Kabissa
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Kabissa – Space for Change in Africa is a volunteer-led
Kabissa headquarters are on
Introduction
Kabissa, meaning complete in
Membership
Anyone interested in Africa can create a free account, subscribe to newsletters and participate in groups. Nearly everyone in the Kabissa network is involved in organizations working on the continent that are listed in the Kabissa Organization Directory and displayed on the Kabissa Map.
Kabissa's member organizations are varied in nature and thus are an indicator of overall African civil society sector.[citation needed] These members range from newly established localized organizations working in human rights and social justice to large, well-established organizations involved in environmental work. Currently, Kabissa's member organizations categorize themselves into the following focus areas:
- Advocacy and Policy
- Arts and Culture
- Conflict Resolution
- Direct Social and Humanitarian Services
- Economic Development and Poverty Reduction
- Education
- Environment
- Gender
- Governance
- Health
- Human Rights and Democracy
- Media and Journalism
- Microfinance
- Technology
- Training and Capacity Building
- Youth
Kabissa Board of Directors
Current
- John Githongo, Kenya
- Neema Mgana, Tanzania
- Tobias Eigen, Germany/USA
- George Scharffenberger, USA
- Jeff Thindwa, Malawi
Former
- Firoze Manji, Kenya
- Kimberly Lowery, USA
- Peter Eigen, Germany
- Daniel Ritchie, USA
Affiliations
- Aid for Africa Foundation
- Global Washington
Kabissa's Charter
Kabissa operates under the following charter:
Mission
Kabissa’s mission is to help African civil society organizations put
Vision
Kabissa’s vision is for a socially, economically, politically, and environmentally vibrant Africa, supported by a strong network of effective civil society organizations.[citation needed]
Principles
Kabissa seeks to adhere to the following principles in its operations and governance:
- To work in close cooperation with partner organizations that can provide local expertise, support, and resources wherever possible
- To make its operations transparent to the Kabissa community and the general public
- To employ the services of companies that share Kabissa’s vision whenever possible. In all cases, the organizations will show professional integrity and provide the best value, so that Kabissa can pass on high-quality, affordable services to the Kabissa community
- To avoid any source of income derived from activities which indisputably conflict with our vision
- To be a highly efficient organization, keeping overhead costs to a minimum
- To develop, use, and promote software and content that is freely available under open source licensing agreements
- To embrace a diversity of perspectives in our member community, our staff, and our board[citation needed]
History
Kabissa was founded in 1999 by Tobias Eigen with the idea that
During the next three years Kabissa showed strong growth and gained increasing recognition. In June 2002 Kabissa won the ICT Stories Competition,
From April 2005 through March 2008, Kabissa administered the PanAfrican Localisation Project, which was funded by the International Development Research Centre of Canada.
In 2007, Kabissa followed its founder, Tobias Eigen, to
As of May, 2010 Kabissa had 1504 member organizations representing over 50 African countries, and included internationally renowned human rights groups, charities, development organizations and orphanages.
References
- ^ Kabissa.org
- ^ "2002 Winners of ICT Stories Competition, IICD Website". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ Kabissa is changing!
- ^ Kabissa is streamlining its Internet Services