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John Dada and his team were forced to step into the breach once again this week as Fantsuam Foundation awaited the start of the much-anticipated USAID nutrition programme. They intervened to help ten local street children whose plight was revealed at Wednesday's UK-Nigeria online meeting. It signalled a FF pilot project targeting the Muslim children who rely on begging at market. (This initiative may in time be merged with Fantsuam's Orphans and Vulnerable Children's programme but it seems more important to respond to the need now and sort out the logistics later). John explained to the UK team that the...

JAWS and Fantsuam Academy Originally uploaded by Dadamac Community Connectivity issues tried to ruin this week's online UK- Nigeria meeting but failed. I had problems with my laptop, which was being repaired, so was watching the meeting over Pam 's shoulder. And the UK were informed that Bala ( Zitnett Manager) was continuing to work on the connectivity problem at Fantsuam Foundation .

JAWS and Fantsuam Academy Originally uploaded by Dadamac Community By Kelechi Michaels for Fantsuam Foundation KAFANCHAN, Nigeria, 13 May 2010 In 2009, APC member Fantsuam Foundation took on the training of 583 people in ICT, 221 of which were women, and one who was physically handicapped in their academy. While the training was successful and inclusive, one group who could greatly benefit from such training was absent: people who cannot see. However this will change in 2010 as Fantsuam introduces JAWS (Job Access With Speech screen reader application) training to its curriculum making its Basic computer skills and Advanced computer...

Over the last eight weeks I have been experimenting with Posterous - so now I am reflecting on the experience. Posterous can be used for blogging, but I already have a blog, so I wanted it for something different. I was attracted to it because it is so easy to use - as easy as an email. Midway between private and public My first entry said "I think it [Posterous] might help me with those emails that are "half private half public". I mean the ones where I start to write the email then realise that I need to add...

The weekly Wednesday online meetings are important to the UK and Nigerian teams, providing a quick and easy way to exchange and update information. And this week's proved no exception. Despite many of the usual team members being absent due to other pressing commitments, the week's past and future business was successfully addressed. Although it is not unusual for eight people to attend these sessions (sometimes many more!) we can invariably expect a successful outcome - as long as those online include a representative from both the UK and Nigeria who are in possession of the relevant information. At this...