We in The Vessel Newspaper

The project for MXit counselling appeared on the cover of The Vessel newspaper Sep/Oct edition. With the growth of the project and the work being done by the reconstructed team it is no surprise to see that its getting national attention. The conversations on MXit is almost 1000 conversations for the past 3 months and we have reached 500 subscribers to the service.

Mom 2.0 in Local News Paper

The Mom 2.0 project featured in the local newspaper Athlone News. You can read an abstract from the article below.

One week and many highlights

It has been a week since my last post and the reason being that I am away on holiday for a week. Not only am I resting but also using this time to brainstorm new ideas and possibilities for the Community Empowerment project. Although a week has passed it doesnt mean that all was quiet. Some of this week's highlights included: - 1 Oct: Mom 2.0 project appeared in the Local Newspaper: Athlone News - 3 Oct: Met with Aki from COFISA for the setup of a Living Lab on the Cape Flats -4 Oct: PR 2.0 Blogging workshop to the Reconstruction Team by Netucation CEO, Ramon Thomas at Cape Peninsula University of Technology -6 Oct: Presented paper at SAICSIT conference -8 Oct: Interview with Bush Radio about the Mom 2.0 project and Mxit Drug Counselling service moving towards 500 subscribers That has been the week of holiday but also looking forward to see how these projects progress as there is an increased interest by the public.

Mom 2.0 Interview on Radio

This morning I had a radio interview on Bush Radio about the Mom 2.0 project. Being able to share the possibilities with other women and realising the opportunities out there was exciting. When asked what about the fathers? The simple response was " Dad 2.0" is coming.

PR 2.0 blogging workshop

Today we had the honour having Ramon Thomas, CEO of NETucation, doing a blogging workshop with the Reconstruction Team. The workshop was entitled PR 2.0 blogging and focused on how you can get you blog in the mainstream media.

The talk was interactive and allowed the team to express themselves. Ramon also gave valuable tips on what can be done to get your blog read by the right people. He use a 3 point approach:

1) Message- You should have a vision and know what your message of your blog is. You have to read blogs before you can start writing. Start reading blogs in your area of interest and leave comments. Will get you use to the writing style.
2) Marketing - You should have a clear idea of how you going to market your blog.
3) Momentum - You need to maintain that passion for blogging.

It was also a wonderful opportunity to meet with other bloggers in and around Cape Town. We are hoping to have Mr Thomas return and do another talk with the team sharing his expertise and allowing us to use it to empower our citizens.

Student Conference Posters

The following poster was presented at the World Wide Web 2008 Conference by Jason Pereira:

The following poster was presented at the World Wide Web 2008 Conference by Karel Strydom:

The following poster was presented at the World Wide Web 2008 Conference by David Minani:

The following poster was presented at the World Wide Web 2008 Conference by Mario Cilliers:


The following poster was presented at the SAICSIT 2008 Conference by Wesley Nitsckie: