[Imc-africa] an imc at the WSF in Nairobi, January 2007?

[Glenda Loebell]

Hello All
This makes me feel really optimistic as much of my own
experience in Africa especially within rural
communities is the whole technical aspect.
Access to electricity, alternative generators, solar
energy etc.
Computers/radios and the like are not a problem but
energy is a big question.
Also the burning issue is rural verses urban/city
access.
Another issue is of course continuity  and financial
maintence when we all leave and how the communities
will be supported/empowered in finding the money to
continue the purchase of electricity or current.

Absolutely important is the long term committment to
sustainability.
We have to offer train the trainer  of local
cmmunities.
Just a few thoughts that emerged from a small
contribution of experience  we had in Sennegal and
then in other small pockets of Cameroon.

Keep on tracking.

Glenda-Switzerland



--- Judith Miguda-Attyang <migudaattyang at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> 
> I am very excited about the whole idea of having
> Maseno University involved in this way. As I
> indicated
> to Chris at Antioch am juist waiting for formalities
> to begin then I can beggin to involve the whole
> administration
> 
> Judith
> --- M Coul <mcoule at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Salut
> > 
> > Excuse moi d'intervenir en français.
> > Je pense que c'est une très bonne idée qui nous
> > permettra de partager les
> > experiences mais aussi de de faire promotion et de
> > renforcer IMC Africa.
> > Nous (Malitchikan www.malitchikan.org ) adherons
> > pleinement à cette belle
> > initiative.
> > MCoul (Membre du futur IMC Mali)
> > 
> > 2006/8/14, Jay <idiot at jaysand.com>:
> > >
> > > SUMMARY:
> > > There is an idea to put together a
> > "convergence-based" IMC during the
> > > upcoming World Social Forum in Nairobi (January
> > 2007), that would also
> > > help
> > > provide training and infrastructure for other
> > Kenyan and African IMCs in
> > > the longer-term.  What do you think?
> > >
> > > ***
> > > Hi imc-africa,
> > >
> > > Greetings from the U.S.  I know there has been
> > some chatter on this list
> > > and elsewhere about the World Social Forum
> taking
> > place in Kenya at the
> > > end
> > > of January 2007.   Even though I likely won't be
> > able to get there, I'm
> > > really excited that the WSF is coming to
> Naorobi!
> > >
> > > I want to let you know about a talk that
> happened
> > here in the U.S. a bit
> > > more than a week ago.  It was a conference call
> > arranged by the Prometheus
> > > Radio Project (http://www.prometheusradio.org),
> > which supports and builds
> > > low power radio stations in the U.S. and
> > worldwide.  Prometheus recently
> > > helped build a radio station in Tanzania and has
> > been communicating with
> > > people about building one with students at
> Maseno
> > University
> > > (http://www.maseno.ac.ke/) which is in Western
> > Kenya, about 400 km from
> > > Nairobi.
> > >
> > > Prometheus is based in Philadelphia (where I
> > live), and I've been talking
> > > with the orgainzers for a while about connecting
> > their Africa organizing
> > > with imc-africa.  On August 3 Prometheus
> arranged
> > a conference call with
> > > some of their organizers, as well as me, Sphinx
> > and Chris from Antioch
> > > College in the U.S. who has connections with the
> > Communications department
> > > at Maseno.
> > >
> > > We came up with the following idea:
> > > We would work together, with activists from
> > imc-africa as well as
> > > indymedia
> > > activists around the world, to put together a
> > functioning
> > > "convergence-based" IMC that would operate
> during
> > the WSF in Kenya.  This
> > > IMC would include computers with video and audio
> > capability hooked up to
> > > the internet, enabling people from around the
> > world to see
> > > up-to-the-minute
> > > coverage of the WSF, as well as a low-power
> radio
> > station that would be
> > > able to broadcast over the air.  The IMC would
> > provide a living model of
> > > how an IMC could work in Africa, and it would
> hold
> > trainings and
> > > information sessions there about how to build
> > indepenedent media
> > > institutions, especially around Africa.
> > >
> > > The IMC would also be a training-ground for
> > students at Maseno who want to
> > > be involved in their long-term radio project. 
> > After the WSF ends, the
> > > equipment bought for it will go both to the
> Maseno
> > group and to IMC-Kenya.
> > >
> > > Prometheus wouldn't be able to put any funds
> > toward the project, but would
> > > be able to give techincal advice and possibly
> send
> > an organizer to Kenya
> > > to
> > > help set up the radio station and conduct
> > trainings.  We would raise the
> > > necessary money (about $5000 to cover the whole
> > techincal infrastructure,
> > > including the radio transmitter) through the IMC
> > network.
> > >
> > > So, what do you think?  So far Sphinx has
> e-mailed
> > with Oloo from Kenya
> > > about the idea (he's one of the local organizers
> > of the WSF), and is going
> > > to be in touch with John, Grace and others from
> > IMC-Kenya to find out what
> > > they think.
> > >
> > > Are any of you from imc-africa planning to come
> to
> > the WSF?  Do you want
> > > to
> > > be involved in making this possible?
> > > It could be an interesting experiment, a
> temporary
> > IMC built together by
> > > African IMC organizers and visiting
> > internationals, that could provide a
> > > small boost to IMC Kenya and IMC organizing
> around
> > the continent.
> > >
> > > With some hope for things to come,
> > > Jay
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> 
> 
> Judith Miguda-Attyang
> Dept. of Communication and Media Tech.
> P.o Box 333
> MAseno, Kenya
> 
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