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	The session present some of the highlights from the Dag Hammarskjod Foundation what next project		The session present some of the highlights from the Dag Hammarskjod Foundation what next project

-	Participants	+	'''Participants '''
-	Males 97	+	Males 97
-	Females 10	+	Females 10

-	Majority are whites	+	Majority are whites

	'''Address''': secretarialedbf.uu.se		'''Address''': secretarialedbf.uu.se

	Nairobi Tel 0734-3434-69		Nairobi Tel 0734-3434-69
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-	~~Title:Information common good for humanity or a mechandise:Barriers to Information Acccess~~
-	~~Cultural Barrier~~
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-	~~'''Access for information for the poor and for the rich Gap--Digital Divide'''~~
-	~~(Way Africa-Addresses ICTs and Media in Africa )~~
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-	~~Journalists to be able to access ICTS~~
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-	~~'''Challenges for Africa'''~~
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-	~~'''Policy,~~
-	~~Technology,~~
-	~~Audiences,'''~~
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-	~~'''Policy'''~~
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-	~~Even Governments own media its an exyension of the ruling party in government.~~
-	~~Forward looking policies that are against people's ownership.~~
-	~~Dilution/LImmit the peoples influence and ownership~~
-	~~Deliberate policies that emphasize pluralism in media i.e Public/community media~~
-	~~We can ensure a afair policy in the media~~
-	~~Fear of threats by governements i.e fear of having llocal voices in partnership~~
-	~~Policies on content.~~
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-	~~Technophobia of our politicians~~
-	~~'REsistence from the old times in meida faced by young ones.~~
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-	~~'''Audience'''~~
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-	~~Have no access to the internet~~
-	~~consume through local media e.g Radio,TVs and newspapers~~
-	~~No access to the internet and what we publicise online.~~
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-	~~Issues Audience is a threat~~
-	~~Political Responses-Pan AFricanisms,news agency wasa set up to counter south-North News agencies i.e News exchanges~~
-	~~Government,s response to the poor~~
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-	~~Africans leadersnare good at signing policies but do n ot implement/support them and they die a natural death~~
-	~~These projects are given private owners to run and this makes it expensive.~~
-	~~Civic response-initiatives and reponses are not sustainable because they depend on donor funding.~~
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-	~~six key issues African governments and media should address~~
-	~~Access/Availability of what is available cost to the access these technologies~~
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-	~~Citizenship faces consumerism our governnment policies should ensure state dedicates resourrces to ensure access to information ot citizens instead of Music and adversts.~~
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-	~~North-south RElationship.we have to interrogate it because of globalisation what alternatives do we want in place of the current globalilsation~~
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-	~~How do we relate to each Other'~~
-	~~Harmony National cheuriuism/Lack of solidarity~~
-	~~Diversity and Pluralism _Range of voices and diverse ownership of the media.~~
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-	~~Public media/Community media and not governemnt extension media~~
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-	~~We need to help our governments to come up with the necessary environments/best practices7Necessary legislation~~
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-	~~'''Recommendations'''~~
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-	~~Participants were not able to locate the venues and the volunteesrs/guides also could not locate venues~~
-	~~THis leads to wastage of much of the time.~~
-	~~This leads to wastage of much of the time~~
-	~~This led to participants getting to the sessions they were to cover very late hence missing part of the proceedings .~~

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	Males 97		Males 97
	Females 10		Females 10
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	Majority are whites		Majority are whites

-	Address secretarialedbf.uu.se	+	'''Address''': secretarialedbf.uu.se

	Nairobi Tel 0734-3434-69		Nairobi Tel 0734-3434-69
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		+
		+
		+
		+
		+
		+
		+
		+	Title:Information common good for humanity or a mechandise:Barriers to Information Acccess
		+	Cultural Barrier
		+
		+	'''Access for information for the poor and for the rich Gap--Digital Divide'''
		+	(Way Africa-Addresses ICTs and Media in Africa )
		+
		+	Journalists to be able to access ICTS
		+
		+	'''Challenges for Africa'''
		+
		+	'''Policy,
		+	Technology,
		+	Audiences,'''
		+
		+
		+	'''Policy'''
		+
		+	Even Governments own media its an exyension of the ruling party in government.
		+	Forward looking policies that are against people's ownership.
		+	Dilution/LImmit the peoples influence and ownership
		+	Deliberate policies that emphasize pluralism in media i.e Public/community media
		+	We can ensure a afair policy in the media
		+	Fear of threats by governements i.e fear of having llocal voices in partnership
		+	Policies on content.
		+
		+	Technophobia of our politicians
		+	'REsistence from the old times in meida faced by young ones.
		+
		+	'''Audience'''
		+
		+	Have no access to the internet
		+	consume through local media e.g Radio,TVs and newspapers
		+	No access to the internet and what we publicise online.
		+
		+	Issues Audience is a threat
		+	Political Responses-Pan AFricanisms,news agency wasa set up to counter south-North News agencies i.e News exchanges
		+	Government,s response to the poor
		+
		+	Africans leadersnare good at signing policies but do n ot implement/support them and they die a natural death
		+	These projects are given private owners to run and this makes it expensive.
		+	Civic response-initiatives and reponses are not sustainable because they depend on donor funding.
		+
		+	six key issues African governments and media should address
		+	Access/Availability of what is available cost to the access these technologies
		+
		+	Citizenship faces consumerism our governnment policies should ensure state dedicates resourrces to ensure access to information ot citizens instead of Music and adversts.
		+
		+	North-south RElationship.we have to interrogate it because of globalisation what alternatives do we want in place of the current globalilsation
		+
		+	How do we relate to each Other'
		+	Harmony National cheuriuism/Lack of solidarity
		+	Diversity and Pluralism _Range of voices and diverse ownership of the media.
		+
		+	Public media/Community media and not governemnt extension media
		+
		+	We need to help our governments to come up with the necessary environments/best practices7Necessary legislation
		+
		+	'''Recommendations'''
		+
		+	Participants were not able to locate the venues and the volunteesrs/guides also could not locate venues
		+	THis leads to wastage of much of the time.
		+	This leads to wastage of much of the time
		+	This led to participants getting to the sessions they were to cover very late hence missing part of the proceedings .

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	Natural Diasters are intimately connected to the processes of development:Diasters put development, gains,at risk while at the same time the development choices made by individualls commodities and materials affect the distribution of diaster risk		Natural Diasters are intimately connected to the processes of development:Diasters put development, gains,at risk while at the same time the development choices made by individualls commodities and materials affect the distribution of diaster risk
	Therefore all policy alternatives should ensure that every develoment contribute to idenntifying,managing and reducing diaster risk rather than generating new risks.		Therefore all policy alternatives should ensure that every develoment contribute to idenntifying,managing and reducing diaster risk rather than generating new risks.
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		+	'''Organisers:'''Dag Hammarskjod Foundation Activities
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		+	Title:New Global Chalenges,Trendlines and alternatives'''
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		+	'''Speakers:''' Walden Bella,Larry Lohnaan, Pat Meonay,Vandana Shiva.
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		+	Bold Thought -Provoking Future scenarios by a number of visionary and forward-Looking scholar activities What are grim trendlines of new techhnologies,corporate concentration and commoditification for the coming 30 years?How can civil society significantly chhange the course a world development?
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		+	The session present some of the highlights from the Dag Hammarskjod Foundation what next project
		+
		+	Participants
		+	Males 97
		+	Females 10
		+	Majority are whites
		+
		+	Address secretarialedbf.uu.se
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		+	Nairobi Tel 0734-3434-69

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	,youth organisation,institution e.t.c THis is because child labour undermines the bargaining power of children and also puts them at compromising situations		,youth organisation,institution e.t.c THis is because child labour undermines the bargaining power of children and also puts them at compromising situations
	Also there should be a hotline to report any cases of child labour.		Also there should be a hotline to report any cases of child labour.
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		+	'''Title:Disaster Reduction Africa-ISDR Information'''
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		+	'''Organisers:Diaster Risk Reduction,Governace and Development.'''
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		+	Natural Diasters are intimately connected to the processes of development:Diasters put development, gains,at risk while at the same time the development choices made by individualls commodities and materials affect the distribution of diaster risk
		+	Therefore all policy alternatives should ensure that every develoment contribute to idenntifying,managing and reducing diaster risk rather than generating new risks.

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	Judy Mugo,		Judy Mugo,
	Mary Mbae		Mary Mbae
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		+	'''Title:Child Labour'''
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		+	Time 11:30 a.m-2:00p.m
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		+	'''Name of Organisation :Decent work for a Decent Life'''
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		+	'''Participants'''
		+	Males 35
		+	Females 25
		+	Total 60
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		+	'''Key Speaker: Makaper Odia'''
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		+	'''Summary Issues'''
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		+	child Labour involves children woring in Lazardous areas for example.Prosititution i.e includes commercial sex workers in Urban area.
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		+	Employ kids and uunderpaying thhem.
		+	Quantity and mining area
		+	Fishing INdustrych
		+	Under chemicals
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		+	Some of the things which make the children opt for this are
		+	Poor Parenting
		+	HIV/AIDS
		+	Poverty
		+	Ignorance
		+	Lack of Education
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		+	'''Recommendation'''
		+
		+	Everyone should be involved to stop i.e trade union,parennts
		+	,youth organisation,institution e.t.c THis is because child labour undermines the bargaining power of children and also puts them at compromising situations
		+	Also there should be a hotline to report any cases of child labour.

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	List of print Bronchure on Dialigue on Globalisation		List of print Bronchure on Dialigue on Globalisation
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		+	'''Activity:Human dignity and human rights'''
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		+	'''Time 11:30'''
		+	'''Name of organizer:Kenya human rights Network - R Hurinet'''
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		+	'''Number of participants'''
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		+	male - 50
		+	female - 60
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		+	'''Key speakers'''
		+	Shirin Cbadi,
		+	Mary Robinson,
		+	Nora D Cortinas
		+
		+	'''Summary of issues covered'''
		+	Human dignity and Human rights - Measures of a just world by the human dignity and human rights caucus
		+	elaborates the role of human rights in everyday struggles of people for dignity, freedom, justice, peace, equality, diversity and their entitlement to a social and international order in which universal values can be fully realised.
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		+	Documents gathered
		+	Attached
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		+	'''Report by''' Jane Gitanchi,
		+	Judy Mugo,
		+	Mary Mbae

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	Technophobia of our politicians		Technophobia of our politicians

-	'~~REsistence~~ from the old times in meida faced by young ones.	+	'Resistence from the old times in meida faced by young ones.

	Audience		Audience
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	'''Report by Loyce and Ben		'''Report by Loyce and Ben
	Time and Date:1:05, 21/01/2007'''		Time and Date:1:05, 21/01/2007'''
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		+	'''Gender,Food,Agriculture and Trade towards an alternative development agenda '''
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		+	'''Organisers''':Fredrick Ebert-Stufying
		+	Participants
		+	Females 50
		+	Males 20
		+	Total 70
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		+	'''Summary'''
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		+	What is the linkages between gender, food agriculture and trade?
		+	Highlightings the role of women infood and agriculture and the impact that trade liberallization is having on livelihoods and food sercuity from a gender perspective.
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		+	With the suspension of the Doha talks in July 2006 and the growing debate around alternatives to the current trade rules in support of sustainable development)
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		+	The existance trends in global agriculture,identifying what the WTO means for women in this sector.
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		+	Shared regional experiences about how women are being afffected and the alternative courses of actions they have identified and pursued.
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		+	Key Notes(Recommendations)
		+	IN Africa women should focus on trading within themselves to develop the structural adjustment
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		+	Africans do not appreciate whata they produce we think what is produced in other countries is far better than our ownn goods.Need to appreciate our products
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		+	Women should hand in hand with governments to market their produce
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		+	Mobiliization of resources
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		+	Institutions should come together to work.
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		+	List of print Bronchure on Dialigue on Globalisation

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-	'''Embracing the excluded today: Facing the challenges of HIV/Aids	+	'''Embracing the excluded today: Facing the challenges of HIV/Aids in Africa'''
-	~~Organizer~~: Franciscans Internationale'''	+
		+	Organizers: Franciscans Internationale
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		+	'''Keyspeakers''':Kareen from Zambia, Kiiza from Uganda'''

	'''Summary of issues'''		'''Summary of issues'''
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	Mebers of the Franciscan family in Africa,Latin America, Asia , the middle east and elsewhere around the world are working courageously to fight the scourge of HIV and AIDS .		Mebers of the Franciscan family in Africa,Latin America, Asia , the middle east and elsewhere around the world are working courageously to fight the scourge of HIV and AIDS .
-	~~Frnaciscicans~~ on the frontlines care for children orphaned by HIV and AIDS	+	Franciscicans on the frontlines care for children orphaned by HIV and AIDS
-	'''	+
-	The African experience:Uganda and Kenya'''	+	'''The African experience:Uganda and Kenya'''

	Sister Kareen from Zambia Catholic Diocese.		Sister Kareen from Zambia Catholic Diocese.
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	The war to fight HIV pandemic is like any other war and the wari is taking a lot of lives and a lot needs to be done. In Zambia, efforts have been made and these include:		The war to fight HIV pandemic is like any other war and the wari is taking a lot of lives and a lot needs to be done. In Zambia, efforts have been made and these include:
	Free treatment and ARVs in government hospitals		Free treatment and ARVs in government hospitals
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	Lobbying and advocacy through media and drama		Lobbying and advocacy through media and drama

-	Different organizations like Pallative Care Association of Zambia Catholic Relief Service from U.S, Irish Aid, WFP, Care International.	+	Different organizations like Pallative Care Association of Zambia Catholic Relief Service from U.S, Irish Aid, WFP, Care International have played an important role in HIV/AIDs struggle

-	Difficulties encountered in counseling HIV positive people:	+	'''Difficulties encountered in counseling HIV positive people:'''
	Denial - most people do not want to accept their status		Denial - most people do not want to accept their status
	Discrimination		Discrimination

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-	The World Social Forum in Nairobi was yesterday officially opened by '''~~H.E~~ former president of '''Zambia Kenneth Kaunda.'''''' In his opening speech he said that from experience,challenges in 2007 can be overcomed and a better world is very possibble. He said that injustice cannot be overcomed by force of love , harmony and fair play.Rights and diginity of all people must be respected and that we must continue action for the common good.	+	The World Social Forum in Nairobi was yesterday officially opened by '''His Excellency, the former president of '''Zambia Kenneth Kaunda.'''''' In his opening speech he said that from experience,challenges in 2007 can be overcomed and a better world is very possibble. He said that injustice cannot be overcomed by force of love , harmony and fair play.Rights and diginity of all people must be respected and that we must continue action for the common good.
	He also highlighted various problems that are facing the world today and these include		He also highlighted various problems that are facing the world today and these include
	Poverty		Poverty
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	The programmes officially kicked off today and below were some of the events that took place--		The programmes officially kicked off today and below were some of the events that took place--

-	'''Information:common good for humanity or a merchandise African media facing media concentration and the convergence of technologies.	+	'''Information:common good for humanity or a merchandise African media facing media concentration and the convergence of technologies'''

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-	'''WSF Nairobi, 2007 activities	+	'''WSF Nairobi, 2007 activities'''

-	Opening Ceremoney -- Saturday, January 20, 2007'''	+	'''Opening Ceremoney -- Saturday, January 20, 2007'''

	With over 100,000 people in attendance from all over the world, the World Social Forum (WSF) Nairobi, 2007 kicks off with the opening ceremony on Saturday, January 20, 2007. Some of the shots from the opening ceremoney include the following:		With over 100,000 people in attendance from all over the world, the World Social Forum (WSF) Nairobi, 2007 kicks off with the opening ceremony on Saturday, January 20, 2007. Some of the shots from the opening ceremoney include the following:
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	Ccrimes		Ccrimes
	-Gender equality and women,s rights.		-Gender equality and women,s rights.
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	''' Sunday, January 21, 2007'''		''' Sunday, January 21, 2007'''
		+

	The programmes officially kicked off today and below were some of the events that took place--		The programmes officially kicked off today and below were some of the events that took place--

	'''Information:common good for humanity or a merchandise African media facing media concentration and the convergence of technologies.		'''Information:common good for humanity or a merchandise African media facing media concentration and the convergence of technologies.
-	~~'''~~	+
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	'''Organizers:''' Institute Panos Afrique de I'ouest		'''Organizers:''' Institute Panos Afrique de I'ouest
-	'''Participants''':Over 50	+
-	'''Key speakers''':Jason & Chris Kagwata	+	'''Participants''': Over 50
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		+	'''Key speakers''': Jason & Chris Kagwata

	'''Issues covered'''		'''Issues covered'''