Hi everybody,
I think we can always help financially if we want to, there are many NGO's
or IGO's to whom we can send money. But I think that the main job is to
denounce, to explain, to make people aware, to spread the idea that poverty
in Africa is not because that's the way it is (nature? god?) and we can't
change it. And there TIC's are powerful!
Carine

----Original Message Follows----
From: Javier Pinzón <javier@funredes.org>
Reply-To: cardis@funredes.org
To: cardis@funredes.org
Subject: Re: CARDIS: Diversity and togetherness (From De)
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 03:05:02 -0500

At 01:44 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote:
>Mais nous avons des voix, nous comprennons utiliser ce grand "tool" de TIC,
>et c'est possible que nous aidons
>"de faire preuve d'un engagement politique fort et résolu."
>De

As De remarks ICT could (and must) be a useful tool in order to engage our
selves and others in subjects like famine in african countries, but for me
is not clear how exactly doing that. One important way to help is to
understand the problem and contribute to spread the information about I
think.

I have receive the following information from NetAid, that I hope could be
useful.

http://www.netaid.org/act_now/crisis/niger-famine/niger-qa.html
http://www.netaid.org/act_now/crisis/niger-famine/a-voice-from-the-field.html
http://ga0.org/campaign/niger_famine/wwdkkw32o5dnb3b?

>Dear Friend of NetAid,
>
>The images are familiar ones: communities in exodus, children on the brink
>of starvation, and lines of people waiting for food. There is a famine in
>the African country of Niger and millions of people are at risk of dying of
>hunger.
>
>What caused this famine? Could it have been prevented? How can we help the
>people of Niger and avoid similar crises in the future?
>
>These are the questions we ask when we see the images from a country where
>nearly one quarter of the population is without food. Now, NetAid is going
>to help you get some answers.
>
>First, we'll help you understand the famine and its root causes through a
>series of straightforward questions and answers.
>Second, we'll give you a firsthand account of the situation on the ground
>through an interview with a relief worker in Niger.
>Third, we’ll tell you how you can take action to help people in Niger now
>and avoid similar crises in the future.
>
>-The NetAid Team

http://www.netaid.org/act_now/crisis/niger-famine/niger-qa.html
http://www.netaid.org/act_now/crisis/niger-famine/a-voice-from-the-field.html
http://ga0.org/campaign/niger_famine/wwdkkw32o5dnb3b?
Nearby mar 30 ago 2005 08:21:02 AST