::::I've Left Copenhagen for Uganda::::

Keeping Up Appearances

Usually, it is I to recommend. However, today my blog has been recommended twice and taken to new heights.

Deutsche Welle is running a blog competition for the best of blogs, and I've been recommended by a native African (I know who and I'm really happy for what he wrote as he knows all about what Africa takes. Besides he was the one to introduce me to the continent and long-distance-driving while listening to loud music). Check it here, and go rate my blog!!

And secondly my blogging colleague and co-Africa entusiast in New Jersey Marie Javins has written some extremely nice things about me here. Apparently, I'm really good at sustaining the illusion of the amazing life of a development worker in Africa...

The Irrepressible

One of my absolute favorites on the Internet Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia written by its own users, has defied the Chinese government by refusing to bow to censorship of politically sensitive entries. While other Internet companies, including Google, are co-operating with Beijing, Wikipedia has denied, but also now challenged Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! which went into the country accepting some restrictions on their online content.

Take a look at the Irrepressible.info, a joint campaign by The Observer and Amnesty International for free speech on the web. The campaign calls on governments to stop persecuting political bloggers and on IT companies to stop complying with these repressive regimes. - And maybe you should consider to sign their pledge.

And take a look at an interesting African political blog, like This is Zimbabwe which I read weekly - from here you will find many more links to others. And take a look here for advice on blogging anonymously.

Going Global or Bridge Blogging

A special thanx to all you regulars who click in on my blog at least once a day. A very special thank to those of you who are not too shy to use the comment function and to share your views with the the other readers. It makes me happy to see that I write for someone, who returns and to hear what you think!

Here is a list of the past 50 visits, coming from:

1 United States Roselle Park, New Jersey   

2 South Africa Bellville, Western Cape   

3 Denmark Tranbjerg, Arhus   

4 France Saint-Alban, Midi-Pyrenees   

5 Uganda Kampala 

6 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

7 Uganda Kampala   

8 United Kingdom Millwall, Newham   

9 Kenya Nairobi, Nairobi Area 

10 Hong Kong Hong Kong 

11 Denmark Copenhagen, Staden Kobenhavn 

12 Indonesia Jakarta, Jawa Barat 

13 South Africa Houghton Estate, Gauteng 

14 Denmark Trige, Arhus 

15 United Kingdom 

16 Unknown Country 

17 Denmark Copenhagen, Staden Kobenhavn 

18 Uganda 

19 Italy Atripalda, Campania 

20 Uganda 

21 Uganda 

22 India Bombay, Maharashtra 

23 United States Cary, North Carolina 

24 Uganda 

25 Denmark Tranbjerg, Arhus

26 Denmark Tranbjerg, Arhus 

27 Uganda 

28 Denmark Kirke Hvalsø, Roskilde 

29 Uganda 

30 Uganda 

31 Uganda 

32 Germany Ellershausen Bei Mnden, Niedersachsen 

33 United States Newark, New Jersey 

34 Germany Berlin 

35 Serbia and Montenegro Beograd 

36 Serbia and Montenegro Beograd 

37 United States New York 

38 Belgium Mechelen, Antwerpen 

39 Denmark Copenhagen, Staden Kobenhavn 

40 France Billancourt, Ile-de-France 

41 Serbia and Montenegro Beograd 

42 Denmark rhus, Arhus 

43 Denmark Holstebro, Ringkobing 

44 Uganda 

45 Denmark Kirke Hvals, Roskilde 

46 Belgium Herstal, Liege 

47 Uganda 

48 Tanzania, United Republic of Arusha, Arusha Region 

49 Uganda 

50 United States Linden, New Jersey 

Maybe I could qualify for a Bridge Blogger?!

Where are you?

You might have noticed the world map to the left. I have registred visits to my blog for a while. Now I have made a simplified version public - and for you to see, too - from where people enter this blog.Click on the map for an optimized version.

EAA Weblog

We have power and the Internet is working in Koboko. I have been celebrating those amazing events with working all Saturday afternoon to create a weblog for EAA. It is stil not complete, but you (who are interested in the organization, I work with) might find the description of EAA usefull.

Time Off

I have let the weblog postings down for some time. Our office is closed in Northern Uganda - over Christmas - so I have taken time off and a break from the dust - in South Africa till January 7, where I fly back to Uganda.

Hope you all had a merry christmas - and a good one for the Orthodox coming next week.

Sleepless in Sudan

Check out this weblog:

Uncensored, direct from a dazed & confused aid worker in Darfur, Sudan.

An aid worker diary from Darfur, Sudan: real stories, random observations and occasional rants on the lives of Darfur’s two million displaced people and the somewhat bewildered humanitarian agencies who are trying to help them. Sleepless in Sudan is just another website on just another violent conflict in Africa – but uncensored, direct and without the sugar-coating that the tightly controlled and highly politicized environment demands from the official sources.

http://sleeplessinsudan.blogspot.com/

African Weblogs

I am testing teaching the use of web logs to people in EAA. Moreover I am about to make a web log for EAA, it will take some time though before it will be running. However, this doesn't stop people from making their personal contributions. I introduced the free blogging and it seems to be very popular. And it does make good sense to open these windows to the world, where people here speak for themselves. Also, you don't have to do only with my viewpoints :-) Please go and visit them, when they appear, gradually, and PLEASE go and give my African colleagues a comment for their effort!!! They will appear in the left menu - start with this one: www.jamaldin.blogspot.com