[kictanet] #GivingTuesday

[Mildred Achoch]

Dear Magdalene,

Well done and noted. What is the Twitter handle and Facebook page?

Regards,
Mildred.

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Magdalene Kariuki via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Dear fellow listers,
> I hope that this email finds you well!
>
> Did you know that today is #GivingTuesday? This is a follow up to
> #BlackFriday which was started to get people into the Christmas spirit of
> supporting the less fortunate in our communities.
> Why do I bring this up? I am a lister that is particularly passionate
> about leveraging ICT for Development (ICT4D).  In relation to this I'm a
> member of the Rotary Club of Muthaiga and we are currently running a
> campaign to collect 20 tonnes of food estimated at Kes. 3.5M by 12th
> December to take to Turkana.
> We have been running a water and community livelihoods programme in
> Turkana for the last 4 years with great success. Unfortunately due to
> delayed minimal rainfall people living in Liwan and Lobur especially are
> the most affected and are facing death by starvation.
> We have therefore started a mitigation campaign to collect and transport
> food to the people of Turkana on/ thereabout 12th December 2016.
> I am therefore appealing to all of us/ our companies to please help us get
> to our target by either donating food or cash; tweeting/ using our social
> media platforms to generate awareness or linking us to any individuals or
> companies interested in partnering with us.
> For food donations, dry food stuffs are preferred eg unga; rice; lentils
> etc. Transport to collect the food can be organised for free at your
> convenience. If possible you please drop it at Mayfair hotel/ Southern Sun
> westlands on Mondays at 6-7:30 pm which is when we meet and you'll get to
> meet us and hear more about the campaign.
> For social media engagement we are using the hash tags #skipamealforTurkana
> #dontwaittocountthebodies
>
> Your consideration on the matter is highly appreciated!
>
> Best,
> Magdalene Kariuki.
>


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