Comments on: OneWebDay is YOUR Day. Tell us what you have planned! http://onewebday.org/2009/09/15/onewebday-is-your-day-tell-us-what-you-have-planned/ Your Web. Your Day. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:38:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Don http://onewebday.org/2009/09/15/onewebday-is-your-day-tell-us-what-you-have-planned/comment-page-1/#comment-3112 Don Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:53:41 +0000 http://onewebday.org/?p=1302#comment-3112 We have woken to One Web Day to find wind gusts exceeding 100 kph and dust storms of such intensity that visibility throughout much of eastern Australia is reduced to metres... Widespread damage through falling trees, power lines and lost roofing material; major airports and tunnels are closed, Internet connectivity and electricity has been lost to tens-of-thousands of homes. Many people are suffering respiratory problems with increased fatalities expected of the elderly and weak. Perhaps One Web Day could be a token of the fragility of the web... of how so often, when we need it most, it fails to provide essential communications to people in need. It's times like this that people appreciate the simplicity of radio. We have woken to One Web Day to find wind gusts exceeding 100 kph and dust storms of such intensity that visibility throughout much of eastern Australia is reduced to metres… Widespread damage through falling trees, power lines and lost roofing material; major airports and tunnels are closed, Internet connectivity and electricity has been lost to tens-of-thousands of homes. Many people are suffering respiratory problems with increased fatalities expected of the elderly and weak.

Perhaps One Web Day could be a token of the fragility of the web… of how so often, when we need it most, it fails to provide essential communications to people in need. It’s times like this that people appreciate the simplicity of radio.

]]> By: Vedran Vucic http://onewebday.org/2009/09/15/onewebday-is-your-day-tell-us-what-you-have-planned/comment-page-1/#comment-3106 Vedran Vucic Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:41:36 +0000 http://onewebday.org/?p=1302#comment-3106 Anglo American School and Linux center celebrate One Web Day as an important day for advancement o societies, technology, science and education. Indeed, freedom of access to information and knowledge is crucial for Anglo American School and Linux center celebrate One Web Day as an important day for advancement o societies, technology, science and education. Indeed, freedom of access to information and knowledge is crucial for

]]> By: David Johnson http://onewebday.org/2009/09/15/onewebday-is-your-day-tell-us-what-you-have-planned/comment-page-1/#comment-3062 David Johnson Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:34:56 +0000 http://onewebday.org/?p=1302#comment-3062 Help create the One Web Day Moosical Help create the One Web Day Moosical

]]> By: Chris Niebur http://onewebday.org/2009/09/15/onewebday-is-your-day-tell-us-what-you-have-planned/comment-page-1/#comment-2832 Chris Niebur Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:03:41 +0000 http://onewebday.org/?p=1302#comment-2832 I don't know if you guys have heard of Kiva.org, but it's a great site where people from 1st world countries can send micro loans to entrepreneurs in 3rd world countries to help them develop their businesses. It could be anything from a village farm that needs new grain, or a small family owned clothing store. Please check the link below for one of the people I've lent a mere 25$ to, along with others, and made a difference in the lives of people hundreds of miles away. http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=101004 Odile Ndundu (above link) lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and requested a loan for a charcoal business. She successfully started her business and increased her capitol, and then paid back the loan 100%. Now I can send that 25$ to another person who needs help somewhere else around the world. Kiva.org rocks! Check 'em out! I don’t know if you guys have heard of Kiva.org, but it’s a great site where people from 1st world countries can send micro loans to entrepreneurs in 3rd world countries to help them develop their businesses. It could be anything from a village farm that needs new grain, or a small family owned clothing store. Please check the link below for one of the people I’ve lent a mere 25$ to, along with others, and made a difference in the lives of people hundreds of miles away.

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=101004

Odile Ndundu (above link) lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and requested a loan for a charcoal business. She successfully started her business and increased her capitol, and then paid back the loan 100%. Now I can send that 25$ to another person who needs help somewhere else around the world.

Kiva.org rocks! Check ‘em out!

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