This morning I had an opportunity to be featured on The Hugh Macken Live radio show. Actually should I say, Leila Charayath Janar—who I interviewed last year at the Facebook Developer’s Garage in Uganda, was the…
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Peering into Africa’s Mobile Technology space, and where to invest
March 19, 2009 Events & Conferences Kenya Rwanda south africa Sudan technology UgandaThis past weekend, I had the honor of being invited to be on a panel discussion at South by Southwest (SXSW), “Appfrica: How Web Applications are Helping Emerging Markets Grow” The panel was moderated by one of…
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Thanks to everyone who donated to the Women of Kireka project
February 27, 2009 Diaspora at work Economy Education Uganda VideoWE HEART SOCIAL MEDIA Thanks to the generosity and enthusiastic support of all our Twitter supporters, family and friends, Women of Kireka quickly tipped their $1,000 fund-raising campaign at The Point in less than 18 days. As Siena…
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As with my encounter Amos, meeting Grace Lamono at the Kireka stone quarry was an uplifting experience. She’s warm and out-spoken, and in a way she’s the de facto spokeswoman for the the other 14 Acholi…
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International Development: lessons learned from ‘Women of Kireka’ project
January 28, 2009 Diaspora at work International Development UgandaMy encounter with Amos last December offered me an opportunity to take a critical look at how development projects affect communities. I discovered that there’s always going to be someone left out in the cold, sitting…
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Walking in their shoes: PD meets up with Amos, deep in the quarry
January 23, 2009 Diaspora at work International Development UgandaEdit [Jan. 24, 2009 9:30am ]: At the time of this post, $1 equals 1,950 Uganda shillings. Amos’ math isn’t all that accurate in regards to calculating how much he earns per day. As you are…
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While in Uganda for Christmas, I visited the Kireka stone quarry. This is where the women who will be part of our tailoring program work seven days a week. The quarry sits about a mile away…
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Images: Facebook Developer Garage Kampala gallery is up
December 29, 2008 Education Events & Conferences technology UgandaI finally got access to some decent bandwidth to upload photos of this month’s Facebook Developer Garage that was held in Kampala, Uganda. Follow the link to see all the action hi-rez glory. Check it out!…
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Samasource’s Leila Chirayath Janar on bringing Facebook Developer Garage to Africa
December 14, 2008 Events & Conferences Ghana technology UgandaManaging to successfully thwart an international scheduling conflict, Jon Gossier of AppAfrica synchronized schedules with Leila Chirayath Janar, founder of Samasource to host the first ever Facebook Developer Garage in Kampala. Trekking all the way from…
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PD Catches Up with AppAfrica at Facebook Developer Garage in Kampala
December 14, 2008 Events & Conferences UgandaIn the midst of all the coding hack-fest that was Facebook Developer Garage here in Uganda yesterday, I managed to corral Jon Gossier–founder of AppAfrica, based right here in Kampala–for a quick one-on-one about all things tech and…
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