Reaching the roof of the world – Tibet
Ke – nang – ge ma – re Welcome AVIF would like to introduce Tashi YZ, the tibetan English teacher responsible for our newest placement. Situated 4000m up on “the roof of the world” is a community in…
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Getting active inworld
Working with LLK is always a pleasure but playing “inworld” with them is even more fun. Brique, Director of the German-based organisation operating in Kenya, is very active in the Second Life virtual world and recently completed “The Lavender Field“,…
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An Epic Resolution for 2011
I blame Toby Marks for this, having rediscovered his 1995 album Last Train to Lhasa written to highlight the atrocities going on in the planet’s heart and soul, Tibet. The video is explicit in its content having been…
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Let it snow – let it snow – let it snowwwww
Its such a pleasure, especially in this arctic weather, to work online. No commute – no cost – flexible timescales – but mainly because I work with so many fabulous people. Carolyn Adams is one of them. Yesterday morning…
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Afrigadget and Ushahidi‘s Erik Hersman just shared this with everyone and I’ll most definitely be putting it onto our Safety section. Whether you’re a biker or not … enjoy / cringe (many thanks to “Mr Brown” for putting this…
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