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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear All,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm posting this info here (below) because we
have a number of Kenyan and African project partners in Global Voices and
Rising Voices, including the youth development nonprofit REPACTED (<A
href="http://www.repacted.org">www.repacted.org</A>) and our chat moderators,
Serina Kalande and Daudi Were. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We have found some highly valuable Kenyan blogs
about HIV/AIDS, and would love to find more such blogs and bloggers in Kenya and
Africa. Please be in touch with any information or interest in this
project!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks and best blogging wishes, Janet</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Friends,<BR> <BR>This Valentine's Day (February 14), Global
Voices--a leading participatory media news room for voices from the developing
world--will be launching a <A
href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/02/11/on-valentines-teach-someone-you-love-to-blog-or-micro-blog/"
target=_blank>campaign</A> called "Teach Someone You Love to <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog" target=_blank>Blog</A> or <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-blogging"
target=_blank>Micro-Blog</A>." Please participate in this exciting project
by following the simple steps on this post:
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<DIV><A
href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/02/11/on-valentines-teach-someone-you-love-to-blog-or-micro-blog/"
target=_blank>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/02/11/on-valentines-teach-someone-you-love-to-blog-or-micro-blog/</A><BR> <BR>Global
Voices and its outreach arm, Rising Voices, are at the forefront of
citizen-journalism activities related to issues such as health, development, and
ICTs. This "teach-in" marks the start of a series of health-related activities
specifically focusing on HIV/AIDS.</DIV>
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<DIV>A "Blogging Positively Guide," now in the works, will provide valuable
advice on how to blog to address HIV/AIDS issues. We are looking for help to
create the Guide and/or to give feedback, so those interested in or already
blogging about the pandemic are encouraged to participate. People living with or
affected by HIV/AIDS are especially encouraged to become involved.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A global interactive map--with entries about
HIV/AIDS-related blogs and bloggers who write on that theme--is being created,
and we hope you will send information to add to our growing list!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>A "Blogging Positively" chat, intended as an ongoing discussion about
blogging to address HIV/AIDS, is scheduled for <B>February 27,
2009</B> at the following times: 9 a.m. New York, 2 p.m. London, 5 p.m.
Nairobi. This chat will build on the insights shared during the highly
successful World AIDS Day chat, held on December 3, 2008. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The chat will be held at<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A
href="http://www.worknets.org/chat">www.worknets.org/chat</A>. There may
be several chatrooms available for different languages. </FONT>Login using
your name and elect the room you want to join by clicking "enter." Once in the
room, select a font color on the left side of the screen, then join the
chat.<BR><BR>For more information, visit the <A
href="http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/" target=_blank>Rising
Voices</A> website and join the <A
href="mailto:rv-positively-subscribe@googlegroups.com" target=_blank>Blogging
Positively forum</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV>To contact someone involved in the Blogging Positively project,
email <A href="mailto:kaippg@earthlink.net" target=_blank>Janet
Feldman</A> (Blogging Positively Guide Coordinator), <A
href="mailto:juhiebhatia@gmail.com" target=_blank>Juhie Bhatia</A> (Global
Voices Public Health Editor), <A href="mailto:solana.larsen@gmail.com"
target=_blank>Solana Larsen</A> (Global Voices Managing Editor). To
contact the chat moderators, write to Serina Kalande (<FONT size=1><A
href="mailto:serina.kalande@gmail.com">serina.kalande@gmail.com</A>) and/or
Daudi Were (<FONT size=1><A
href="mailto:daudi.were@gmail.com">daudi.were@gmail.com</A>).</FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>