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kiwanja.net is incredibly efficient and 'lean'. Paid consultancy and client-related income largely subsidises the ongoing development and support of in-house projects such as Silverbackers, FrontlineSMS, nGOmobile and the Mobile Database. kiwanja is fully open and transparent and all reports, articles and documents are made freely available on-line. Requests for help and advice are also regularly provided free of charge to non-profit organisations with specific mobile-related needs

Your help is always welcome, however, and kiwanja is fortunate to receive the support of a number of active volunteers. These volunteers generally help out with project-specific activities, although organisational collaboration and capacity building opportunities are also sometimes available
 

If you're interested there are several things you can do to help - send a message, add a web link, share photos, help with research, share ideas, offer some time or sponsor a project:
 

	Join our social networks: If you're on Facebook, and you like what kiwanja is doing, join and get active in the FrontlineSMS Supporters Group, The Social Mobile Group, or the Silverbackers Group (and invite your friends!). You can also follow kiwanja.net on Twitter
	Add a link: If you have your own website, add a link to kiwanja.net - not only will this improve our search engine ranking, but it will also help spread the message, potentially assisting with future fundraising
	Contribute a photo: If you've been abroad lately and took any mobile phone or technology- related photographs, why not consider sharing them with the wider non-profit community? Send them in via email for inclusion in the new Gallery section of the website. It goes without saying that the picture must be yours to give!
	Help with research: The number of socially beneficial mobile phone projects grows by the day, and it's always a challenge keeping the Mobile Database up-to-date. If you have some spare time and fancy a little research, look for projects that we haven't managed to list yet. You can then submit the information via the dedicated on-line form provided. The more people acting as our eyes and ears, the better
	Share your ideas: If you have any thoughts on how technology can provide social benefit then please get in touch. You never know, we might be able to turn them into reality
	Offer a little time here and there: kiwanja is always looking for people with web programming experience (PHP, MySql and so on), design skills, legal/business and marketing/accountancy skills (can you help reduce our running costs, or put together our accounts, or advise on the creation and running of a non-profit foundation, for example?). We're also thinking about an Advisory Board - can you help? Commitment in time is usually minimal, but it's great to have a wider team to draw on every now and then. Drop us an email if you're interested
	Sponsor or donate: Last but not least, sponsor. kiwanja is in the process of putting together innovative fundraising campaigns, funds from which will develop several key projects and support the kiwanja Foundation. There is no direct on-line donation facility as yet, so please email us for further details

 

kiwanja volunteers

kiwanja.net continues to rely heavily on the encouragement and support of a growing band of volunteers. These include:
 

		Tim Howe (web) Programming United Kingdom Web programming, web design and hosting support				Stephane Boyera (web) Programming France Stephane recently came on board to tackle the nGOmobile website
		Jim Witkin Volunteer Coordinator, Communications (USA) Manages volunteer network and develops marketing collateral				Teresa-Judith Bulygo Researcher United States Carried out research and data entry for the new Mobile Database
		Rajesh Raj (flickr) Amateur photographer India Using his eye for a good picture to contribute to the Mobile Gallery				Gathoni Michira Project Manager Kenya FrontlineSMS NGO liaison for southern and east Africa
		Dave Beamont Communications United Kingdom Assists with general communications, press releases and design

 

General contact

If you'd like to discuss the use of mobile technology in developing countries, or go over anything else that you've found interesting, please get in touch. If you have questions which may assist you with your own particular project which I may be able to help with, technical or otherwise, or you have any suggestions for the Links page, or you're a student looking for some pointers, or if you're just interested generally in mobile use in developing countries, then drop me an email or get in touch via Skype

Because it's good to talk, especially if it's free...

If you're just interested in general kiwanja.net news, check out the News page
 

Ken Banks   Email: ken[dot]banks[at]kiwanja.net     Skype ID: kiwanja   Other: Facebook  |  LinkedIn  |  Twitter

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