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Energy

2011-02-10T10:34:33Z

Obachi:

Civil G8 —�is your opportunity
to discuss global problems!

The Civil G8 2006: Are the waves of public opinion breaking against the cliff of officialdom?

The process has begun, and is gaining in strength, so let us now briefly review its prehistory, intermediate results, and try to predict its future...

http://en.civilg8.ru/Nairobi/

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[[category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]
'''The Goree Energy Preserving Women'''
A group of women in Senegal are campaigning for energy preserving cooking facilities. They have come up with a solar energy cooking equipment that helps women to preserve energy. The group that is based at Goree Island had their display of equipment on Monday at the WSF.
By Esther Obachi

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2011-02-07T10:25:38Z

Obachi: A group of demonstrators in the WSF opening march at Dakar Senegal. Is the world ready for peace? Photo by Esther Obachi

A group of demonstrators in the WSF opening march at Dakar Senegal. Is the world ready for peace? Photo by Esther Obachi

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2011-02-07T09:29:12Z

Obachi: Photo showing a group of dancers at the opening march of the WSF at Dakar Senegal on 6th February 2011. Fhoto by Esther Obachi

Photo showing a group of dancers at the opening march of the WSF at Dakar Senegal on 6th February 2011.
Fhoto by Esther Obachi

User:Obachi/BlogEntry: 2008 March 13 12:19:45 EAT

2008-03-13T09:56:03Z

Obachi:

== '''Community libraries as Public Libraries''' ==

The comment about the public library by Mika is very good and needs to be discussed futher. Ideally, a public library should be free and accessible by all. In Kenya, we should work hard towards this achivement. Denmark has achieved this by entrenching the public libraris Act in their legislation. According to Neils Ole Pors, all munincipalities are required by law to run a library service with free servises for their citizens. This includes internet services. In Kenya, we are still charging fees for services rendered. Even our children pay a registration fee to use the public library which is not even well stocked. Internet services are not even available. If they are, they are offered on a fee.
The McMillan Library, which is run by the City Council of Nairobi has never purchased even one book for as long as they can remember. They depend on donated books. The donated books are often discards from other libraries. With the just launched digital villages in Kenya, the city library should not be left out. It should have internet connectivity and try to establish an online library. Let us all think on how we can help our Nairobi city serve its residents in this area of information provision.

The community libraries should also be accessible and less commercial. Almost all community libraries in Kenya have been established by NGOs or some organizations that have felt that there is need for one in a sertain area. However, they often charge some fee for sustainability purposses. This locks out the poor people who can not afford to pay. Hence, the poor are denied information as a basic human right. It is my opinion that Kenyans should loby each constituency to build and run a library through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).Esther

User:Obachi

2008-01-23T14:52:27Z

Obachi:

[[Image:Esther-Bamako.jpg|thumb]]

I am Esther Obachi, a librarian working at the College of Architecture, University of Nairobi library. I have a 1st degree in Library and Information Science and a Postgraduate Diploma in Gender and Devepment Studies.
I am the current National Secretary of the [http://www.klas.or.ke Kenya Association of Library and Information Professionals] (KLA).

I maintain the [[Housing and human habitat]] page of this site.

== '''Praying for peace in Kenya''' ==

Kenyans have been going through hard times since December 30th 2007. The announcement of the presidential election results were disputed in the most wantonly violence that I have ever witnessed in the country. Kenya -"The Island of peace" as it is often known, turned into a killing field where people who had lived together for years turned against each other like wounded lionesses! Properties were destroyed and communication made impossible by various players who reacted in various ways. The losers barricaded roads from various places while the government stopped live broadcasting. Movement was minimal. Demonstrations went on in various parts of the country and hampered all kinds of business transactions. There were shortages of almost all essential commodities at various parts of the country as people continued protesting.
However, the situation is improving and we hope that the jetting in of international mediators will help Kenya to resolve the political stalement.
Kenyans agreed that on 25th Jan. 2008 will be a national day of prayer. It is my prayer that Kenyans will be true to themselves and repent before they can pray. We have all sinned by hating, killing, supporting killers, lying, stealing, pretending, alienating others and grabbing.
Therefore, I urge Kenyans to pray honestly that God heals our land. Let there be love and not pretence. Let there be peace and harmony among the citizens. Let there be real peace. Peace that only God can offer. Peace that surpasses all understanding. PEACE.
Kenyans be honest in your prayer so as to let God have His way

== '''My views about the Political situation in Kenya and the way forward''' ==

The December 2007 elections were carried out peacefully by Kenyans. There was a mood of of change in the air as giants from the previous government were felled. The Kibaki gorvernment had opened up the stage for openness and freedom of expression that gave Kenyan people encouragement for even a better Kenya. There was hope that Kenya was headed for a better democracy.

This encouraged more young people into the political arena. For the first time, Kenya saw many independent youths come to parliament, not because they came from rich backgrounds, like it is often the case, but because they were determined to bring change to the government. Many expected the election process to be carried out smoothly as it had been in the previous one.

Rumors of pre-marked stolen presidential votes were openly aired in the local media where vehicles were featured carrying ballot boxes to unknown destinations. Kenyans kept vigil and took nothing to chance as the election date approached.

The election day was the most peaceful of them all as people woke up early to vote and retired to their houses to watch or listen to the election process through different media.

No one expected the election process to turn out the way it did. Everyone thought that the Kenyan democracy had matured enough to stop any kind of rigging. This had been seen as true when every suspicious move by the would be riggers was thwarted by the media that kept vigil. No incident was reported on the election day. Kenyans were determined to have this process completed peacefully so as to give them a chance to move on with their usual activities. The International Observers were impressed by the calmness by which Kenyans voted. Everything was as expected.

Soon-after, provisional results started pouring into media houses and were aired live. The parliamentary results indicated shock as giants were felled by political non-starters. The first senior government official to go was the former Vice President and Minister for Home Affairs, who was defeated by a young lawyer who had never ventured into politics before. Many other bigwigs followed suite. There was excitement among the electorate as their five years wait had finally come to an end and they were now making their voices heard through the ballot box. The few who managed to survive the elections had prooved to the electorate that they could be trusted and that they valued them (electorate) and their views. The Presidential results were also being relayed into the media houses and Raila Odingo was leading by an average of 500,000 votes.

Then we started seeing unusual delays in the releasing of results from some areas. The Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK), Mr. Samuel Kivuitu expressed his fears that something was amiss because the returning officers from these areas were not reachable and that they had even switched off their cellphones. However, he assured Kenyans that all would be well. The electorates` anxiety turned into excitement and later into anger as the delay continued without any explanation. The electorate demanded that the results be availed. The ECK chairman joked about the delay saying that if the results were being delayed because they were being "cooked", then he would not accept them.

Then the inevitable happened. The presidential provisional results that had been aired earlier started changing and the media started giving different presidential results. This is when all hell broke lose and the anxious electorate took to the streets even before the results were released.

Later, the ECK chairman was forced to release the presidential election results that he himself agrees were not properly tallied. President Kibaki had won the elections! The chairman, Mr. Kivuitu claims that he was under a lot of pressure from president Kibaki�s Party of National Unity (PNU) and Kalonzo Muzioka�s Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya (ODM-K) party to announce the results. (Kalonzo has since been appointed the Vice President).

President Kibaki was sworn in as president of Kenya for the next five years in a low key ceremony at Ttate House in less than 20 minutes after he was pronounced winner of the 2007 general election.

What followed can be described as shocking. There were protests in five of the six provinces that Raila had won. This saw Kenya lose billions of shillings in destruction of properties within a span of hours. Roads were blocked as vehicles were stoned and burnt with or without occupants. Shops were looted and burnt. There also were wanton and senseless killings of innocent Kenyans who had committed no crime whatsoever. Ethnicity ripened in minutes and hate and fear was in the air like never before. Neighbors from different ethnic groups who had lived harmoniously for years became instant enemies. Innocent children and women were killed. If you came from a different ethnic background and you were caught in another ethnic environment at the time, you were a target for killing! There was fear among the weak and helpless as their properties were destroyed as they watched. A single statement from a single man turned Kenya into a killing field.

Later on the government banned live broadcasts. This was the worst that could happen. This meant that one could not know what was going on anywhere in the country. Kenyans started tuning onto foreign electronic media for news about their own country. Lack of information led to the creation of Propagandist SMSs that enhanced fear and animosity. Fear was inevitable as no one new what to believe and what not to believe. Mistrust was everywhere.

The opposition, led by Raila Odinga announced for a protest meeting at Uhuru Park. They later called it off after it was declared illegal. They called for another one and gave a 3 days notice to the police as required by the law but that was also canceled and termed as illegal. Uhuru park was cordoned off by human security personnel who are there to date.

On friday the 11th of January 2007 Raila called for a three days mass action throughout the country starting from Wednesday 16th Jan. 2007. This would involve peaceful protest by the electorate. The government outlawed the demonstrations and sent security forces to thwart them. The government claims that Kenyans can not have peaceful demonstrations because they are often hijacked by criminals who loot and destroy properties. The government also claims that the political temperatures in the country are still too high to accommodate any demonstration. This has led to defiant demonstrations that has led to more killings. This time from the government security forces who have been using live ammunitions to repulse the demonstrators.

Therefore, the government has since banned any political meeting until the situation comes back to normal. Meanwhile innocent Kenyans are being killed in all provinces of the country except Central, Eastern and North Eastern provinces.

The ban on live broadcasting is still in force compounded with the ban on any political rallies, Kenya has gone back to the colonial times when freedom of expression meant breaking the law. Read "Never be Silent" by Durrani Shiraz

Currently, Kenya is experiencing a lot of fear, mistrust among individuals and apprehension on a lot of issues. Nothing is predictable anymore. Any statement from a person you suspect supported your opponent is politicized.

The election of the speaker was an ego testing activity where each of the two leaders wanted to show the other that he is the winner. I say so because the speaker is supposed to be non- partisan. Therefore, if taken literally, none of them is to benefit from his election.

Kibaki has insisted that he freely and fairly won the December 2007 elections while Raila claims that the elections were stolen and that Kibaki must step down and allow for a re-run of the presidential elections if he has to win the confidence of the country. Although, according to me, this would be an exercise in futility as the after-election coalition of PNU and ODM-K plus all the other smaller parties will make it impossible for Raila to win in the re-run. It is also common sense that human beings are dynamic and the political environment has since changed after all that has happened. Kibaki is in office legally since he was sworn in as president, although with so much haste that even the national anthem was forgotten among other many procedures.

Observers agree that there were major flaws in the tallying of the presidential votes. Kibaki�s PNU party got 43 seats while Raila�s ODM Party got 99. Raila won in 6 provinces while Kibaki won in 2. There is need for the electorate to know the truth. Who really won these elections? If the chairman of the ECK, Mr. Kivuitu says that he does not know if Kibaki won the elections, then who should? The country is bleeding. Kenyans want their peace back. They are desperate. They also want the truth. It is only the truth that can set us free. Therefore, truth and justice must precede peace.

The controversy goes on and the common man continues to suffer. The international community has since sent high powered delegations to try and persuade the two leaders to negotiate and see if it is possible to establish an agreeable settlement to no avail. The government is so blinded by power while Raila�s group is blinded by anger. The country can not go on like this because the electorate are left in limbo and nothing can be assumed to be alright. All of us are calling for dialogue between the two protagonists but no one is giving them the content of the dialogue. Both sides have condemned the only most devastating issue at hand -violence and the destruction of property. Whether they mean it, is everyone�s doubt.

I have been talking to various people from various parts of Kenya and I have come to a conclusion that there are big and serious underlying anthropological and historical issues as to why the election results turned out the way they did. For example, there are some ethnic groups that believe that the country leadership can never come from certain ethnicities. These are stereotypes. If these issues are not addressed urgently and openly, then we shall only coat the surface while underneath stinks.

I get extremely perplexed when I talk to christians who profess salvation and pray that God brings peace to Kenya but do not want the truth to be told. This is very dangerous precedence for future democracy. This reminds me of the 2002 swearing in ceremony for President Kibaki where all Kenyans applauded him as he took his mandate. It was a memorable site. We need more of those. Not the sneaky, hasty and confused one like the one we saw at State House on the 30th of Dec. 2007.

What happened immediately after the announcement of Kibaki as President of Kenya brought a lot to light. 1). That Kenyans are not at peace with each other. They only tolerate each other. 2). There are historical injustices that were committed and need redress. This can only be done through truth and reconciliation. 3). Kenyans need to open up to each other and address stereotypes about each ethnic group in the country. This will educate our children who know nothing about them. 4). The inequitable distribution of resources between individuals and regions must be addressed urgently . 5). There are individuals in this country who must never be allowed to come near governance because of their track records. This can only be done by placing legal frameworks in place that will address this.
6). Our democracy as it is, is still shaky and can only be brought back on track by addressing the anomalies now and not later
7). Only a few of our leaders have principles, integrity and are selfless. I am referring to Kalonzo Musyoka who actually confessed that votes were stolen by all presidential candidates except himself and yet he went ahead and accepted a post in a government that he claimed had stolen votes!

At the moment, my biggest problem is the interference with the press freedom. Kenya established the Media Council which ought to be autonomous. I would want it to act as such. This is the time to get information as it is. This is the time we need analysts to come out and show the country the way forward. The banning of live broadcasts should be condemned by all. As information managers we must condemn this action by the government in the strongest terms possible.

People are agonizing not because they did not vote but because they voted! Children have been displaced and their education is at stake. Women have been raped and molested. All these must come to a stop. This can only be achieved by right information reaching the populace at the right time. Factual information is right information.

Kenyans have a right to own properties anywhere in this country. At least that is what the law says. They are also entitled to free movement and speech not forgetting the sanctity of life. All these have been trashed. People have been thrown out of their legally acquired land and their properties burned. Others have been slaughtered like chicken while others have been stopped from expressing themselves. Kenyans must learn to respect the law even if it is an ass.

I would urge all of us to genuinely pray that peace returns to our beautiful Kenya, not forgetting that calmness does not mean peace. Calm waters run deep. The deep anger and hatred that is embedded in people`s hearts cannot be seen because of social controls. It does not mean that it is not there. We need to simmer it through openness. Let us talk. Scream if you must. There is healing in both.

User:Obachi

2008-01-22T14:22:07Z

Obachi:

Slum dwellers

2007-12-18T15:10:03Z

Obachi:

Slum dwellers making World Social Forum ideals a reality

By Nicholas Asego

This week, Nairobi streets will be awash with visitors from various parts of the world. The seventh World Social Forum (WSF) that opened on Saturday literally brings the world to the city as activists, social movements, networks, coalitions and other progressive forces from Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Caribbean, North America, and Europe converge.

The city is hosting humanity in its black, brown, yellow hues. Some have flown in, but many others simply got hold of what they could to get to Nairobi: taxis and buses. Others simply walked.

During the Mumbai conference in India, participants were so many that a good number had to sleep in the streets. Tents have gone up at Kasarani and at the Scouts campsite at Rowallan next to the Jamhuri Show grounds to accommodate the teeming numbers. Hotels, motels, hostels, guesthouses and private homes in Nairobi and its environs are preparing to receive the guests. A report estimates that the visitors will spend at least Sh45 million in accommodation and travel.

But the WSF is much more than a meeting of NGO-type activists enjoying the beauty of an exotic country over lots of talk and coffee.

"Rallying around the clarion call of �Another World is Possible’�the WSF has placed social justice, international solidarity, gender equality, peace and defence of the environment agenda of the world�s people," says Onyango Oloo the national co-ordinator of the Kenya Social Forum, one of key participants in the event.

"The aim is to have a world where the global capital does not hold sway," he adds.

From Porto Alegre and Mumbai to Bamako, Caracas and Karachi and now Nairobi, the contingents of the World Social Forum have collectively expanded the democratic spaces of those seeking concrete, sustainable and progressive alternatives to imperialist globalisation. With the theme of this edition of the World Social Forum being "People�s Struggles, people�s Alternatives" the organizers expect many locals to attend. "We want to move away from the usual suspects, the high heeled NGO fellows in the conferences and we expect to see more people from informal settlements in Kibera, Mathare, Huruma etc attending," says Oloo.

From its modest origins in Porto Alegre in 2001, the WSF has over the years mushroomed into a global counter-force challenging the realms of imperialism, colonialism and its blood sister neo-colonialism. The forum has exerted itself to reduce the exploitation of the poor and to try and turn their life around.

Oloo traces the origin of the forum to the opposition to the World Economic Forum, a gathering held at the same time in the Swiss resort town of Davos that attracts business and political leaders viewed as being at the forefront of globalisation.

Oloo believes that in a world so divided by wars, strife and conflict, the WSF is a uniting factor. "It brings people from different countries, race, cultures who get down and talk of conflict resolution."

Slum dwellers unite to build houses

The conference helps build lasting networks between people and groups of different countries. "Locally it will be a great opportunity for people from rural areas and those from urban to meet," he adds.

On a wider scale, Onyango sees this as an opportunity to showcase Kenya to the world. "People will get to see that Kenya is not only a country of Maasai and lions, but they will have the opportunity to see the diverse cultures we have."

The Kenya Social Forum, modelled on the larger organisation, has made inroads among the locals, especially those living in the informal settings. "A good example is the Huruma slums where Huruma Social Forum has organised its members to built better houses," says Oloo. Through monthly contributions, the members are putting up permanent houses with running water, a rarity in such places. This initiative was as a result of challenges that the members received when they visited the WSF conference in Bamako, Mali.

Ibrahim Hassan, the coordinator of the Huruma Social Forum, says a group of slum dwellers have organised themselves to put up 60 housing units in Nairobi. "We are working on putting 24 more units," says Ibrahim. "We aim at helping the Government to meet the UN�s Millenium Development Goals."

Housing has not been their only success; they provide clean water and sanitation for the residents. "We never had any toilets or bathrooms in the informal settings but we have managed to put up one bathroom and toilet, and we are working towards many more. We are working closely with the Kibera Social Forum to help towards their housing needs," he says.

Like other Nairobi residents, Ibrahim is looking forward to lively debate at the WSF. "We plan to raise the issue of debt and poverty and how our leaders can help us," he says.

Other related issues he expects to be discussed at the conference include unfair trade rules, and unemployment, especially among the youth. "The forum needs to assess the policies in place to enhance gainful employment for the young people and the successes of these policies," he says.

The World Social Forum is geared towards meaningful intervention into the situations deemed �normal’�within the existing social classes. "The idea is to encourage the locals not to accept their lot and also not to wait for their governments to come to their rescue," says Oloo. "Waiting for the government sometimes may take ages."

Nobody understands the problems that the locals go through better than the people themselves, he says. "This is the reason why we are involving local communities in the organisation of the conference," says Oloo. Among the local groups expected to attend the conference include Kibera Social Forum, Mathare, Huruma among others.

"During the conference they will have a chance to interact with other forum groups from other countries." The main idea of the Social Forum is to act as a catalyst for social change. "We challenge the participants to question their state of poverty," says Oloo.

Despite the entrenched roots of capitalism and globalisation, he feels these forces can be tamed. "When people come together, there is nothing that they can�t achieve," he says. Like slavery or feudalism that choked the world for almost 400 years, he says, capitalism and globalisation can be brought down. " At home, Kanu which people thought was unshakable was removed from power," he says.

Inequality unacceptable

One of the themes of the conference is Peace and Conflict Transformation. "We have realised that underdevelopment is one of the major reasons for conflict in Kenya," says Oloo. He says frequent conflict in North Eastern Province, for example, is caused by deprivation and underdevelopment. "Some of those people don�t even believe that they are part of Kenya. They send greetings to Kenya whenever they meet one coming to Nairobi."

The area is mostly inhabited by pastoralists who often clash with their neighbours over pasture. "Like other minorities the pastoralists are citizens of the global society and they will bring their challenges and opportunities to the conference," says Oloo.

"It will also be an occasion for them to share their struggles and successes however modest," he says. They are expected to show how the values embedded in their livelihoods since time immemorial still represent a valid alternative to the dominant world of global forces.

The organisers expect a number of dignitaries to attend the conference, although they are not expected to steal the limelight. "Rather than focus on personalities, we are more interested in social groups that will be here," says Onyango. Among those expected include former president of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda, Desmond Tutu, Winnie Mandela and others. "Many others did not confirm their coming but they might be around," he says.

"Ngugi wa Thiongo who returned to the country recently to launch his novel, was invited but has other commitments during the same period," says Oloo. Despite his absence, some of the themes in the novel, the Wizard of the Crow, will be discussed at the conference. The novel, whose title is translated from Murogi wa Kagogo, describes the effects of dictatorship in a fictional African country.

Despite the �serious global agenda’, the Nairobi conference will be a showcase of Africa and its diverse culture. For Oloo, the conference is an event unlike any other.

"It�s an open invitation to all Kenyans from all walks of life," he says. The conference is more than congregating, conversing, singing, marching, dreaming, dancing, networking and strategising with fellow brothers and sisters, comrades and colleagues. It�s about experiencing the magic that is the World Social Forum." http://www.eastandard.net/archives/

[[Category: Housing and Human Habitat]]
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Library at Majengo, Nairobi

2007-12-18T14:01:47Z

Obachi:

On 6th December 2007 Mika, Julie Herrada and I went to Visit the SIDAREC offices at Machakos "Airport" as it is commonly known. The director, Ms Lucy Mathai took us arround her office and explained to us the projects she is undertaking. One of them is the establishment of libraries and information centers in slum areas. We requested to be shown one of the libraries. She took us to the SIDAREC Community Library http://sidarec.org. The library is about a 1/2 KM away from her office. It is deep in the heart of the Majengo slum in Nairobi. The library is well stocked, fully computerized together with internet cinnectivity and managed by a professional librarian. Lucy explained the hardships she went through in acquiering the housing for the library and the other projects that are based at the the visinity. She encouraged us that it is not impossible to acquiere land for the community. It just takes courage, persistance and community mobilization. She is an expert in all of them. The Library users enjoy using the internet facility. The books are basically foreign and she is looking for a way of acquiring the local content which is a crucial component.
Every year, 3 Masters students from Oslo University come to help in the cataloguing of the books. This is a great challenge to the local librarians.
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Library at Majengo, Nairobi

2007-12-18T13:54:18Z

Obachi:

Library at Majengo, Nairobi

2007-12-18T13:42:11Z

Obachi:

On 6th December 2007 Mika, Julie Herrada and I went to Visit the SIDAREC offices at Machakos "Airport" as it is commonly known. The director, Ms Lucy Mathai took us arround her office and explained to us the projects she is undertaking. One of them is the establishment of libraries and information centers in slum areas. We requested to be shown one of the libraries. She took us to the [SIDAREC] Community Library
The library is about a 1/2 KM away from her office. It is deep in the heart of the Majengo slum in Nairobi. The library is well stocked, fully computerized together with internet cinnectivity and managed by a professional librarian. Lucy explained the hardships she went through in acquiering the housing for the library and the other projects that are based at the the visinity. She encouraged us that it is not impossible to acquiere land for the community. It just takes courage, persistance and community mobilization. She is an expert in all of them.

The Library users enjoy using the internet facility. The books are basically foreign and she is looking for a way of acquiring the local content which is a crucial component.
Every year, 3 Masters students from Oslo University come to help in the cataloguing of the books. This is a great challenge to the local librarians.
[[Image:Example.jpg]]

Library at Majengo, Nairobi

2007-12-18T13:39:23Z

Obachi:

On 6th December 2007 Mika, Julie Herrada and I went to Visit the SIDAREC offices at Machakos "Airport" as it is commonly known. The director, Ms Lucy Mathai took us arround her office and explained to us the projects she is undertaking. One of them is the establishment of libraries and information centers in slum areas. We requested to be shown one of the libraries. She took us to the == SIDAREC == Community Library
The library is about a 1/2 KM away from her office. It is deep in the heart of the Majengo slum in Nairobi. The library is well stocked, fully computerized together with internet cinnectivity and managed by a professional librarian. Lucy explained the hardships she went through in acquiering the housing for the library and the other projects that are based at the the visinity. She encouraged us that it is not impossible to acquiere land for the community. It just takes courage, persistance and community mobilization. She is an expert in all of them.

The Library users enjoy using the internet facility. The books are basically foreign and she is looking for a way of acquiring the local content which is a crucial component.
Every year, 3 Masters students from Oslo University come to help in the cataloguing of the books. This is a great challenge to the local librarians.
[[Image:Example.jpg]]

Library at Majengo, Nairobi

2007-12-18T13:36:52Z

Obachi:

On 6th December 2007 Mika, Julie Herrada and I went to Visit the SIDAREC offices at Machakos "Airport" as it is commonly known. The director, Ms Lucy Mathai took us arround her office and explained to us the projects she is undertaking. One of them is the establishment of libraries and information centers in slum areas. We requested to be shown one of the libraries. She took us to the [[SIDAREC]]. The library is about a 1/2 KM away from her office. It is deep in the heart of the Majengo slum in Nairobi. The library is well stocked, fully computerized together with internet cinnectivity and managed by a professional librarian. Lucy explained the hardships she went through in acquiering the housing for the library and the other projects that are based at the the visinity. She encouraged us that it is not impossible to acquiere land for the community. It just takes courage, persistance and community mobilization. She is an expert in all of them.

The Library users enjoy using the internet facility. The books are basically foreign and she is looking for a way of acquiring the local content which is a crucial component.
Every year, 3 Masters students from Oslo University come to help in the cataloguing of the books. This is a great challenge to the local librarians.
[[Image:Example.jpg]]

Library at Majengo, Nairobi

2007-12-18T13:35:57Z

Obachi:

On 6th December 2007 Mika, Julie Herrada and I went to Visit the SIDAREC offices at Machakos "Airport" as it is commonly known. The director, Ms Lucy Mathai took us arround her office and explained to us the projects she is undertaking. One of them is the establishment of libraries and information centers in slum areas. We requested to be shown one of the libraries. She took us to the [[SIDAREC Community Library]]. The library is about a 1/2 KM away from her office. It is deep in the heart of the Majengo slum in Nairobi. The library is well stocked, fully computerized together with internet cinnectivity and managed by a professional librarian. Lucy explained the hardships she went through in acquiering the housing for the library and the other projects that are based at the the visinity. She encouraged us that it is not impossible to acquiere land for the community. It just takes courage, persistance and community mobilization. She is an expert in all of them.

The Library users enjoy using the internet facility. The books are basically foreign and she is looking for a way of acquiring the local content which is a crucial component.
Every year, 3 Masters students from Oslo University come to help in the cataloguing of the books. This is a great challenge to the local librarians.
[[Image:Example.jpg]]

File:Mika in a Library-Majengo.jpg

2007-12-18T13:32:34Z

Obachi:

File:Example.jpg

2007-12-18T13:24:14Z

Obachi:

Library at Majengo, Nairobi

2007-12-18T13:20:29Z

Obachi:

On 6th December 2007 Mika, Julie Herrada and I went to Visit the SIDAREC offices at Machakos "Airport" as it is commonly known. The director, Ms Lucy Mathai took us arround her office and explained to us the projects she is undertaking. One of them is the establishment of libraries and information centers in slum areas. We requested to be shown one of the libraries. She took us to the [[SIADAREC Community Library]]. The library is about a 1/2 KM away from her office. It is deep in the heart of the Majengo slum in Nairobi. The library is well stocked, fully computerized together with internet cinnectivity and managed by a professional librarian. Lucy explained the hardships she went through in acquiering the housing for the library and the other projects that are based at the the visinity. She encouraged us that it is not impossible to acquiere land for the community. It just takes courage, persistance and community mobilization. She is an expert in all of them.

The Library users enjoy using the internet facility. The books are basically foreign and she is looking for a way of acquiring the local content which is a crucial component.
Every year, 3 Masters students from Oslo University come to help in the cataloguing of the books. This is a great challenge to the local librarians.
[[Image:Example.jpg]]

File:Library at Majengo.jpg

2007-12-18T13:07:55Z

Obachi:

Category:Housing and human habitat

2007-12-04T16:00:52Z

Obachi:

This category is on housing and human habitat.

Housing and human habitat

2007-12-04T15:58:48Z

Obachi:

The housing and human habitat page is intended to host all data on the issue of human settlement. Any information that concerns this subject will be of use in this page
[http://www.unhabitat.org UN Habitat]

[[Category:Actionable themes]]
[[Category:Housing and human habitat]]

User:Obachi/BlogEntry: 2007 December 04 18:45:17 EAT

2007-12-04T15:51:09Z

Obachi:

'''Recommendations on how KLA can establish a proactive public library and how the WSF Materials can be preserved.'''

'''Introduction'''
A core group of twelve members from the three East African Library Associations, America and Finland met at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies on 3rd -5th December to enhance their MediaWiki skills so as to maintain the http://www.wsflibry.org. They also discussed the idea of establishing a permanent WSF library focal point in Nairobi and developed strategies on how to preserve the already existing physical WSF Information materials.

'''The following were their recommendations'''
•�The KLA secretariat to be the custodians of the materials.
•�Releasing the information to Michigan University to be part of the Labadie collection. This was however reputed by one of the present member from the university who suggested that the original materials should be protected locally but digitized to make them accessible globally. It was also noted that transferring the documents would kill the morale of the librarians.
•�A WSF library should be set up in Nairobi and that funds would be sourced to support the same. It was confirmed that some resources were available like a scanner and computers, all that lacked was the space.
•�In setting up the library, it was suggested that the actionable themes set during the World social forum be kept and followed to maintain consistency. It was noted that there was no standard way of coming up with the themes in the different social foras that had taken place and that committees were put in place to come up with the themes.
•�The fear that some of the materials collected would not fall under any class of the classification system was solved by the suggestion that we could expand the classification system to suit the materials in the WSF library.
• It was also recommended that any proposed partnership on the preservation of materials should be one that would strengthen the WSF library in terms of sharing information. This would be made possible by forming links with other similar or interested institutions especially after the digitization of the materials.
•�Another suggestion that was put in place was that of digitizing the WSF materials and posting them on the Media Wiki for easier and broader access.
•�Also, the issue of linking intellectually was put forward where members in different places like United States would be able to refer researchers to other Librarians e.g. in Nairobi for help in terms of the availability and location of the materials of the World Social Forum.
•�Scanning of all the documents collected from the forum to increase on their availability and wider access. This would also add to the ease of manipulation, like having them in several copies in many places. The scanned documents would then be posted to the media wiki.
•�Funding must be sourced for the WSF library to exist. Practical and workable solutions in terms of e.g. labor and space have to be considered.
•�The suggestion to preserve the materials at the KNLS headquarters, it being a public library was brought up. This was however refuted by the fact that there is no available space at the library and that it would alienate the association which is like the umbrella body.
•�It was also suggested that there was need to keep in touch with the organizations that provided the materials for more updates for instance of the magazines and journals and that the library, once started should subscribe to the same and communicate with them through their websites.
•�A discussion on whether the WSF collection should be part of the public library was postponed to the next day�s meeting which would have a city council officer in attendance.
•�It was suggested that there was need to go private as this would ease or facilitate the functionality of the library and would avoid the complexities of putting up a parallel public library.
• It was emphasized that there was need to prove to the information users that the WSF library was relevant. This would be through collecting other unique information materials to make it a special kind of a collection like MOUs, trade agreements, policies e.t.c that would not be found with ease from other places.
•�Also, it was recommended that WSF Library be part of larger networks e.g. associations like coalition of the urban poor, land alliances, commissions of human rights etc, which would ensure that unique information materials from their activities are captured and made available to the library.
•�Finally, it was emphasized that the idea of the WSF Library be brought out, an attractive special library be formed and the challenges would be solved later while already in the exercise.
''Report by
Carol Wamae''

Housing and human habitat

2007-12-03T14:58:20Z

Obachi:

The housing and human habitat page is intended to host all data on the issue of human settlement. Any information that concerns this subject will be of use in this page[http://www.unhabitat.org/].

Housing and human habitat

2007-12-03T14:54:44Z

Obachi:

The housing and human habitat page is intended to host all data on the issue of human settlement. Any information that concerns will be of use in this page[http://www.unhabitat.org/].

Housing and human habitat

2007-12-03T14:52:39Z

Obachi:

[http://www.unhabitat.org/]The housing and human habitat page is intended to host all data on the issue of human settlement. Any information that concerns will be of use in this page.

Housing and human habitat

2007-12-03T14:44:59Z

Obachi:

The housing and human habitat page is intended to host all data on the issue of human settlement. Any information that concerns [[Human settlement]] will be of use in this page.

User:Obachi

2007-12-03T12:20:13Z

Obachi:

Current events

2007-11-28T16:23:49Z

Obachi: /* DECEMBER 2007 */

== DECEMBER 2007 ==

== Workshop : Improving wsflibrary.org, preserving WSF documents and founding a proactive public Library ==

:Date: 3 - 5 December, 2007
:Venue: The Kenya School of Monetary Studies(KSMS), Thika Rd, Nairobi

==MONDAY 3 DECEMBER - Improving Our Website==

===08.30 - 10.30 Getting started - Wiki Editing===

(Or how to memorize the wiki commands without forgetting the names of your children and grandchildren)

:Basic Wiki editing: Participants finish their personal User Pages
:Creating a Knowledge Base from the WSF. Presentation of the Manual, by Esther Obachi

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

===11.00 - 12.00 A deeper look at the MediaWiki===

: Exploring the MediaWiki, by KENET
: Why our site is not exactly like Wikipedia, by Mikael

===12.00 - 13.00 Tagging the WSF's Activities===

(The tags are the 21 'actionable themes')

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

===14.00 - 17.00 Tagging the WSF's Activities, contd.===

===After work===

17.00 - 19.00 Leisure time

19.00 Dinner

==TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER - Building a WSF collection ==

===08.30 - 10.30 The Physical documents===

: The Jo Labadie Collection on Radical History, by Julie Herrada, the curator
: The physical documents from the Nairobi WSF, presentation by Rosemary Gitachu

Examination of the material collected during the Nairobi WSF

Brainstorming about the collection (discussion)

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee

11.00 - 13.00 "The Physical documents", contd.
: How to link the physical documents to our website? (discussion)
: Improving the listiing of the documents on www.wsflibrary.org (work on site)
: Summary and Proposals for the future
: Documenting our discussion (work)

: 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

===14.00 - 15.00 Tax Justice ===
: The Tax Justice Network and TJN Africa, by Alvin Mosioma
: Discussion

===16.15- 17 Coffee and Summary/Evaluation of the day===

===After work===

17.00 - 19.00 Leisure time

19.00 Dinner

==WEDNESDAY 5 DECEMBER - A proactive public library==

===08.30 - 10.30 Website makeover ===
: Work on site
: Summary and proposals for the future

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee

===11.00 - 13.00 Founding a proactive public library===
: Round table discussion
: Participants from the city administration, the Hoperaisers of Korogocho, from KNLS, the workshop participants

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

===14.00 The Way Forward===

===15.00 The launching of the website ===
: By her excellency, the Ambassador of Finland
: Cocktails

== JANUARY 2007 ==

==Thursday 25 January==

Evaluation meeting at 10.30 am in the Kenyatta Memorial University Library.

==Wednesday 24 January==

We continue to produce the project newsletter in the evening. Contact: Esther

== Tuesday 23 January 2007 ==

KLA seminar on [[Information is a Basic Human Right]]

== Monday 22 January 2007 ==

Copy/south, NIGD and PALIAct: [[Unlocking the Global Information Fortress]]

== Sunday 21 January 2007 ==

08: 00 Stadium, Kasarani, Main entrance.

: Morning briefing for project particpants at Moi at 8 am. Contact: Esther 0724804541

14:00 Stadium, Kasarani, Main entrance.

: Afternoon briefing of the project

== Saturday 20 January 2007 ==

Opening Ceremony

== The Friday 19 January Seminar on WSF information Documentation ==

THE KENYA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

WORLD SOCIAL FORUM (WSF) 2007 INFORMATION DOCUMENTATION

DATE: FRIDAY, 19TH JANUARY 2007

VENUE: OLIVE GARDENS, KASARANI

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME:

8.30 am- 9.00 am Arrival and registration
9.00am – 9.30 am Welcome remarks By Rosemary Gitachu KLA Chairperson
Participants’�introduction
Seminar objectives

Official Opening By Ruth Makotsi, Executive Secretary, East African Book Development Association (EABDA)
9.30 am -10.30 am Overview of the WSF and the KLA WSF 2007 Information Documentation Project By Esther Obachi
The KLA WSF Library Website By Mikael Böök

10.30 am -11.00 am TEA/COFFEEE BREAK

11.00 am – 12.00 pm WSF 2007 programme of events/activities By Mikael Book
12.00 pm -1.00 pm WSF Information Documentation Guidelines By Rosemary Gitachu

1.00 pm – 2.00 pm LUNCH
2.00 pm -3.00 pm Digital Photo Documentation of WSF 2007 By Raisa Karjalainen (preliminary)
3.00 pm – 4.00 pm Assignment of roles and responsibilities
4.00 pm – 4.30 pm Official Closing By His Excellency the Ambassador, Embassy of Finland, Nairobi

Tea/Coffee

End of the Seminar

== 17 January: Memory project Orientation in Kasarani ==

We participate in the Orientation-meeting of the WSF Committee's Memory project on Wednesday 17.1. at 8.30 in Kasarani. --[[User:Book|Book]] 14:29, 16 January 2007 (EAT)

On Friday 19.1.2007, the Librarians' pilot project have a final training workshop at Kasarani. More about it via the list lib-wsf@sympa.kaapeli.fi

Current events

2007-11-28T16:22:03Z

Obachi:

== DECEMBER 2007 ==

==Workshop : Improving wsflibrary.org, preserving WSF documents
and founding a proactive public Library==

:Date: 3 - 5 December, 2007
:Venue: The Kenya School of Monetary Studies(KSMS), Thika Rd, Nairobi

==MONDAY 3 DECEMBER - Improving Our Website==

===08.30 - 10.30 Getting started - Wiki Editing===

(Or how to memorize the wiki commands without forgetting the names of your children and grandchildren)

:Basic Wiki editing: Participants finish their personal User Pages
:Creating a Knowledge Base from the WSF. Presentation of the Manual, by Esther Obachi

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

===11.00 - 12.00 A deeper look at the MediaWiki===

: Exploring the MediaWiki, by KENET
: Why our site is not exactly like Wikipedia, by Mikael

===12.00 - 13.00 Tagging the WSF's Activities===

(The tags are the 21 'actionable themes')

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

===14.00 - 17.00 Tagging the WSF's Activities, contd.===

===After work===

17.00 - 19.00 Leisure time

19.00 Dinner

==TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER - Building a WSF collection ==

===08.30 - 10.30 The Physical documents===

: The Jo Labadie Collection on Radical History, by Julie Herrada, the curator
: The physical documents from the Nairobi WSF, presentation by Rosemary Gitachu

Examination of the material collected during the Nairobi WSF

Brainstorming about the collection (discussion)

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee

11.00 - 13.00 "The Physical documents", contd.
: How to link the physical documents to our website? (discussion)
: Improving the listiing of the documents on www.wsflibrary.org (work on site)
: Summary and Proposals for the future
: Documenting our discussion (work)

: 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

===14.00 - 15.00 Tax Justice ===
: The Tax Justice Network and TJN Africa, by Alvin Mosioma
: Discussion

===16.15- 17 Coffee and Summary/Evaluation of the day===

===After work===

17.00 - 19.00 Leisure time

19.00 Dinner

==WEDNESDAY 5 DECEMBER - A proactive public library==

===08.30 - 10.30 Website makeover ===
: Work on site
: Summary and proposals for the future

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee

===11.00 - 13.00 Founding a proactive public library===
: Round table discussion
: Participants from the city administration, the Hoperaisers of Korogocho, from KNLS, the workshop participants

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

===14.00 The Way Forward===

===15.00 The launching of the website ===
: By her excellency, the Ambassador of Finland
: Cocktails

== JANUARY 2007 ==

==Thursday 25 January==

Evaluation meeting at 10.30 am in the Kenyatta Memorial University Library.

==Wednesday 24 January==

We continue to produce the project newsletter in the evening. Contact: Esther

== Tuesday 23 January 2007 ==

KLA seminar on [[Information is a Basic Human Right]]

== Monday 22 January 2007 ==

Copy/south, NIGD and PALIAct: [[Unlocking the Global Information Fortress]]

== Sunday 21 January 2007 ==

08: 00 Stadium, Kasarani, Main entrance.

: Morning briefing for project particpants at Moi at 8 am. Contact: Esther 0724804541

14:00 Stadium, Kasarani, Main entrance.

: Afternoon briefing of the project

== Saturday 20 January 2007 ==

Opening Ceremony

== The Friday 19 January Seminar on WSF information Documentation ==

THE KENYA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

WORLD SOCIAL FORUM (WSF) 2007 INFORMATION DOCUMENTATION

DATE: FRIDAY, 19TH JANUARY 2007

VENUE: OLIVE GARDENS, KASARANI

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME:

8.30 am- 9.00 am Arrival and registration
9.00am – 9.30 am Welcome remarks By Rosemary Gitachu KLA Chairperson
Participants’�introduction
Seminar objectives

Official Opening By Ruth Makotsi, Executive Secretary, East African Book Development Association (EABDA)
9.30 am -10.30 am Overview of the WSF and the KLA WSF 2007 Information Documentation Project By Esther Obachi
The KLA WSF Library Website By Mikael Böök

10.30 am -11.00 am TEA/COFFEEE BREAK

11.00 am – 12.00 pm WSF 2007 programme of events/activities By Mikael Book
12.00 pm -1.00 pm WSF Information Documentation Guidelines By Rosemary Gitachu

1.00 pm – 2.00 pm LUNCH
2.00 pm -3.00 pm Digital Photo Documentation of WSF 2007 By Raisa Karjalainen (preliminary)
3.00 pm – 4.00 pm Assignment of roles and responsibilities
4.00 pm – 4.30 pm Official Closing By His Excellency the Ambassador, Embassy of Finland, Nairobi

Tea/Coffee

End of the Seminar

== 17 January: Memory project Orientation in Kasarani ==

We participate in the Orientation-meeting of the WSF Committee's Memory project on Wednesday 17.1. at 8.30 in Kasarani. --[[User:Book|Book]] 14:29, 16 January 2007 (EAT)

On Friday 19.1.2007, the Librarians' pilot project have a final training workshop at Kasarani. More about it via the list lib-wsf@sympa.kaapeli.fi

User:Obachi

2007-11-28T09:39:45Z

Obachi:

[[Image:Esther-Bamako.jpg|thumb]]

Esther Obachi, librarian.

User:Obachi

2007-11-28T09:37:42Z

Obachi:

Esther Obachi, librarian.

User:Julherra

2007-11-23T17:03:38Z

Obachi: Karibu Nairobi

My name is Julie Herrada and I'm the curator of the Labadie Collection ([www.lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/labadie]), located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. It is an archive of research and primary source materials documenting social protest movements worldwide from the 19th century to the present. I am a trained librarian and archivist; I received a Master's in Library Science with a Certificate in Archival Administration from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

My inclusion in this project came about purely by accident because some librarians who attended United States Social Forum (USSF) found out that I was collecting WSF materials for the Labadie Collection. I had already collected some materials from people who attended the WSF in Porto Alegre, Brazil and Caracas, Venezuela. There is much more work to be done to document the WSF so that it is a cohesive and organized archive that will be useful to a wide population. The processes through which the WSFs are created and the efforts for building a more equitable world must be documented or they will be lost and forgotten when people go home. I am honored to be included in this project.

Karibu Nairobi'''Bold text'''
----
Thanks Julie, it is good to expand the WSF documentation network. On behalf of KLA, am grateful to join hands with you and your University in this project. It is my hope that after the Nairobi workshop, we shall come up with a definite solution on the storage of the physical documents and how to manage them. Karibu Nairobi.
Esther

File:Esther-Bamako.jpg

2007-11-22T17:50:39Z

Obachi: Hi colleagues, this is a picture of me when I was in Bamako, Mali in January 2006 where the documentaion of the WSF was born. The picture was taken by Mikael Book Esther

Hi colleagues, this is a picture of me when I was in Bamako, Mali in January 2006 where the documentaion of the WSF was born. The picture was taken by Mikael Book
Esther

WSF Documentation Manual

2007-11-08T14:21:49Z

Obachi:

To view or download the WSF Documentation Manual click here [http://www.wsflibrary.org/index.php/Image:WSF_Documentation_Manual]

File:WSF Documentation Manual

2007-11-08T14:09:10Z

Obachi:

File:KLA Manual 4 Seps.pdf

2007-11-08T13:40:21Z

Obachi: This is the official guide for all information professionals who take part in creating a knowledge base for the World Social Forum.

This is the official guide for all information professionals who take part in creating a knowledge base for the World Social Forum.

User:Obachi/BlogEntry: 2007 July 06 19:03:44 EAT

2007-07-06T16:09:10Z

Obachi:

Dear Colleagues,
A manual on how to document the WSF information for library and information professionals will be out by next week. Its title is 'Creating a Knowledge Base from the World Social Forum: a manual for library and information professionals'. Check it out.
Esther

Grapevine

2007-02-27T14:35:37Z

Obachi:

It looks like we are not updating our media wiki. This has made the KENT management quiete concerned. Remember that if you do not practice your skills on this project, you will lose them. We still hope that we shall get someone to finance our next project of going to document the Commonwealth meeting in Kampala, Uganda. So please be active.
Esther

<p align=center>
'''Add your news and gossip about the event and the process here, most recent on top'''
</p>
Today marks the completion of the editing process. Today we also managed to upload the Full List of books and materials we collected during the forum. The list can be found at at http://www.wsflibrary.org/images/1/12/Documentation_-_materials.doc.

Regards

Simon--[[User:Gatonye|Gatonye]]

This is to let you know that a lot of work has been going on since we left Kasarani. The student volunteers from Moi University have done a lot of work on our MediaWiki. If you look at the editing that had been done, you will agree with me that they need a pat on the back. They have also processed the hard copies that were collected during the Forum.These copies are now ready for circulation. Soon the entire list will be posted to our website. Thank you all for the good work
Esther

We are already uploading the information the team is bringing to us.
: That was yesterday, Sunday. What are you doing today? On the TV news yesterday evening, it was said that about 20.000 people have arrived to Kenya by air or by road to participate in the Nairobi WSF. What estimates of the number of participants have you heard or seen? --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 13:20, 22 January 2007 (EAT)

The WSF organising committee has just released Final programme of the 4 days of conferences, meetings and workshops starting on
Monday 21 January ! This is really an achievement, indeed a world record. Never before has the final programme been available before the first day of
the mammoth event. Pongensi pongensi! To retrieve the excel file with the programme, go here: http://wsf2007.org/Programa_impressao_web.xls
--[[User:Admin|Admin]] 10:13, 18 January 2007 (EAT)

Grapevine

2007-02-03T15:49:27Z

Obachi:

<p align=center>
'''Add your news and gossip about the event and the process here, most recent on top'''
</p>

We are already uploading the information the team is bringing to us.
: That was yesterday, Sunday. What are you doing today? On the TV news yesterday evening, it was said that about 20.000 people have arrived to Kenya by air or by road to participate in the Nairobi WSF. What estimates of the number of participants have you heard or seen? --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 13:20, 22 January 2007 (EAT)

The WSF organising committee has just released Final programme of the 4 days of conferences, meetings and workshops starting on
Monday 21 January ! This is really an achievement, indeed a world record. Never before has the final programme been available before the first day of
the mammoth event. Pongensi pongensi! To retrieve the excel file with the programme, go here: http://wsf2007.org/Programa_impressao_web.xls
--[[User:Admin|Admin]] 10:13, 18 January 2007 (EAT)

This is to let you know that a lot of work has been going on since we left Kasarani. The student volunteers from Moi University have done a lot of work on our MediaWiki. If you look at the editing that had been done, you will agree with me that they need a pat on the back. They have also processed the hard copies that were collected during the Forum.These copies are now ready for circulation. Soon the entire list will be posted to our website. Thank you all for the good work
Esther

User talk:Obachi

2007-02-01T08:49:49Z

Obachi:

The hard copies of the WSF information materials are now ready for use. They have beed sorted out and given the ownership stamps. We shall post the list to this website on the tomorrow the 2nd of Feb. 2007. Kindly continue checking on the WSF website for anything new so as to update our literature.
Esther

Talk:Grapevine

2007-01-17T14:45:58Z

Obachi:

Today the 17th Jan 2007 the members of KLA had a lovely briefing meeting with the Memory project group at the Kasarani Sports Complex.18 KLA members attended the briefing that took the whole morning. They will finalize the discussions on friday. However, KLA will be having their workshop on the same day. Therefore, it was agreed that KLA will send a representative to the meeting. We are all looking forward to seeing all the librarians in Nairobi. Karibu Nairobi
Esther