Launch of Kabissa 2.0 and Beyond
February 14th, 2008 | Published in Activism, Africa, Media
Over the past seven years, Kabissa has played a crucial role in putting the power of the Internet into the hands of African civil society organizations for the benefit of the people they serve. Now, more than ever, the African civil society sector is in need of tools and resources that can support the important work of individual organizations, as well as strengthen the connections between organizations.
With that in mind Kabissa has launched it’s new website, a Pan African online community of civil society organizations and social movements. The new Kabissa site is built using open source software: Drupal and the CiviCrm and will incorporate a number of Web 2.0 applications. The new generation of Web 2.0 applications have the potential to revolutionize the Internet yet again by putting control over the content of the Internet into the hands of everyone, not just those with specialized technical skills. These new tools hold special relevance for African civil society, where resource, infrastructure, and capacity constraints often keep organizations from fully integrating the Internet into their work.
The new site will enable Kabissa’s 1000+ members to showcase their organizations by publishing their own content on blogs, event listings and resources. Members will also be able to connect with other each other by forming thematic and or regional groups, forums and chat. Kabissa also hopes the site will provide an information and eLearning resource for people and organisations interested in African. Full membership is open only to Civil Society and Social |Movements, however anyone can register and benefit from the resource bank, eLearning and social networking features.
Visit: http://www.kabissa.org/
For further information email: community AT Kabissa DOT org
