 14:13:10 EAT 2005

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 at nbi.ispkenya.com>Brian Longwe
>To: <mailto:kictanet at 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 at yahoo.co.uk>constance georgina
>>To: <mailto:kictanet at 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
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