· January, 2008

Stories about Humanitarian Response from January, 2008

Afghanistan: Drug Use

  9 January 2008

Nasim Fekratْ focuses this time on the issue of drug abuse in Aghanistan and says that the number of opium addicts in Kabul alone was more than 30,000 in estimation in 2004 but three years after, this number doubled.

Bangladesh: Cyclone Sidr relief efforts.

  5 January 2008

Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh mid November, and although media attention has waned, the efforts to aid the victims still continue. Vlogger Shawn from the Uncultured project recorded his visit to the disaster area to deliver blankets.

Kenya: Is Ugandan Militia In Kenya?

  3 January 2008

Breaking news of the presence of Ugandan militia in Kenya, blogger Joseph Karoki writes: Last night I recieved news that there were reports of Ugandan militia in or around Nyanza Province and Western Province. I waited until I got confirmation from the ground. After several late night phone calls, I did confirm that Ugandan Forces were indeed within Kenyan borders.”

Kenya: Do not doubt the power of the Internet in Africa

  2 January 2008

Has technology, particularly citizen media, played any positive role in covering the the crisis in Kenya? This is what White African wrote about the role of technology in the crisis: If anyone doubts the power of the internet in Africa, they need to look no further than what is happening...

Kenya: Conflic is bigger than Kikuyu vs. Luo

  2 January 2008

Mental Acrobatics on the situation in Eldoret, Kenya: “Eldoret, ladies and gentlemen, things are very very bad in Eldoret. Homes being raided. Churches being burnt. Shops being looted. Murder and rape in broad daylight. Ethnic groups after each other. Let me tell you this is much much bigger than Kikuyu...