Dadamac

Learning and resources Read now

Hi Vijay

I've been been thinking about my ongoing learning journey over the weekend, and wrote about the thinking behind Dadamac Learners

Sam, Fishing and more Read now

Hi Vijay. Welcome back and thanks for sharing interesting news about your trip. I feel I know you better since that letter.

You mention fishing, and that prompts me to introduce you to my friend Samwel who lives near Lake Victoria and is also concerned about declining fish stocks. Sam was at First Thursday today, and his concerns featured strongly in our chat.

Rural Connectivity Read now

Dadamac could not have come into being without the Internet connectivity provided by Zittnet. Zittnet is a social business that came into being under the wing of our sister organisation Fantsuam Foundaton.

Dadamac's  future work will continue to benefit from the work of Zittnet and its increasing outreach into the surrounding area.

Zittnet storm damage Read now

A triple whammy has hit our friends in the Zittnet team, and the people they serve around Fantsuam. ZittNet provides Nigeria's first rural community wireless network service – or at least it did, until 3.15 on April  21st when disaster struck. Since then its clients have been without any Internet service. The clients include three cyber cafes, a hotel, a college and a clinic as well as private customers – and there is no alternative provider.

The three factors which left ZittNet struggling were:

Dadamac on the Internet Read now

The key to Dadamac's success is its use of the Internet, and the way it connects people in UK and Africa who know and trust each other. Through years of experience we know how to make the Internet work for us. We are always willing to try new things - but the things we really use are the things that prove their worth. Back in 2000 we were very limited:

• We were only using email
• Our people in Nigeria were all making long journeys to the nearest cyber cafe.
• Phones were rare, only owned by big organisations or elites, and limited to landlines in the cities.   

Now things are very different: