We would very much like you to support our friends Zittnet in their efforts to win $3,000 for a project that enables farmers to work together to get better prices, as previously mentioned on our blog.
Question: What is the connection between a camera course, Academia-Practitioner collaboration, a site inspection at Ungwa Rimi, a tractor, and a solar powered telephone battery charger? Answer: They are all items of concern to the Dadamac UK-Nigeria team and featured in our online meeting this week. They are all a part of Dadamac's obsession with connecting, communicating and collaborating – and its roots in rural development.
Dadamac could not have come into being without the Internet connectivity provided by Zittnet. Zittnet is a social business that came into being under the wing of our sister organisation Fantsuam Foundaton.
Dadamac's future work will continue to benefit from the work of Zittnet and its increasing outreach into the surrounding area.
These images are from Bidi Bala from ZittNet updating us about the mast at Fantsuam.
We understand that they have now received a bank loan to help them get started with the repairs, but still need all the help they can get to assist in reconnecting the rurals.
We have been anxious about loosing our clients as a result of the disaster of the mast.
The man who constructed our last mast has refused to visit us since the event, anyway Ochuko has done a full study of the lapses of that construction which he sent to you.
You can follow our projects through our blogs, through the projects drop down menu, and by using the search box (top right hand side of the screen). We are currently (August 2010) writing up individual projeccts to add to the website -but at present it is more a taster than a complete list. For more information please email us.
The UK-Nigeria team meets every week online for a skype conference to discuss the projects. This ensures there is close collaboration. John leads our work in Nigeria and Pamela leads it in UK and on the Internet.
