Greetings, Hope you are very well. Following the IGF driven deliberations on Women and the Internet, this deliberations may interest you. Have a pleasant day. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2012Wangari circa - "Heaven moves into the world through thespirit of those who are willing to serve". --- On Wed, 1/8/12, Cleopa Otieno <cleopa@kenyatelecentres.org> wrote: From: Cleopa Otieno <cleopa@kenyatelecentres.org> Subject: Please join us on August 1 Today for a #SocEntChat about women & technology @430pm PHT To: kentel@lists.kenyatelecentres.org Date: Wednesday, 1 August, 2012, 7:39 Dear all, Hope this finds you well, If time allows, do join this interesting chat about women and technology via twitter later in the day. Please join us today, August 1, for a #SocEntChat about women & technology @4:30 pm PHT (Philippine time). Here is a shortcut to the tweet room: http://tweetchat.com/room/SocEntChat#<https://ch1prd0610.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=4ZS9kX4ZG0Kdb2YnKO7uokPxlrfyQs8IQ5oC24c0PMaMgp1CJRy9n2mziwQKibSI0-LBeuqlGus.&URL=http%3a%2f%2ftweetchat.com%2froom%2fSocEntChat%23> Life for women and girls in the 21st century can be a challenge. Every day, millions of women worldwide deal with a gender and technology divide that leaves them “underrepresented at every level” of the pyramid. But change is on the horizon as awareness of this issue grows. E-learning initiatives are helping to make education more inclusive, particularly for women in low- and middle-income countries; civil society organizations and for-profit businesses are also getting involved by encouraging women to consider careers in tech-focused fields, from engineering to design. So what’s next for the women of the world? And how can technology help? For answers to those questions (and more) join Ashoka Changemakers and Intel Corporation this Wednesday, August 1, at 4:30 p.m. Philippine time (10:30 a.m. GMT+2) , for a Twitter-based #SocEntChat about technology for women, by women. Special guests include Telecentre.org Foundation (@telecentreorg), Women 2.0 (@women2), kiraChix (@AkiraChixs) and Waaw Foundation (@waawfoundation). What is a #SocEntChat and how does it work? A #SocEntChat is a real-time, Twitter-based discussion about social entrepreneurship that focuses on specific issues, areas, themes, and events. It is designed for current and aspiring social entrepreneurs, funders, journalists, and supporters to share ideas, discuss the state of the field, identify the latest innovations, and pinpoint areas requiring deeper exploration. Joining the conversation is easy. Just log-in to Twitter at 4:30 p.m. Philippine Time on Wednesday, August 1. Then: Use the #SocEntChat hashtag to make your comments visible in the stream. Go to TweetChat, login with your Twitter account and follow the #SocEntChat hashtag to keep up with the conversation. Introduce yourself and take a minute to get to know the other chatters when you join. Send your questions to @changemakers without the hashtag (to keep them out of the stream) so they can be considered for this conversation. Please remember to use the #SocEntChat hashtag, stay on topic, be respectful, and have fun! And be sure to invite your friends and followers to join the discussion, too; the best way is to post a tweet like this one: Let’s bridge the gender&technology divide! 1/8 4:30pm PHT w/ @changemakers @akirachix @waawfoundation @telecentreorg #SocEntChat #girltech If you are unable to attend the live event, a recap of the chat highlights and a transcript of the conversation will be made available. Catch you on Twitter! Telecentre.org Foundation Visit Online Community - Telecentre.org Foundation at: http://community.telecentre.org/?xg_source=msg_mes_network To control which emails you receive on Online Community - Telecentre.org Foundation, click here<http://community.telecentre.org/profiles/profile/emailSettings?xg_source=msg_mes_network> -- Cleopa Otieno National Coordinator, KenTel ---- Telecentre.org Community Learning Coordinator Anglophone Africa Skype: timonso1 +254720950220