Archive for July, 2009

July 23rd, 2009
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Help FMNA raise funds for orphans in Ethiopia

ForgetMeNot Africa plan to try and help support the great work that St Michaels Childrens Fund (SMCF) Ethiopia are doing.

Their work assists the poorest urban slum communities, enabling them to improve the welfare of their most vulnerable children, many of whom have been orphaned due to HIV/AIDs. This is achieved through social and economic projects which include; payments to carers (usually the orphan’s relatives), business skills training and start up loans, urban agriculture, health and sanitation and educational support.

Andrew one of the FMNA team will be running in the upcoming “Run To The Beat” half marathon in London (27th Sep. 2009 ) in aid of SMCF Ethiopia and also The Dublin Marathon on the 26th October 2009.

We would appreciate your kind support for this great cause, just click on the link below.

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FMNA Team and SMCF Ethiopia

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July 20th, 2009
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SMCF Ethiopia provide a bright future for orphans in Ethiopia

St Michaels Childrens Fund (SMCF) Ethiopia and JeCCDO have worked together helping orphan and vulnerable children from all religious and ethnic backgrounds in the poorest slum areas of Ethiopia in a dynamic and successful partnership since 1986.

ForgetMeNot Africa aims to try and help their great work in Ethiopia, but first here is a taste of what it is all about an how it all started….. (more…)

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July 19th, 2009
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10% of users in the UK don’t use phones for phoning

And over half only make one call a day

Calling - thats so 90s

Calling - that's so 90s

The UK is falling out of love with calling on your mobile phone, with most preferring to tap out a text instead.

The data, from a survey by comparison site uSwitch of over 12,000 people, showed that over 60 billion texts are being sent per month, with around 67 sent per person on average. (more…)

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July 8th, 2009
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Google launch mobile application in Uganda

This is another recent example of how technology and partnerships are helping to bridge the digital divide. Google , The Grameen foundation and MTN have launched mobile applications for communities who have no access to information reports IT News Africa. (more…)

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July 7th, 2009
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Should you sleep on the plane?

If you travel through more than 3 time zones the chances are you will experience some degree of jetlag.

It seems the best way to minimise this is to start behaving as if you have arrived before you get on the airoplane. And a key factor is light and lack of it.

As someone who travels a fair bit I found this article from the recently published UK Wired magazine pretty helpful…

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July 7th, 2009
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Part 4: ForgetMeNot Africa Digital Divide Debate – Nigeria

In Part 4 of the Digital Divide Debate series, Ajibola Olude from the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria shares his thoughts on the digital divide  and what needs to be done to bridge this.

Filmed at West Africa Com, Abuja, Nigeria June 2009.

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July 6th, 2009
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Part 3: ForgetMeNot Africa Digital Divide Debate – Nigeria

In part 3, the Development Manager for IT and Telecom Digest magazine shares his thoughts on the digital divide debate.

Filmed at West Africa Com, Abuja, Nigeria June 2009.

July 6th, 2009
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Low Cost Handsets

SMS Applications come into their own when the majority of subscribers don’t have smartphones.

Juniper Research believes that, in 2008, approximately 45% of mobile devices sold worldwide were socalled ‘entry-level’ handsets (which… Nokia defines as being handsets with a retail value less than $60). A small but growing proportion of this total is accounted for by ultra-low cost handsets, which retail for $15 or less.

Of the 700 million low-cost handsets expected to be sold in 2014, Juniper Research believes that the greatest proportion – around 24% – will be sold in Africa and the Middle East…

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July 3rd, 2009
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Part 2: ForgetMeNot Africa Digital Divide Debate – Nigeria

In our second video interview on the Digital Divide Debate, Dominic Edem from the Nigerian Communications Commission gives his thoughts as to what the main issues and barriers are.

Filmed at West Africa Com, Abuja, Nigeria June 2009.

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July 2nd, 2009
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Part 1: ForgetMeNot Africa Digital Divide Debate – Nigeria

In part one of the Digital Divide Debate, Uwana Archibong, leading journalist from Business in Africa magazine gives her views on the main issues surrounding the digital divide in Africa.

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