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This overview of current initiatives and ideas in Dadamac, is related to lack of employment opportunities in Nigeria and elsewhere. The focus is on youths, but our concerns are in fact wider than that. Dadamac Knowledge Centre - a practical reponse Dadamac Knowledge Centre - Dadamac Knowledge Centre - Learning for Livelihoods is a local response (at Fantusam in Nigeria) to provide tertiary education and vocational training to local youths. It's in its early stages, but will be embedded in Fantsuam Foundation's many existing integrated community development initiatives, and will also connect with local businesses. First Thursday and a widespread...

We had lively discussions today. Nine people from Kenya, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, UK and USA, joined me for my monthly "Drop in and chat with me" time. Ideally someone would write a real blog post on this (volunteer needed, please contact me if you might be interested ) This is my best attempt to quickly share what went on. Cut and paste plus... This is a very rougly edited cut and paste from the chat, with a few explanatory notes in brackets. What is shown here is copied from the the main panel of the First Thursday etherpad screen display...

Don't miss the chance to be included on Thursday September 26th. We know this works on a smaller scale - but will it work with 100? This is what you'll be joining: 100 people go online for one hour We have $1,000 to allocate - but only one hour to decide. The question is "What is the greatest social impact we can produce this coming week with the money available? Ideas on how to spend the money come from the 100 people. So you could get the $1,000 to implement your own idea. Certainly your opinion will influence where the...

Adam Lent writes about "Venturists" in his RSA blog A new type of entrepreneur is transforming our world for the better: the ‘Venturist’ . He paints a clear picture of "Venturists" and their typical mindset. As I was reading it I was thinking "I recognise that reality from my explorations in the Landscape of Change". So, with great appreciation to him for sharing the Venturist idea so clearly, I plan to explore some key features, and some similarities and differences. I won't describe LofC here now as I've written various blogs touching on Landscape of Change previously, and I'm gradually...

John appeals for a doctor to undertake training following Dr Awojobi's visit to Fantsuam: Fantsuam Foundation ( www.fantsuam.org ) is committed to empowering community members, particularly women, to find employment and income to meet the needs of themselves and their families. We work in 50 communities across 7 Local Government areas in Kaduna State, and over 5,000 individuals benefit from Fantsuam’s services every year. We estimate that over 200,000 people have benefited either directly or indirectly from Fantsuam Foundation’s activities since it was established in BayanLoco in 2001. Fantsuam Rural Health Centre The Fantsuam Rural Health Centre, set up in...