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ISOC Fellowship to the E-learning Programme
by Paul M 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Fellow ISOC members, the application period for the E-learning course is now open. This is a very exciting and highly interactive course which offers perspectives on todays Internet Governance. I would encourage you to apply. Here is the link: http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/leadership-programmes/next-genera… -- :-) Paul M

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Re: [ISOC_KE] IP V6 Webinar - Join in
by Barrack Otieno 21 Mar '12

21 Mar '12

Good people, If you have the time, please log in and participate. Best Regards http://www.afrinic.net/ipv6_webminar.htm -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Minutes of the ISOC Kenya meeting held on 18th feb at view park towers
by Liz Orembo 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

Hi guys! The following are the minutes of the last ISOC Kenya meeting held at Q-NET* Present members were:* Mauti Davies Paul Muchene Barrack Otieno Charles Oloo Neema S. Weche Gibran Mwadime Elizabeth Orembo *Apologies* Philip Adar Mc Tim Brenda *Agenda* 1. IPv6 2. Registration 3. By laws 4. INET 5. Community grants *Minute 1:18/2/2012 IPv6* Members were presented with an IPv6 training programme. Paul rigorously took members through a brief introduction to IPv6 and the need to train more people on it. It was noted that there is a need to raise awareness and put more emphasis on the same. Members suggested that we should conduct a series of trainings at the universities during the worlds IPv6 day (8th June). Since the universities have a lot of bureaucracies, it was suggested that we start the planning processes as soon as possible so we would be on top of things come June. There was a suggestion to post the IPv6 tutorials on the ISOC Kenya website so that anyone can access. *Minute 2:18/2/2012 Registration *Members sought to know on how far we had reached with the chapter application/ registration process. It was difficult getting members to sign the sheet. Charles volunteered go ahead with the task.He also volunteered with the follow ups of the chapter registration at the attorney general's It was noted with a lot of concern that only few people commented on the by laws and members were encouraged to give for changes or at least agree with it so, to avoid working on assumptions. *Minute 3:18/2/2012 The by laws* It was noted that most of the comments posted on the by laws only revolved around issues concerning grammar, meaning that most of the members did not have issues regarding the laws. Members agreed to have to trustees for the time being in place of board members. *Minute 4:18/2/2012 INET conference *Regarding the INET conference that is to coincide with ISOC's 20th Anniversary celebrations, it was suggested that we have the conference at The Multimedia University. Members saw that it was nice to invite ISOC global representatives and other guys from IT to provide some sort of mentorship support. Though Judy was the one tasked to spearhead the planning process, members were encouraged to provide assistance where needed, It was also agreed that members contributing to the task should be rewarded. Members were informed that ISOC had given out 200USD for the same. *Minute 5:18/2/2012 ISOC community grants* Members were also encouraged to apply for the isoc comminity grants. Barrack had started on a project at Kisamis, and had already engaged with the area's local authorities.Members agreed to follow up with the project as Isoc_ke. AOB Charles had been nominated to attend a fellowship in Geneva, He thanked members for the same and encouraged people to support each other. He is to follow up with the internet snapshots that Seth is currently working on. Members agreed to nominate members who had not gone for the fellowships so as to allow more members to get the exposure. There being no other business the meeting ended at around 12:30PM, next meeting to be on17th march, same venue. cheers and Best regards. Patience is what you admire in the driver behind you, but not in the one ahead.

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Re: [ISOC_KE] [kictanet] [i-network] Re: Fw: [ICANN-discuss] IANA RFP Canceled
by Paul M 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

I concur with you McTim, the USG is trying to avert an Internet Governance spearheaded by the ITU and others who desire greater government oversight over the technical & policy functions of the Internet . This is the stick to prod ICANN to change.

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Fw: IGF7 Call for Workshop proposals - Open Government Data
by Daniel Otieno Omondi 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

Folks, what way fwd here...? --- On Thu, 3/15/12, Christopher Corbin <corbinceh(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: From: Christopher Corbin <corbinceh(a)ntlworld.com> Subject: IGF7 Call for Workshop proposals - Open Government Data To: "DOTTO COMPUTER AGENCY LTD" <dottocomp(a)yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 2:30 AM IGF7 Call for Workshop proposals - Open Government Data Hello Daniel I hope you have been keeping well. The Internet Governance Forum Secretariat published last week the call for workshop proposals for the IGF7 event that will be held in November 2012 in Baku. The closing date for proposals is stated as the 12 April 2012. http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/w2012 The purpose of this email is to ask you whether you or others in Kenya will be participating in IGF7 and whether it would be beneficial to organise a workshop related to Open Government Data as at IGF3, IGF5 and IGF6. The Open Meeting and the following MAG Meeting held in Geneva during February 2012 re-confirmed the selection criteria for workshops and the proposed Theme for IGF7 and proposed one or two new criteria that workshop proposals need to meet. Time is rather short for submitting a workshop proposal so I am just making contact with all that participated in the IGF6 workshop 123 in Nairobi or remotely to see the level of interest. I look forward to hearing from you on the above. Regards Chris

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Fw: [ISOC] Now open: Community Grants Programme
by Davis Onsakia 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Dear all, As was discussed in our last meeting, the community grants application is open till 30th March 2012. You can apply for it or encourage somebody (or a group) to make their application for this grant. The current, preferred focus areas are: * IPv6. * Local content creation (encouraging demand for and use of the Internet for a specific community). * Encouraging the multi-stakeholder approach to technical and policy issues. * Interconnection and traffic exchange. Paul, can we (as ISOC Kenya or individuals) apply for IPv6 training? I think we can get 25% cost of training covered by some local sponsors. Just my thoughts. Find the trailing email for more information. Regards and many thanks, Davis M Onsakia 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Ilda Simao <simao(a)isoc.org> To: isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org Cc: projects(a)isoc.org Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2012 2:12 PM Subject: [ISOC] Now open: Community Grants Programme (I apologize for any cross posting) Dear Internet Society members, The Internet Society is now accepting applications for its Community Grants Programme. The application cycle will be open until 30 March 2012 (midnight, Pacific time). Decisions will be announced in mid-June. ABOUT THE PROGRAMME To learn more about the programme please visit our website at: [English] http://www.internetsociety.org/communitygrants [French] www.internetsociety.org/fr/subventionsàlacommunauté [Spanish] www.internetsociety.org/es/subvencionesalacomunidad **New to this Application round** Note that the Internet Society Strategic Objectives have recently changed, please review it before applying: http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/mission/strategic-objectives Also, to facilitate your application process, the Internet Society is using ZoomGrants, a full web-based Grants Management System. Before starting your application, we recommend that you read the ZoomGrants applicant tutorial: https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=df7c7kff_13g6fdz7gc HOW TO APPLY Please click on the APPLY NOW button on the applications page: http://www.internetsociety.org/communitygrants/apply-now-community-grant Any questions may be sent to projects [at] isoc.org. Best regards, Ilda Simao Grants Coordinator Internet Society www.InternetSociety.org What are your peers doing to break barriers? Watch the trailer: http://internetsociety.org/breaking-barriers-harlem-internet-computer-acces… _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

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Fwd: [ISOC] What's your wish for the future of the Internet?
by Barrack Otieno 11 Mar '12

11 Mar '12

Hi Colleagues, FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: cover(a)isoc.org Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 15:33:07 -0500 (EST) Subject: [ISOC] What's your wish for the future of the Internet? To: isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org As part of the Internet Society’s 20th anniversary celebration, we invite you to share your wish for the future of the Internet. Visit http://www.wishingtree.internetsociety.org where you can: * Simply add your wish directly to the site, or * Upload a YouTube video wish by adding the video's url to the form, or * Tweet your wish by using the hashtag #internetwishingtree Let us know what’s important to you – and read the wishes of others. Be sure to share the Wishing Tree with your family, friends, and colleagues, too. Let your voice be heard! _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [ISOC_KE] Fw: [ICANN-discuss] IANA RFP Canceled
by Walubengo J 11 Mar '12

11 Mar '12

Barrack, this looks like a serious development...IANA oversees the global IP address allocation under ICANN through a contract signed with the US Govt. This contract is expiring and so there is need to shop around for proposals (RFP) on the way forward. The cancellation of the RFP leaves more questions than answers.. walu. --- On Sun, 3/11/12, otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Subject: [ISOC_KE] Fw: [ICANN-discuss] IANA RFP Canceled To: isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke Date: Sunday, March 11, 2012, 6:14 PM Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> Sender: icann-discuss-bounces(a)elists.isoc.org Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:21:23 To: ISOC icann-discuss<icann-discuss(a)elists.isoc.org> Reply-To: joly(a)punkcast.com Cc: <x-pubpol(a)isoc-ny.org> Subject: [ICANN-discuss] IANA RFP Canceled http://domainincite.com/ntia-says-icann-does-not-meet-the-requirements-for-… NTIA says ICANN "does not meet the requirements" for IANA renewal Kevin Murphy, March 10, 2012, 15:21:51 (UTC), Domain Policy The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has dealt a stunning blow to ICANN in its bid to carry on running the internet's critical IANA functions. The NTIA said this hour that it has canceled the RFP for the new IANA contract "because we received no proposals that met the requirements requested by the global community" NTIA thinks that ICANN's bid was unsatisfactory, in other words. The NTIA said: Based on the input received from stakeholders around the world, NTIA added new requirements to the IANA functions' statement of work, including the need for structural separation of policymaking from implementation, a robust companywide conflict of interest policy, provisions reflecting heightened respect for local country laws, and a series of consultation and reporting requirements to increase transparency and accountability to the international community. The government may cancel any solicitation that does not meet the requirements. Accordingly, we are cancelling this RFP because we received no proposals that met the requirements requested by the global community. The Department intends to reissue the RFP at a future date to be determined (TBD) so that the requirements of the global internet community can be served. However, it has extended ICANN's current IANA contract until September 30, 2012. This means ICANN still has its IANA powers over the DNS root zone, at least for another six months. While the NTIA has not yet revealed where ICANN's bid for the contract fell short, it is known that the NTIA and ICANN's senior management did not exactly see eye to eye on certain issues. One of the key sticking points is the NTIA's demand that the IANA contractor - ICANN - must document that all new gTLD delegations are in "the global public interest". This demand is a way to prevent another controversy such as the approval of .xxx a year ago, which the Governmental Advisory Committee objected to on the grounds that it was not the "the global public interest". Coupled with newly strengthened Applicant Guidebook powers for the GAC to object to new gTLD application, the IANA language could be described as "if the GAC objects, you must reject". If the GAC were to declare .gay or .catholic "not in the global public interest", it would be pretty tough for ICANN to prove otherwise. But ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom has previously stated that he believed such rules imposed by the US government would undermine the multistakeholder process. He told the NTIA last June that the draft IANA contract language stood to "rewrite" ICANN's own process when it came to approving new gTLDs. The IANA functions contract should not be used to rewrite the policy and implementation process adopted through the bottom-up decision-making process. Not only would this undermine the very principle of the multi-stakeholder model, it would be inconsistent with the objective of more clearly distinguishing policy development from operational implementation by the IANA functions operator. Since then, language requiring ICANN to prove "consensus" on new gTLD delegations was removed, but language requiring it to demonstrate the "global public interest" remains. The game is bigger than petty squabbling about new gTLDs, however. The US government is worried about International Telecommunications Union treaty talks later this year, which many countries want to use to push for government-led internet governance. A strong GAC, backed by an enforceable IANA contract, is one way to field concerns that ICANN is not responsive enough to government interests. It's tempting to view the deferral of the IANA renewal as an attempt to wait out Beckstrom's tenure as CEO - he's set to leave at the end of June - and deal with a more compliant replacement instead. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- - _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. _______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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Fw: [ICANN-discuss] IANA RFP Canceled
by otieno.barrack＠gmail.com 11 Mar '12

11 Mar '12

Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> Sender: icann-discuss-bounces(a)elists.isoc.org Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:21:23 To: ISOC icann-discuss<icann-discuss(a)elists.isoc.org> Reply-To: joly(a)punkcast.com Cc: <x-pubpol(a)isoc-ny.org> Subject: [ICANN-discuss] IANA RFP Canceled http://domainincite.com/ntia-says-icann-does-not-meet-the-requirements-for-… NTIA says ICANN "does not meet the requirements" for IANA renewal Kevin Murphy, March 10, 2012, 15:21:51 (UTC), Domain Policy The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has dealt a stunning blow to ICANN in its bid to carry on running the internet's critical IANA functions. The NTIA said this hour that it has canceled the RFP for the new IANA contract "because we received no proposals that met the requirements requested by the global community" NTIA thinks that ICANN's bid was unsatisfactory, in other words. The NTIA said: Based on the input received from stakeholders around the world, NTIA added new requirements to the IANA functions' statement of work, including the need for structural separation of policymaking from implementation, a robust companywide conflict of interest policy, provisions reflecting heightened respect for local country laws, and a series of consultation and reporting requirements to increase transparency and accountability to the international community. The government may cancel any solicitation that does not meet the requirements. Accordingly, we are cancelling this RFP because we received no proposals that met the requirements requested by the global community. The Department intends to reissue the RFP at a future date to be determined (TBD) so that the requirements of the global internet community can be served. However, it has extended ICANN's current IANA contract until September 30, 2012. This means ICANN still has its IANA powers over the DNS root zone, at least for another six months. While the NTIA has not yet revealed where ICANN's bid for the contract fell short, it is known that the NTIA and ICANN's senior management did not exactly see eye to eye on certain issues. One of the key sticking points is the NTIA's demand that the IANA contractor - ICANN - must document that all new gTLD delegations are in "the global public interest". This demand is a way to prevent another controversy such as the approval of .xxx a year ago, which the Governmental Advisory Committee objected to on the grounds that it was not the "the global public interest". Coupled with newly strengthened Applicant Guidebook powers for the GAC to object to new gTLD application, the IANA language could be described as "if the GAC objects, you must reject". If the GAC were to declare .gay or .catholic "not in the global public interest", it would be pretty tough for ICANN to prove otherwise. But ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom has previously stated that he believed such rules imposed by the US government would undermine the multistakeholder process. He told the NTIA last June that the draft IANA contract language stood to "rewrite" ICANN's own process when it came to approving new gTLDs. The IANA functions contract should not be used to rewrite the policy and implementation process adopted through the bottom-up decision-making process. Not only would this undermine the very principle of the multi-stakeholder model, it would be inconsistent with the objective of more clearly distinguishing policy development from operational implementation by the IANA functions operator. Since then, language requiring ICANN to prove "consensus" on new gTLD delegations was removed, but language requiring it to demonstrate the "global public interest" remains. The game is bigger than petty squabbling about new gTLDs, however. The US government is worried about International Telecommunications Union treaty talks later this year, which many countries want to use to push for government-led internet governance. A strong GAC, backed by an enforceable IANA contract, is one way to field concerns that ICANN is not responsive enough to government interests. It's tempting to view the deferral of the IANA renewal as an attempt to wait out Beckstrom's tenure as CEO - he's set to leave at the end of June - and deal with a more compliant replacement instead. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- - _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

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Re: [ISOC_KE] isoc Digest, Vol 9, Issue 6
by Charles Oloo 09 Mar '12

09 Mar '12

Dear All. *RE: MEETINGS* Indeed Barrack has provided a synopsis of the current status of ISOC-KE, However, just for records, as regards to the regular meetings, they did not begin in October, if my memory serves me well, in June 2011, way before the Nairobi IGF. I can still remember attending that meeting @ iHub, where several issues were discussed among them chapter registration. Nonetheless, Regards Charles On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 12:00 PM, <isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Send isoc mailing list submissions to > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > isoc-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of isoc digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Status (Tom Oketch) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 17:24:48 +0300 > From: Tom Oketch <tomoketch(a)gmail.com> > To: Nelson <barassah(a)gmail.com> > Cc: isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Status > Message-ID: > <CAFTE9k6c-+yyB5axA6SC8EGs_oZ5vtkvu==UjzKgnp1J7vJf5A(a)mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > This updated me as well. Thanks. > > On 7 March 2012 10:17, Nelson <barassah(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > salutations, > > thanx for the questions Brian and Barrack for answering them quite > > informative on the state of ISOC-Kenya > > thanxs > > > > On 3/7/12, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Brian my responses inline.. > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > >> hi all, > > >> > > >> Please forgive my questions (blame it on being a newbie) > > >> > > >> 1) What is the status of the Chapter formation? > > > > > > *We are currently preparing to submit our formal application to ISOC, > we > > > have spent the last 8 months building consensus and bringing on board > > > different stakeholders, we have been meeting on a monthly basis from > > > October 2011, we meet every third Saturday of the Month at viewpark > > towers > > > 10th Floor at QNET. Charles Oloo one of our members will be attending > > the > > > 20th Anniversary Celebrations and we do hope to make significant steps > > when > > > he visits Geneva with regard to the formal chapter registration , > Charles > > > Oloo was also mandated to go to the registrar of Societies and sort out > > > matters for registering ISOC_Ke locally. If you check the archives you > > will > > > find bylaws that have been on the discussion list for last five months, > > we > > > also have them on a Wiki. Meanwhile we decided that we will move forwad > > > with various activities such as awareness building for IPV6 our focus > > this > > > year and advocacy issues even as we handle the registration issues. Our > > > Motto is building the future together.* > > >> 2) I saw mention of a trust - has this been formed? > > > *We are yet to form any trust, different models of managing the chapter > > > were being floated to ensure that we tap into the knowledge and > expertise > > > of the internet professionals we have locally. We acknowledge that some > > of > > > them are quite busy but can still contribute at various levels whether > as > > > trustees , your ideas are welcome on this subject.* > > > > > >> 3) Has the application to ISOC been completed? > > > > > > *We will finalize the application process in the course of this month. > To > > > this end we appreciate the wisdom and guidance of McTim, we formed > > various > > > working groups to handle the different aspects of the registration > > process. > > > Judy Okite is responsible for registration, McTim is responsible for > the > > > Formal chapter Application process, Grace Bomu is responsible for the > > Legal > > > Affairs, Seth Orlale is responsible for Social Media outreach, we have > > > other colleagues like Davis Onsakia assisting in awareness and outreach > > > Charles Oloo, Administering the Website, Liz Orembo, providing > > Secretarial > > > support. We also have Paul Muchene responsible for our training > programs > > > whereas Paul Musee and Marsema Tariku assist with remote > participation.* > > > > > >> 4) Can there be/is there an online form for local chapter membership > > >> subscription? > > > *Yes there is Judy Okite is responsible for registering members and to > > this > > > end we have an online register on googledocs. The printed register has > > > over 70 members signed up, the online list has over 100 members out of > > the > > > 300 ISOC members registered in Kenya. I will provide the URL to the > list > > > shortly * > > >> 5) When is the next meeting? > > > *The next meeting will be on the third saturday of March (on 17th). > > Please > > > join ISOC_Ke on Facebook for more details.* > > > > > > Thank you > > >> > > >> Best regards, > > >> > > >> Brian > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Brian Munyao Longwe > > >> e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com > > >> cell: +254715964281 > > >> blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com > > >> meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com > > >> > > >> "Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to > stand > > > for, > > >> because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything." > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> isoc mailing list > > >> isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > > >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Barrack O. Otieno > > > +254721325277 > > > +254-20-2498789 > > > Skype: barrack.otieno > > > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > > > > > > > > > -- > > Nelson Barasa > > Skype(nelbaro) > > +254 721 604 745 > > _______________________________________________ > > isoc mailing list > > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > > > > -- > Tom Oketch > Executive Director > La Vie Foundation > P. O. Box 2160-00200 > Nairobi. > Tel: +(254) 722-849 120 (*Kenya*) > +(252) 24774257 (*Somaliland*) > E-mail: tom(a)laviefoundation.org, > tomoketch(a)gmail.com > Website: www.laviefoundation.org > *Programmes: > Entrepreneurship & Other Trainings; > Elderly and Ageing Persons Care; > Information Management and Dissemination; > Local and International Volunteerism; > Peace Building, Disaster Management and Relief Services.* >

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