Development by online ?

Bill Gates and the Guardian are hooking up to see what a bit of online media can do for development. The site is here. Looks mostly like standard guardian content and I wonder how the Gates Foundation mission sits with this ? Still, interesting to note that a media online proposition on development can attract this kind of partner.

Next Steps

So we have got some films in, launched our African Digital Diary idea in Lusaka, got lots of enthusiastic responses and proposals to share content and work together…. what do we do next ?

ADD is potentially a media channel, a collaboration zone, a conact network, and an educational support service… so many things.

Africa today increasingly means investment and excitement and expansion -for the first time in several generations – and maybe we go with that ?

It also means contact, conversation, care – maybe we go with that ?

A thinking phase.

Podcasts and YouTube

We have a youTube channel for the films launched at Lusaka last week.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Africandigitaldiary

And the diarymakers all offered a short podcast on the experience of making their African Digital Diary. You can find them here for now

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Logo from the art department

New Digital Diarist – from Zambia

We are pleased to report that one of Zambia’s most visible online movers and shakers, Billy Sichone, is going to make us a digital diary and join our panel during the Lusaka session. Just google him to find out everything you need to know !

MediaGlobal Article major retweet success

African Digital Diaries is featured in an article in mediaglobal the UN online publication. http://bit.ly/aNwNum. There are numerous tweets citing it with enthusiam even Pearson Learning Systems is wondering how to capitalise on this ! Let’s tweet them back !

Conference Sessions Live

You can check here for latest published info on the African Digital Diaries sessions.

The whole E Learning Africa conference programme is here

Podcast !

Go here for the podcast on African Digital Diaries

Article published – the road to Lusaka

Adam’s article on the perils and sacrifices made along the road to Lusaka is now live on the elearning Africa conference site click here to read.

The Great Auction Begins – support African Digital Diaries Fighting Fund

The Great Fighting Fund Auction is Open

As of 30 April, you can bid for the following items on ebay to support our fighting fund to bring participants to Lusaka for e-learning Africa to participate in our session African Digital Diaries. Thanks to our supporters and friends for their generousity in allowing us to offer these treats for the benefit of African learning !

Here are the items you can bid for so far:

Joe Calzaghe's jacket and signed picture

The orginatl jacket worn by Britain’s famous boxer Joe Calzaghe is for sale to raise funds for African Digital Diaries.

We are bringing boxing fans an amazing opportunity to buy a unique memento of Britain’s greatest boxer, Joe Calzaghe. The leather jacket was worn by Joe for an exclusive portrait by top photographer Terry Morris. The previously unpublished photograph was taken as part of Terry Morris’ Cool Cymru collection, as seen on TV.

Bidders are being offered the jacket, an exclusive signed photographer’s print of the portrait, a letter from photographer Terry Morris authenticating the jacket, and a DVD of the ITV series featuring the original photo shoot.

The jacket is a US Navy leather pea coat, made by Schott of New York. Size: Large.

This would be a great piece of boxing history for a club, a games room, a sports bar, a gym or a personal collector. It is a one-off not to be repeated sale with full provenance provided.

Thanks to well-wisher colleague in Tinopolis, the company in Llanelli, Wales where the African Digital Diaries team work.

To bid on this item, go to ebay sports memorabilia/boxing, or click HERE

Edinburgh the romance capital of Britain

A week this summer staying in Edinburgh in a handy city centre flat

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A tranquil gem in teh heart of a famous medieval city

A week this summer staying in Krakow, Poland’s cultural capital and UNESCO world heritage city, in a luxury central flat from the Art Deco Period

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Tropical heaven on a spice island

A week this summer staying in Zanzibar, Africa’s exotic spice island, in a superb luxury coastal villa

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Please follow the links and start bidding ! You can also contact us through this blog if you need to.

Good luck and may the best bid win !