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Dear All,

I thought you might be interested in this workshop/conference that
Fahamu is developing on the use of mobile technology in Africa. Please
let us know if you are interested, feel free to pass the information on
to your networks and do let us know if you know of any interesting
mobile technology initiatives in your country or region. Please reply to
fahamumobile at gmail.com and not to the list.

Best,

Patrick

Patrick Burnett
Contributing Editor
Fahamu
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Mobile phones for social justice: Calls for expressions of interest
Fahamu www.fahamu.org

Mobile phone technologies have taken Africa by storm. The technology has
raised new possibilities for activism by human rights and social justice
organisations and for service delivery in fields such as health care,
banking and agricultural information.

In 2007, Fahamu and Tactical Tech will hold a conference in Nairobi,
Kenya, that will aim to enable those using mobile phone technologies in
activism or service delivery work to exchange their experiences of using
the technology in the African context and plan strategies to support
their work. The conference will explore areas related to the use of
mobile technology in the African context, future trends, best practice
and available tools and resources.

The conference will establish an African regional network of those who
use mobile phone technologies and facilitate an ongoing support network.
The meeting will also lead to the development of a toolkit on mobile
phones put together by an international team of practitioners with
relevant expertise.

As part of the development of this initiative, Fahamu is conducting
research to consult widely and involve as many interested parties as
possible in the network and 2007 conference.

Fahamu would like to hear from you if you have:

- Used, are currently using, or planning to use, mobile phone 
technology in human rights and social justice work in Africa;
- Used or are currently using mobile phones in service delivery
work in 
Africa;
- Developed or are in the process of developing technologies
related to 
mobile phones;
- Plan to use mobile phone technologies in the future in Africa.

Interested individuals and organisations are asked to send an expression
of interest not longer than one page to fahamumobile at gmail.com with the
following information:

- Name of organisation or individual
- Contact Details
- Country
- Nature of past, existing or planned work involving mobile
technology, 
including a description of the project, the problem it sought to address
and its successes or failures. Alternatively, we would welcome seeing
any reports you may have produced (any such information will be treated
confidentially if that is your preference).

If you would like to discuss this on the phone (preferably using
something like Skype) please let us know.

It is envisaged that the conference will be held in May 2007. Funds will
be available for travel, accommodation and limited expenses of invited
participants.

Further information about Fahamu can be found at www.fahamu.org and
www.pambazuka.org

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