When & Where

Conference Overview

At Omidyar.net, we believe every individual has the power to make a difference. We exist for one single purpose: So that more and more people discover their own power to make good things happen.

Globalizing Local Change Through Online Communities is an Omidyar.net Community conference convened in East Africa for the purpose of uplifting, discussing and collaborating on local and global issues that you feel passionate about.

If you are involved in supporting, building or running a community based project to improve the well being of people in Africa, participating in this global community learning event will connect you with others from around the world who share your passions, and who want to find ways to work with you to make the world we all live in a better place to be.

The conference convenes in Northern Uganda - one of Africa's longest troubled regions. Our purpose is to connect collaborative hearts and minds who are ready to learn what it's going to take to create lasting and meaningful change in today's world, from the grassroots up. Among the passions we bring to the event are:

• Uplifting disadvantaged children through creative arts and peace-building activities
• Living positively with HIV/AIDS, Sickle Cell, and other personal health challenges
• Eradicating Waterborne Diarrheal Illnesses
• Innovative ideas for local income generating projects
• Using online tools to connect African community voices to the world of global changemakers online
• Cost effective community connectivity solutions
• New models for sustainable community living
• Addressing the impact of trauma in the community
• Networked Enterprise Development <ned>
• The gifts and challenges of sufficiency development
• The connection between personal and social change
• add your passion here...

The agenda of this Open Space event is yours to set, together with participants from Gulu, East Africa and around the world once the conference begins. In addition to learning much about whatever your passions are, we will also learn about using online community tools to continue to build the many ideas and relationships we will forge while we are there.

The sky is the limit on what we will discover from each other in this real-time face to face setting about how to make change happen in the world today. We hope you will join us in Gulu.

Tentative Conference Schedule

17 - 18 February

Arrival in Kampala (via Entebbe International Airport)

19 February (Mon)

8:30am - 1:00pm :: Transport from WE Center Kampala to WE Center Gulu

2:00pm - 3:30pm :: Lunch; introduction to Open Space

3:30pm - 5:00pm :: Open Space

5:00pm - 6:00pm :: Closing Session

20 February (Tues)

6:45am - 8:00am :: The Breakfast Club

8:00am - 9:00pm :: Opening session

9:00am - 1:00pm :: Open Space

1:00pm - 3:00pm :: Lunch (onsite)

3:00pm - 5:00pm :: Open Space/Webcafe working groups

5:00pm - 6:00pm :: Closing Session

21 February (Wed)

6:45am - 8:00am :: The Breakfast Club

8:00am - 9:30am :: Opening Session

9:30am - 1:00pm :: Mural Painting/Webcafe working groups

1:00pm - 2:00pm :: Lunch (onsite)

2:00pm - 4:00pm :: Open Space

4:00pm - 6:00pm :: Closing Session

22 February (Thurs)

Departure:

- Murchison Falls National Park (2.5 hrs)

- Kampala (4-5 hrs)

- Project visits in other parts of Uganda

or (optional activities in Gulu)

6:45am - 8:00am :: The Breakfast Club

9:00am - 1:00pm :: IDP camp / local project visits

1:00pm - 2:00pm :: Lunch (onsite)

2:00pm - 6:00pm :: Life in Africa General Members Meeting

23 February (Fri)

9:00am - 2:00pm :: Group Transport Return to Kampala

Registration

Registration Fees:

• $25 per person (International participants)
• Ushs 20,000 per person (participants from Africa)
• Ushs 5,000 (Life in Africa members)

Space is limited to 200 participants. Go to ParticipantsUgandaFeb07 to pre-register now!

Local transportation & lodging

Exchange rates

• Group transportation from Kampala to Gulu is available @ Ushs 15,000/person (one-way) RequestGuluTransport
• Guest house lodging in Gulu including hot water and breakfast is available @ Ushs 100,000 per person (3 nights). Cheaper lodging alternatives are also available RequestGuluLodging
• Guest house lodging in Kampala can be arranged at Ushs 30,000 per night before/after the conference in Gulu. RequestKampalaLodging
• Airport pickup can be arranged for Ushs 50,000 per Kampala-Entebbe trip. RequestAirportPickup

Scholarships

Scholarships for the gathering in Gulu are available for Onet members residing in Africa, to cover all local expenses for attending the gathering in Gulu, including: Kampala - Gulu - Kampala transport, lodging, conference registration, food costs, and a pocket allowance.

Go here for more details >> http://www.omidyar.net/group/con ference/ws/AfricanScholarships

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