We have some very good news... Monica, one of our precious O.net members, an internet~for~change~agent, from Uganda has received her passport in the hope that she will be able to come to the Chicago conference. Monica works with the Life in Africa Foundation If you visit the Life in Africa Foundation link you'll see pictures of Monica's friends, beautiful artisans building a collaborative to benifit their children and families. Monica has much to offer us at O.net and we invite her with open arms to come to the Chicago Conference.

To join us in Chicago Monica has to overcome 3 obstacles:

1. A passport done
2. A visa
3. Round-Trip Airfare from Uganda to Chicago

Yesterday I received a note in my inbox from Monica sharing her joy and her prayers to join us for Meron's pajama party! To make Peace Tiles! To share her ideas for helping more people discover their potential for making more good things happen! Monica's passport information is now posted for the scholarship team's due diligence process.

Now she needs a visa. Where Monica lives, in Uganda, freedom is not the same as it is in other parts of the world. She can not simply pay a fee and receive a visa. She needs an inviation, from us to come to the conference. If you'd like to be part of Monica's invitation, please join the discussion at Inviting our African members to Chicago. Please consider adding your name to the invitation and your comments to the discussion to decide on a name for a sponsoring group or committee to send this invitation. We need to have the invitation ready to fax by early next week.

Next she'll need airfare. Omidyar Network has made this really easy for us with a generous $1 for $1 match. In fact if we can quickly raise raise the $1,500 needed for Monica's ticket ~ the dollar for dollar match will send several other O.net members as well. Click here to donate.

Finally, it would also be nice if others wish to show her a good time, make connections and expand her education while visiting the United States, please contact Monica and she can set up a dropcash box specifically for your contribution.

In the meantime it's nice to celebrate the little successes along the journey.