[Imc-africa] GENDER SENSITIVE Information from Nairobi

[Glenda Loebell]

--- Glenda Loebell <glloebell at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello John and Grace
> 
> It feels good to know that we will be crossing paths
> once again.
> As indicated in some of my mails I/a small group of
> us
> from Switzerland would appreciate very much to work
> with girls/women very specifically.
> I am aware that there are many womens groups who
> would
> like to share/exchange and learn new
> skills-particularly in the field of computers.
> Are you in touch with them and how can we ensure
> they
> too get the exposure that many of our male collegues
> are able to access?
> 
> It would be interesting to do a small action
> research
> survey with a few groups to establish their desires
> and wants in this respect.
> 
> It was my experience that many men students have the
> resources for cell phones, computers and the like
> but
> what of women who play a significant role within the
> community and especially as care takers of aids
> orphans, heads of households and informal  small
> business operators.  Are there any thoughts around
> this issues?
> 
> Some feedback would be most appreciated.
> 
> Glenda
> 
> --- David John Bwakali <jonbwak at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Jay and colleagues,
> >   We too are excited about the WSF! I think we
> must
> > now get down to concrete business in terms of
> making
> > concrete preparations. Find below answers to some
> of
> > your questions:
> >   - find the right physical space for the IMC. 
> (is
> > it big enough for the number of people we expect? 
> > does it have enough electricity?  what sort of
> > access will there be to the public, i.e. is it in
> a
> > building that requires some sort of conference
> badge
> > to get in?  will we have to pay any rent on the
> > room?) We need to have an indication of the people
> > expected to come so that we can finalise plans for
> > the rented house. This November, youth from across
> > the world will be converging in Nairobi for the
> > United Nations Framework Convention for Climate
> > Change. I have made arrangements for them to be
> > hosted at a guesthouse that can comfortably host
> 35
> > people or 50 people if some of them camp in the
> huge
> > garden of the house. The cost for one month is
> 1300
> > US dollars including internet access. If we pay
> fot
> > for the entire month of January, then Indymedia
> > people can stay there exclusively for this
> duration.
> > The guesthouse is about 10 - 15 minutes drive from
> > the city centre in a place
> >  known as Westlands. Apart from internet, it also
> > has a phone and electricity. There is also a
> kitchen
> > and a cook who can prepare meals at an additional
> > cost of about 5 - 10 dollars per person. This
> house
> > can host people and also act as a headquarters of
> > sorts. I will confirm with Onyango concerning
> space
> > for Indymedia at the official venue of WSF.
> >    
> >   Concerning the issue of available computers,
> some
> > of us here have our own personal computers but we
> do
> > not have computers as Indymedia Kenya. There is
> thus
> > need for computers to be purchased or for people
> who
> > are coming to bring some so that we can network
> them
> > at the house for more people to access internet. I
> > will be confirming with you concerning the
> > bandwidth. 
> >   
> > There are many organizational issues to approach
> > too, such as figuring out exactly what we kind of
> > things we envision happening at the IMC: a low
> power
> > radio station definitely, but also do we want to
> > webcast the radio station?  That will require the
> > right computer/s.  Do we want to have a print
> > project to write articles about the WSF while it's
> > happening?  Do we want to do updates on a WSF web
> > site?  (if so, where will the site be hosted and
> > what techs will maintain it?).  What sort of
> > workshops/trainings will we try to hold?  How will
> > we publicize them (print something up?  if so, how
> > much will that cost?).  Everyone should provide
> > further input into these questions.
> > 
> > John, do you think your working group could come
> up
> > with a quick list of costs for those things, as
> well
> > as an estimate of office supplies and any other
> > logistics?  They can be rough estimates, but we
> > really should start talking numbers soon.  If we
> > rent the house for one month, we can use of the
> > room/s as an office, so the cost would be covered
> in
> > the 1300 USD that we will be paying. We would also
> > need to buy a printer (about 100 USD) and office
> > stationery (about 100 - 200 USD) depending on the
> > quantity. People can come with their cell phones
> and
> > buy local SIM cards (one SIM card is about two
> USD)
> > We could use the house's phone to make
> international
> > phone calls, or use skype. By rough estimate, we
> > would need about 300 USD to over phone bills and
> fax
> > bills.
> >    
> >   More later after I meet with Onyango.
> >    
> >   Greetings from Nairobi.
> >    
> >   John Bwak
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> 
> Glenda Loebell-Ryan
> Am Wasser 57
> CH-8049 Z�rich
> SWITZERLAND
> 
> Tel. ++41  1  341  94 22
> glloebell at yahoo.com
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Glenda Loebell-Ryan
Am Wasser 57
CH-8049 Zürich
SWITZERLAND

Tel. ++41  1  341  94 22
glloebell at yahoo.com

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