FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Project Diaspora Presents VIA: VILLAGES IN ACTION CONFERENCE sponsored by Business Fights Poverty and Orange Uganda. Project Diaspora is dedicated to change perceptions about the poor by building a platform whereby the voices…
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TEDxPoor is dead: Long live Villages in Action
November 1, 2010 Events & Conferences International DevelopmentOn Saturday, November 27, the microphone will be mounted stage center in this little quaint village. We welcome the world to join us in a frank discussion on the state of poor. We’ll discuss the MDGs…
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Press Release: Updates on First African Innovation & Entrepreneurship Conference (Lagos, Nigeria)
September 16, 2010 Events & Conferences newsThe Adwuma Mbomu Project Team (“AM”), which operates under the auspices of Project Diaspora (PD), as a partnership with PD’s West Africa Partner & business incubator, LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited (LAPL), is pleased to announce the…
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Africa 3.0: Technology and Media in Africa
July 10, 2010 Appearances Events & Conferences technologyAfrica 3.0: Technology and Media in Africa View more presentations from TMS Ruge. In June 2010, I had the pleasure of presenting at Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media (GFEM)’s first Conversation. My task was to…
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DiasporaCamp DC 2010 to focus on financial innovations for African SMEs
July 9, 2010 Diaspora at work Events & Conferences newsOn July 25, 2009, about 80 young Africans and people interested in Africa congregated in Washington, DC for BarCamp Diaspora ’09 to exchange ideas on entrepreneurship, innovation and development under the theme “Investing our talent where…
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3rd EAC Investment Conference, April 27 – 30; Kampala, Uganda
April 7, 2010 Events & Conferences UgandaThe EAC is kicking off the 3rd installment of the Investment Conference, to be held in Kampala, Uganda. The last edition, which I had the pleasure to attend in Kigali was quite interesting. This year’s installment…
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‘Africa 3.0: A look at the future of a connected Africa’ at SXSW Interactive 2010 in Austin, TX
December 1, 2009 Diaspora at work Events & ConferencesThis just in, my talk submitted for SXSW Interactive 2010, Africa 3.0: A Look at the Future of a Connected Africa, has been accepted. If you were looking for a good reason to attend the interactive…
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Uganda Investment Authority presents ‘Home is the Best III’ Diaspora Summit
November 30, 2009 Economy Events & Conferences UgandaIt is a common practice that many Ugandans in the Diaspora trek home to cerebrate the Christmas festivals with the families. Therefore this year’s Conference code named “Home is the Best Summit -3” will be held…
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Podcast: PD Catches up with the BarCampAfricaUK Organizers
November 2, 2009 Events & Conferences International Development technologyYesterday I got a chance to talk to the team behind the upcoming BarCampAfricaUK [ SOLD OUT ]. BarCampAfricaUK is just another town hall meeting spurred by social media conversations and the subjects of ICT, development…
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This weekend Cameroon will host the country’s first BarCamp in Douala on November 7, 2009 at Le Meridien Hotel. Be sure to check out their blog and Twitter streams for live updates on the nearly sold…
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