May 2009
“A killer new product will certainly fail if it is not designed around the...”
– Acumen Fund Blog · Why listening to the customer matters
“In the corridors of power, Africa is no longer fashionable. The government of...”
– A new list of priorities has been drawn up, with 20 countries or regions on it. Deleted from the list were Malawi and seven other African countries, including Rwanda, still recovering from genocide; Niger, struggling against terrorists who kidnapped two Canadian diplomats last December, and Burkina...
BuildAfrica.org →
Why Does Two-Thirds of the World's Population... →
Despite promises made by world leaders nearly a decade ago, a new United Nations report has concluded it is still “business as usual” for 5 billion people — about two-thirds of the world population — who do not have access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation or enough food to eat.
“Globa is a new and simple way to send and receive money, buy or sell products...”
– Enhancing the usual banking needs with our safe and easy-to-use Globa mobile application, anyone can enjoy the benefits of easy money transfer, flexible payment via mobile phone, and secure management of their money when on the go. You can make purchases and settle bills without having to run across...
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto →
(via creativesage)
“‘ik moet u er tenslotte op wijzen dat het niet retour sturen van de formulieren...”
– De vrijwillige werkzaamheden van onze klant bij uw organisatie kunnen dan niet als activeringstraject (blijven) gelden. Onze klant zal dan een andere activiteit krijgen aangeboden die mogelijk niet valt te combineren met de huidige vrijwilligersactiviteiten’.
Wij vinden dat hiermee fundamenteel...
“Nieuwswaardige tweet geplaatst of gezien? Zet #nrcnext in het bericht.”
– Je kan ook het bericht van iemand anders aanbevelen door het bericht te ‘retweeten‘ en alsnog #nrcnext er in te zetten. Elke dag maken we een selectie uit de tweets die binnenkomen. Die zie je terug op de Zin-pagina.
nrcnext.nl » Jouw twitterbericht in de krant?
“Het UWV staat het toe dat 65 ontslagen werknemers van timmerfabriek Teha...”
– Een voorwaarde van het UWV is wel dat een echt passende baan niet mag worden geweigerd. Maar die vacatures zijn er nu niet, zegt Benno Hermelink, vestigingsmanager van Werkplein in Enschede.
Timmermannen jaar betaald vrij - overgeld.nl [Arbeid]
(via arbeidsbureaux)
Dropbox archive of Bunabumali pictures →
“Een 27-jarige man uit Den Haag is woensdagmiddag opgepakt nadat hij bij een...”
– Man bewerkt balie UWV met hamer - DePers.nl
“Er is vraag naar verbinding, naar een betere wereld, en er is aanbod uit de zorg...”
– 1+?=? Er is teveel diversiteit om dit goed samen te brengen. Er is dus geen basis tot verbinden terwijl iedereen uit het aanbod toch stiekem hetzelfde wil, een beter functionerende maatschappij. Wat we nodig hebben om die verbinding toch te realiseren zijn mijns inziens 3 dingen: Vonk, leiderschap...
“Meer 55-plussers aan het werk De arbeidsparticpatie van de 55-tot 65-jarigen is...”
– De Sociaal Economische Raad heeft als doel gesteld dat in 2016 de arbeidsdeelname van de 20- tot 65-jarigen op 80 procent ligt. Om dat te halen zouden nog meer 55-plussers aan het werk moeten.
CBS - Meer 55-plussers aan het werk - Webmagazine
Dambisa Moyo: Aid Ironies: A Response to Jeffrey... →
“Iedereen die de huidige economische problemen fundamenteel bekijkt weet dat dit...”
– Het idee dat je op basis van het afsluiten van ingewikkelde contracten die feitelijk op niets gebaseerd waren geld kunt verdienen heeft definitief afgedaan. De gedachte dat je huis tot in het oneindige in prijs (niet waarde) zou stijgen en dat je het zo ontstane extra geld op kon consumeren ligt aan...
“So why is Ms Moyo adamantly opposed to official attempts to aid her stricken...”
– “With aid’s help”, she argues, “corruption fosters corruption, nations quickly descend into a vicious cycle of aid. Foreign aid props up corrupt governments - providing them with freely usable cash. These corrupt governments interfere with the rule of law, the establishment of transparent civil...
TimeDesk Africa →
After 2 years preparation TimeDesk Africa is about to launch. We’re now pollishing up the stylesheet and getting ready to install the software to start our Village banking service.
It’s only a matter of weeks before we will be sharing all Bunabumali pictures and videos from one platform, publish our twitter stream and other goodies. Stay tuned!
“Wangari Maathai is the founder of the Green Belt Movement,”
– She’s an environmentalist, a civil society and women’s rights activist, and a parliamentarian. You can read about her life and her organization through her two books,
The Green Belt Movement | Wangari Maathai
“By leveraging the Twitter platform to build your brand you can showcase yourself...”
– HOW TO: Build Your Personal Brand on Twitter
Why drugs companies prefer twitter over blogs →
“There is a lot of debate about what Web 3.0 is and the term itself is open to...”
– What’s important to note though, is that there is a difference in the products we’re seeing in 2009 compared to the ones we saw at the height of ‘Web 2.0’ (2005-08). If Web 2.0 was about user generated content and social applications such as YouTube and Wikipedia, then Web...
Navajos largely unscathed by recession →
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Talk at the community center in this small Navajo town isn’t as focused on the economy as it is in many places off the reservation.
That’s because the people living on the largest American Indian reservation have been largely unscathed by the recession.
Most Navajos own their own homes, tend not to invest in the stock market and have long had difficulties borrowing money,...
“Malaria is not the only issue facing Africa today… and yet most of these nets...”
– I guess killing two birds with one stone would be too much to ask. Why not help Africa fight Malaria and supply jobs? Right… any money you raise can only do the one thing. That’s effective. Just curious, but do all repellents need to be manufactured in a lab in China? What about Pyrithrium plants?...
“We are the world’s nurses, teachers, lawyers, engineers, cooks, and day...”
– We work day and we work night, we send you but the meager remains of our earnings. We send our sweat’s harvest to educate your children, feed the hungry, and to cure your many maladies. We have ventured near and far, conquered and been conquered, but always with a dream for a better life; for...
Fukuyama on Dead Aid →
Fukuyama wrote a review of Dambisa Moyo’s Dead Aid, and the somewhat less popular The Challenge for Africa by Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. The following paragraph raises a very important issue about the problem with African countries.
“If you’re a web worker at a news site, you may recall a day when a newsroom...”
– Journalistopia » 10 Things Online Editors can do to Save Their Jobs - Danny Sanchez on Online Journalism
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“Appfrica Labs is not only a great idea, but it’s a blueprint for a new way for...”
– Uganda’s Appfrica Labs | White African
Appfrica blog
“The TED Commandments”
– 01. Thou Shalt Not Simply Trot Out thy Usual Shtick. 02. Thou Shalt Dream a Great Dream, or Show Forth a Wondrous New Thing, Or Share Something Thou Hast Never Shared Before. 03. Thou Shalt Reveal thy Curiosity and Thy Passion. 04. Thou Shalt Tell a Story. more…
swissmiss | The TED...
“According to participants in the focus groups and follow-up quantitative study,...”
– Is Twitter for “Older” People? : Tips from the T-List
“Status.ug is a completely mobile gateway for Ugandans to interact with their...”
– Uganda | Startup Africa
“StartUpAfrica is a blog dedicated to entrepreneurship in Africa with a...”
– We believe that a number of the challenges faced in Africa (poverty, crime etc) could be solved by an increase in entrepreneurship. We hope to achieve the following outcomes: * Promotion & stimulation of entrepreneurship in Africa * Assistance to entrepreneurs with advice & training *...
“At recent meetings of the Group of 20 and the International Monetary Fund, world...”
– stopaid.org » Blog Archive » Paul Kagame - Africa has to find its own road to prosperity
