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Emergence of the Kafanchan Peace Market Initiative

Submitted by nikki on 30 April 2011 - 4:32pm
THRIVING Kafanchan market in the heart of Nigeria’s Kaduna state has long been a vital component of the fragile local economy. Trading a wide range of commodities - the most important being food - it provided an essential hub where individuals could buy and sell supplies, regardless of religious background. Its 800 busy shops, provided livelihoods for 2,500 people, and served the needs of both customers and traders alike, offering hope and stability to many in an area where life can be hard and, all too frequently, cruel. Now, sadly, Kafanchan’s precious market has itself fallen victim to Nigeria’s uncertainty...

Post- election violence in Kafanchan - the real people behind the headlines.

Submitted by nikki on 25 April 2011 - 5:54pm
I received this email from John Dada - which tells the human stories of the post - election violence in Kafanchan and the need for on-going humanitarian support. " I am writing to thank you all for your phone calls and emails when you heard of the outbreak of post-election violence in Kafanchan. The violence was ferocious and widespread from the night of 19 th April. The Fantsuam Foundation compound was home for over 200 displaced persons, assisting them with basic shelter, food and clothing. Our Health Centre services were in high demand because the Kafanchan General Hospital was shut...

Post- election violence in Kafanchan - the real people behind the headlines.

Submitted by nikki on 25 April 2011 - 5:54pm
I received this email from John Dada - which tells the human stories of the post - election violence in Kafanchan and the need for on-going humanitarian support. " I am writing to thank you all for your phone calls and emails when you heard of the outbreak of post-election violence in Kafanchan. The violence was ferocious and widespread from the night of 19 th April. The Fantsuam Foundation compound was home for over 200 displaced persons, assisting them with basic shelter, food and clothing. Our Health Centre services were in high demand because the Kafanchan General Hospital was shut...

Dadamacadamy–dream or reality–an action research project

Submitted by Pamela on 23 April 2011 - 6:09pm
My dream for the Dadamacadamy is that it will become a centre for research and learning. This is already starting to happen in a small way. The Dadamacadamy will not provide taught courses. It will do three interrelated things: Provide an environment for practice-based learning and reflection. Create a repository of knowledge. Make available its knowledge and networks through collaborative research and consultancy. Provide an environment for practice based learning and reflection. People who have shared concerns will cluster together in the Dadamacadamy to consider what they're doing, and to share what they are learning. The Dadamacadamy will enable peer-based...

Dadamacadamy–dream or reality–an action research project

Submitted by Pamela on 23 April 2011 - 6:09pm
My dream for the Dadamacadamy is that it will become a centre for research and learning. This is already starting to happen in a small way. The Dadamacadamy will not provide taught courses. It will do three interrelated things: Provide an environment for practice-based learning and reflection. Create a repository of knowledge. Make available its knowledge and networks through collaborative research and consultancy. Provide an environment for practice based learning and reflection. People who have shared concerns will cluster together in the Dadamacadamy to consider what they're doing, and to share what they are learning. The Dadamacadamy will enable peer-based...

Collaborators Connect on ICT4Ed in Kibera

Submitted by Pamela on 19 April 2011 - 10:57am
An email sent by Ken Owino on 17 April 2011 really lifted my spirits. He plans an ICT4Ed initiative that is rooted firmly in reality, and will link teachers in Kibera in Kenya with teachers in Denmark. Ken belongs in both communities. He knows Kibera slum well and cares about the children there. He is the leader of a troup of acrobats. As an acrobat he led work with schools in Kibera, with the acrobats acting as "visiting physical education instructors", training the children in the skills of acrobatics. You can see Ken (with other acrobats and the children) in...

Wednesday matters!

Submitted by nikki on 17 April 2011 - 8:47pm
Wednesday’s cordial yet highly efficient meeting reminded me of some of the Directors’ sessions involving John and Pam - only this time with the welcome addition of Frances from Fantsuam Foundation's office in Leeds, West Yorkshire. John was the sole representative of Dadamac Nigeria as Kelechi and Ladi were travelling to Bauchi (hopefully we will learn more about this trip next week) An article in the Vanguard had just come to my attention so I was pleased that I was able to give John and Comfort the link to the story, which concerned their work at Fansuam. John said they...

Don't share an idea - show a prototype

Submitted by Pamela on 11 April 2011 - 9:21pm
The benefit of a prototype is that people can see it and prod at it and give feedback of one kind and another. The feedback may not be helpful and it may not be kind (although it might be) and so it is tempting to keep the prototype hidden from public view until it is reasonably robust and well tested. ` Idea or prototype It may seem preferable to simply share "the idea" of the prototype - how it will work, what it will look like, how useful it will be. However when people give feedback on an idea there...

Fantsuam - plans for local radio

Submitted by nikki on 10 April 2011 - 7:56pm
The main news from this week’s UK-Nigeria meeting was John announcing Fantsuam Foundation’s vision for its Community Media Unit (CMU). As this is such a new and important issue all the information has been written up separately under the CMU initiative . Although the main focus of our discussion was about the CMU the team were able to cover a number of additional issues as well.

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