Africa Twestival
Supporting a charity next year.
At this time there is no official Twestival scheduled in Nairobi. Events have been canceled due to limited time and guidelines for the local charity have not been met. If you have any concerns or questions at all, please email amanda@twestival.com. We will be speaking with local organizers to arrange participation in our global livestream that is happening in more than 175 cities around the world and look forward to an official event next year!
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haba na haba....
March 15th, 2011 CommentA Swahili saying that has been passed from one generation to another goes haba na haba hujaza kibaba (little by little, the pot is filled).
This has been the tagline used by the social media team to hype up the locals here for the Twestival 2011. The saying expounds on how one plus one achieves two and it’s a spirit that has helped people achieve something when resources are pulled together.
Being the first time Twestival is happening in Kenya, one can sense the excitement from the public. This probably comes from the fact that with as little as Ksh. 50.00, one realizes he/she can be able to help bring change to a community. A task still lies ahead, of getting the public acquainted with the Twestival event, explaining to them how the whole process works and most importantly, why we are doing it. Another bigger challenge lies in the fact that some of them frown at the idea of using the Internet to raise funds and will see it as a pyramid scheme or scam of some sort.
This has seen the team working to equip the online community with information about the event and also getting them involved. We believe that as the event draws near, we will not only have them contribute, but also participate in sharing updates, photos and news feeds.
The event that will take place on March 24, 2011 will see people converge at the NaiLab located along Ngong road for eight hours to try and achieve the set target of Ksh. 100,000. 00. The funds will go towards the project Less is More, which is based at Githurai and trains its members on local waste management projects (cutting plastic waste and reselling it) for the people of Githurai. The funds will go towards training them in business, education, awareness and communications. Click on this link for more info about the project: http://bit.ly/hbRSZZ
The local chapter here also received concerns from the online community. These are the willing contributors who are not able to be physically present at the Nailab but will be online at par with the event. These saw the team partner with Zeeduka and the online community will be able to send donations through mobile money transfers. Their contributions will be updated on Facebook from the 1%CLUB page and also on Twitter.
As we keep up with the countdown, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback about the event. Join our official Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/onepercentclub and follow us on Twitter @twestivalafrica and @1percentclub
Stephen Musyoka
@smusyoka
Karibu
February 15th, 2011 Comment
Greetings from the nation’s capital Nairobi, Kenya! We take this esteemed opportunity to welcome the Twestival fraternity to Kenya, karibu na mujisikie nyumbani! Twestival may not be a new word to most social media users in Kenya, notably those on Twitter. It is simply an idea that begins with a single tweet and later the idea spreads as it passes from one tweet to another, becomeing a movement, a movement that has the power to make things happen...a school house in a remote land, books for young girls, clean water in arid deserts, this is Twestival 2011, it's the way an idea travels round the world and comes back 5 times its strength. It's all about Tweeting, Meeting and Giving. As a country, Kenya has tremendously embraced the power of social media., with many companies and individuals signing up on twitter, Facebook and other social media tools to market themselves, raise awareness and also get interactive with their fans. This is a shift from the traditional medium of electronic and print media. Being a first of its kind in Kenya, we are looking forward to harnessing the power of the social media for a common good. We are deliberating on a worthy project you can take part in and raise awareness and support as well. Let us help improve lives. Retweet and tell a friend. Check out our logo. The logo features the four colors of our national flag and has a background representing a landmark known to all of us, the K.I.C.C. share it and tag your friends. Follow us on twitter @twestivalNRB. Keep checking this page out for updates, let the countdown begin and let's get ready to be involved! Background Twestival: Tweet. Meet. Give. Twestival® (or Twitter Festival) uses social media for social good by connecting communities offline on a single day to highlight a great cause and have a fun event. Twestival is the largest global grassroots social media fundraising initiative to date. Since 2009, volunteers have raised close to $1.2 million for 137 nonprofits. All local events are organized 100% by volunteers and 100% of all ticket sales and donations go direct to projects. Twestival was born out of the idea that if cities were able to collaborate on an international scale, but work from a local level, it could have a spectacular impact. Over 200 international cities from Buenos Aires to Bangalore, Seattle to Seoul and Hong Kong to Honolulu have participated in Twestival. .jpg)
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Karibu Twestival!
