tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950796.post108618817261770830..comments2024-01-14T22:18:06.542+01:00Comments on Jewels in the Jungle: I had a Great Day Today !!BREhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09668844948345978806noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950796.post-1086559945415923372004-06-07T00:12:00.000+02:002004-06-07T00:12:00.000+02:00You can visit the following sites:
Somaliland Vo...You can visit the following sites: <br /><br />Somaliland Voluntary Youth Organization (SOYVO) www.soyvo.blogspot.com works with juvenile prisoners in Togdheer region giving literacy classes to young prisoners and is active in awareness raising campaigns on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights. <br /><br />Somaliland National Youth Organization (SONYO) www.sonyo.blogspot.com is a nationwide umbrella organization that works with 32 organizations all over Somaliland. <br /><br />I'm still trying to help them out with the templates, but they are now comfortable in posting entries and linking photos. They are also trying to write in English to reach a wider audience, this of course needs to be worked on so sometimes they write in Somali.<br /><br />SOYDA works with refugees and returnees and also teaches youth in prisons. They were able to network with a fellow Somalilander who lives abroad, he worked on their website while the members here in Hargeisa provides the information. www.geocities.com/soydagroup <br /><br />Somaliland Culture and Sports Association (SOCSA) http://www.geocities.com/socsacenter/ is the only organization that promotes women to play sports in this country. Women cannot play outside, they are ridiculed, sometimes people throw stones at them thus SOCSA provides a venue for girls to play basketball, volleyball and table tennis indoors. Literacy rate of women and girls is quite low and is pegged at 12%, SOCSA also provides literacy classes to returnees and refugees. <br /><br />They still need a lot of assistance, one thing is for sure though these are committed group of youngsters whose craving for learning is unbelievable. <br /><br />I hope this helps<br />--YvetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950796.post-1086254407026045562004-06-03T11:20:00.000+02:002004-06-03T11:20:00.000+02:00Thanks for the input Yvette. Where can we find th...Thanks for the input Yvette. Where can we find the weblogs or websites of some of your trainees? I would sure like to check them out.<br /><br />I am also working on encouraging the youth down in Uganda to develop their own weblogs and websites, but we are still at the early stages of interacting and cooperating with them. So far so good. I have never touched foot on African soil, but I am definately headin' South as soon as I can escape the shackles of work and responsibilities here in Europe. A group of people from Jinja crossed my path in Germany last fall and asked for my help. I've been committed to them ever since that visit.<br /><br />I've been working with and communicating with some professionals back in the States who are deeply involved with e-learning and professional training and education. I plan to connect them to the youth down in Uganda via my projects and initiatives real soon.<br /><br />I can't wait to see what those young people down in Uganda come up with online, but I want to make sure that we stick with them step-by-step so that they are successful with what they create and with their goals.BREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668844948345978806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950796.post-1086215624872465862004-06-03T00:33:00.000+02:002004-06-03T00:33:00.000+02:00Well I guess I should be the one to thank you. I a...Well I guess I should be the one to thank you. I agree with you that Blogger improved tremendously. I started with Blogger and the flexibility it provides in changing its templates made me comfortable in looking at those html codes until I was able to figure them out. Knowledge in ICT is one of the needs of local non-government organizations in post-conflict Somaliland. I have actually conducted trainings on how to use Blogger, based on my experience, those who are really interested in web-designing can start with Blogger.Play with the templates while inputting pertinent information about their work. Somalilanders that have tried creating their organization's site through Blogger end up with wide smiles on their faces, a whole group of satisfied users. --YvetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com