May 22nd, 2008 | by Imnakoya | published in Activism, Africa, Human Rights
I might not be a South African
But I’m black, my skin is the same as yours
My colour is the same as yours
My genes are African, nothing but African
When your leaders were beaten by whites
I was there to shelter them
I was patient with them
I offered them food, shelter,
Most of all, I offered them protection
I might be […]
February 14th, 2008 | by Imnakoya | 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 […]
December 6th, 2007 | by Imnakoya | published in Activism, Advocacy, Corruption, Governance, Nigeria
From the Nigerian Lighthouse Team:
December 9th is UN International Anti-Corruption Day and Nigerian Lighthouse seeks to commemorate this day with a small but pertinent project.
The goal is to get as many people to write a 50 word (or less) message on how to eradicate corruption in Nigeria. All submitted messages will be posted at the […]
November 16th, 2007 | by Imnakoya | published in Activism, Advocacy
The root causes of the decay in our infrastructure have been discussed off-line, online, in public and private settings, and the compilation in words will stretch from Lagos to the moon! Even a glacier-locked Eskimo knows what our problems are in Nigeria! But what about solving them? This statement made on this blog ( see […]
July 19th, 2007 | by Imnakoya | published in Activism, Advocacy, Africa, Human Rights, Media, Nigeria
This is what is causing Sokari (Black Looks) some grief:
A Unicef-sponsored advertisement in Germany which one of her readers call - “well meaning but insulting and paternalistic activism“. The ad features some mud-faced white kids posting as out-of-school African kids - German kids appealing for solidarity with their contemporaries in Africa.
But while some foreigners are […]
