Pamela's Blog

Dadamac Foundation is a registered charity and we used to think it only had "something to report" if it had raised some money (such as in 2012 when we supported the " Fast Tractor " appeal). We were wrong to think that, and now we know better. We (the three current trustees) considered what would be lost if we wound up Dadamac Foundation and stopped all the related things we're doing. We recognised that what we do is more about information and communication than raising money - but at present the "non-financial" work doesn't show up under Dadamac Foundation, despite...

Hi Fred - Last week you and I were talking generally about Wikiquals and also about my personal study of the #LandscapeOfChange. I told you I'd written some posts here in the past about it, but not for a while. Today I came across some links which put me in mind of Landscape of Change (LoF) posts where I've sung the praises of my "crazy-sane" friends. I think the links will provide useful references if I need to explain some aspects of LoF: Seth Godin's book "We Are All Wierd" . Chris Brogan's book The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth:...

This is where Dadamac Foundation is now, written as my personal preparation for the next strategy and planning meeting (our fourth) on Saturday April 12th. 1 - From emergence to strategy 2 - Registered UK Charity 3 - Our unique strength 4 - Geographical reach 5 - Pioneers in effective communication 6 - Horizontal not hierarchical structures 7 - Open Knowledge 8 - Accessing the Dadamac Foundation Knowledge Commons 9 - We don't have "failures", we have "rich learning experiences" 10 - Not just a store of information - a vibrant community 11 - What about the practicalities? 12 -...

The idea of "information agents" has been emerging gradually within Dadamac. It's clear enough now to explore openly, to see where it has come from, and consider how it might develop. I'm expecting that information agents will play key roles in creating the Dadamac Foundation Knowledge Commons in 2014 and beyond. It's not a short explanation, so I've numbered the sections for ease of use. Prototype work supporting a changemaker was done with John Dada and Fantsuam Foundation but future work will include other projects and locations. 1 - Possible work, paid and unpaid 2 - The hidden work of...

Sometimes I need to explain where I fit on the spectrum of ICT4D (Information and Communication Technology for Development). The most accurate description is that I'm an "accidental ICT4D practitioner". With hindsight I can describe my work in a tidy "CV" kind of a way, although in reality it's been chaotic and emergent (and is unpaid so not full-time or neatly labelled). It's grown from doing things to help my friends, and has increasingly taken over my life. Here's one possible tidy version: 2001-2004 acting director of Oke-Ogun Community Agenda 2000 plus - an ICT based African Welfare and Development...