Where We’re Heading at Ubuntu Now
It’s been a fabulous 2010 for Ubuntu Now, thanks to supporters like yourself and, of course, thanks to a great FIFA World Cup in South Africa. As you might expect, we did indeed shut down so we could focus on the Round of Sixteen, the Quarterfinals, Semi-Final and the final showdown between Spain and the Netherlands, with that fateful goal by Andrés Iniesta! The next World Cup is in Brazil in 2014 and we’re already starting to explore how we can identify worthy non-governmental organizations (NGOs) so we can establish a long-term supportive relationship with them and help raise...
Read MoreUbuntu Now partners up with Sonke Gender Justice
We have spend quite some time on screening many organizations doing great work on the ground in South Africa. Today we are happy to announce a far reaching partnership with the South African organization Sonke Gender Justice. This is a milestone for Ubuntu Now / South Africa Project since we consider Sonke Gender Justice an excellent partner for our rape & HIV/AIDS prevention program. They have an amazing team and their programs, including One Man Can, are simply outstanding. We will be using cause marketing and social media activities (including web videos) to raise funds and increase...
Read MoreFinally a shift in South Africa's doomed AIDS policy?
I just read another article full of disturbing facts in the German magazine Der Spiegel and have to share this with you: The new Health Minister in South Africa, Barbara Hogan just stated: “We know that HIV can cause AIDS”. It is hard to believe but this an almost revolutionary shift in South Africa’s official policy. She also stated that the “policy of our government has failed”. FINALLY! So far scientists in South Africa have been oppressed and could not state facts about AIDS publicly without the fear of defamation or even further punishment. Even Nelson...
Read MoreBarCamp Africa – my personal take
I little recap for all the one who couldn’t make it to BarCamp Africa last weekend. Most of the attendees were from the greater Bay Area Area but it was a very diverse crowd and some visitors came from as far a South Africa. I arrived when everyone was standing in line to share what they wanted to talk about. Many interesting topics were presented stretching from IT development to female empowerment. I was pretty much last in line and choose “How to to use the 2010 Soccer World Cup for cause marketing projects in order to make a difference in South Africa”. There were quite...
Read MoreHeading to BarCamp Africa – My exectations
Tomorrow will be my first trip to Silicone Valley – ever! I just had to wait for a valid enough reason – BarCamp Africa seems to be an event not to be missed. Attendance is limited to 175 people and the event is hosted at the Googleplex. I have received numerous requests from people that can’t make the event to send them pictures and tell them all about it. So I will try to play reporter as good as I can. But fortunately the organizer have already published many ways how to follow the event. I am psyched – not just because of my involvement via Project South Africa but...
Read MoreIntroducing Mario Olckers, IT Guy, Activist, Dad, etc…
We found another great voice from South Africa for you. His name is Mario Olckers and he is not your average kind of guy. He is a webdesigner / programmer (we met online of course;-), and he is also fairly outspoken about political issues in his country. Mario lived for three years as a Buddhist monk in Myanmar (Birma). He belongs to the sometimes forgotten fraction of “colored” people in South Africa – belonging to neither other ethnic group. Note: We are using the term “colored” repeatedly in this article. South Africa’s old regime established this term...
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