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Open Knowledge Network launched in Geneva

The (OKN) project, which ALIN and AfriAfya are implementing with support from One World International, UK, was officially launched at the World Summit on Information Society Conference in Geneva on 10 December 2003. During the launch the project showcased how local content sharing has already shown practical benefits to disadvantages communities where it is being implemented.

ICT Policy Training Workshop For Civil Society Organizations

Dr Kulubi addresses participants during the workshop

The development of the information and communication sector has continued to influence ALIN's operating environment. In this regard, ALIN-EA
has teamed up with other Kenya Civil Society Organisations to form the Kenya WSIS Civil Society Caucus to lobby for an all-inclusive sustainable ICT policy in Kenya and to join other African CSOs in defining an all-inclusive information society at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS). With support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Caucus organized, a 3-day national ICT policy-training workshop for civil society organizations in Kenya and 2-day Stakeholders Consultative Forum .

Click here for the workshop report (Pdf 834 KB)

Networking workshop

Participants in a group discusision

ALIN-EA organised a networking workshop in July this year. The main objective of the workshop was to encourage the network's members to share experiences and lessons learnt, deliberate on sustainability of the network's focal groups approach and to develop a joint regional networking action plan.

 

Click here for the report (Pdf 1.63 MB)

 

digital satellite broadcasting

ALIN-EA promotes the Worldspace satellite technology which, enables people in remote areas in Africa, Asia and Latin America to access web-based text and images from the satellite without the use of phone line, as a viable option for remote areas in Eastern Africa. More»

donate Internet Radio

By donating a radio to ALIN for placement, you will enable thousands of marginalized communities in access useful information on development. More»

 

important publications

Baobab

BAOBAB is ALIN-EA's main tool for information dissemination. It is published three times a year and is written by the members for the members. subscribe here»

You can now read Baobab 39, the latest edition of ALIN-EA's networking journal that is published three times a year.

Drip Irrigation Extension Manual. This manual was developed at a participatory workshop that brought together drip irrigation practitioners from 14 different organisations in the East Africa region to share their approaches and experiences.

 

 

 

CD-ROM on dryland agricultural practices.Contains a collection of articles previously published in our network Journal, Baobab over the past 15 years and features simple technologies and approaches tried and tested by different communities across the Sahel.

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