Africans 的个人资料Africans At Microsoft照片日志列表更多  |  工具 帮助 |
|
|
3月29日 Zimbabweans go to thepollsIt's Election Day in Zimbabwe and all the Zimbabweans at Microsoft are waiting with baited breath to see if the official outcome (preliminary results are due on Monday) means the end of Robert Mugabe's 28 year reign. The military is out in force to quell any election day violence, as claims of vote rigging abound. Zimbabwe, once dubbed "the breadbasket of Africa" is in crisis - the economy has collapsed and hyperinflation is rampant - a loaf of bread these days is cheap at $10 million. There are very real concerns that these elections may precipitate civil war.
Watch this space for more as events unfold...
Is this what a loaf of bread really costs in Zimbabwe??
3月21日 Happy Independence Day Namibia!
Namibia is a relatively young independent nation, having won its independence in 1990 after a long period of administration by South Africa and an even longer war for independence (SWAPO actually launched their independence struggle against Germany in 1966).
Some facts about Namibia:
Recommended reading/viewing:
3月20日 Happy Independence Day Tunisia!On March 20, 1956 Tunisia gained Independence from France – Happy Independence Day Tunisia!!
Here’s a fun fact about Tunisia from about.com - The original Star Wars movie sets in the deserts of Tunisia (a.k.a. planet Tatooine) are very well preserved and you can even stay in Luke Skywalker's home. 3月19日 An African At Microsoft: Hoop Somuah, Developer in the ZUNE teamIf you've ever wondered about working at Microsoft you've probably wished you knew someone at the company that you could talk to so you could find out what it's REALLY like, and why real people choose to work here. So our recruiting team rounded up a whole lot of Microsoft employees and pulled together a cool site called View<myWorld>. Now you can hear from actual employees why they do what they do and why they do it at Microsoft.
One of the employees featured on the View<myWorld> site is Hoop Somuah, a Ghanaian who works in our ZUNE music services team as a Software Developer. Hoop was featured today for the second time, on the blog Microspotting - an insider's look (self described as "Like the paparazzi, but for geeks") at Microsoft life and some of our technical people.
Check out Hoop's facebook page too, if you get a chance!
Hoop - not saying if his View<myWorld> photos get him dates. :-)
3月17日 [Seattle Area] 3rd Annual "Computers for Uganda" Charity FundraiserOn Saturday March 29, Computers for Uganda would like to offer you an opportunity to:
Taste an authentic Ugandan meal Learn about Ugandan culture Enjoy Ugandan music and view a traditional Ugandan dance Hear from Mr. Amin Adatia about his experiences in Uganda Enjoy a fabulous dessert auction
Help provide children in rural schools access to technology, to improve their options
Profits from ticket sales and dessert auction will be used to send computers and other equipment to Uganda. In Uganda, Forest Ridge students will set up com-puter labs to enhance education. 2008 will mark the sixth trip to Uganda arranged by Computers for Uganda. In the past five years, Computers for Uganda has delivered and installed 610 computers in 38 schools. This year the goal is to collect and install 170 computers in 10 more schools.
To find out more about this opportunity, or to purchase tickets, contact Deep Debroy by email at ddebroy@microsoft.com or by phone at (425)-233-2863 Please RSVP by March 19, 2008 The Luncheon will be held at the Commons at Forest Ridge School
Cost is $20 per ticket, $15 for Forest Ridge Students
Funny videoIt's called "Bad Day in Africa" but just like everything I guess that depends on your perspective :-)
3月14日 March soccer schedule for Africans UnitedWe've had some requests for the schedule for the Africans at Microsoft soccer team, Africans United. The team has played two games this season so far this month - here is the current schedule for our division for the rest of the month of March 2008. Games are played on the Microsoft campus sports fields in Redmond, WA (USA).
3月12日 Mauritius Independence Day is today, March 12According to the Washington State Africa Network calendar, today is Mauritius’ Independence Day – According to Wikipedia, “Mauritius attained independence in 1968 and the country became a republic within the Commonwealth in 1992. Mauritius has been a stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, and has attracted considerable foreign investment earning one of Africa's highest per capita incomes.”
If you've always wanted to vacation in Mauritius but never got round to it why not enjoy it vicariously through a video montage we found on the web today! :-)
Happy Independence Day Mauritius! 3月6日 Ghana Independence Day is today - March 6By Daniel Okine, a Ghanaian at Microsoft.
"Fellow Ghanaians, At long last, the battle has ended, and thus Ghana, your beloved country, is free forever!”
Fifty one years ago, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, in his Declaration of Independence speech, exclaimed. Ghana was the first black African country to gain independence on the 6th March 1957. Dr Kwame Nkrumah was the first prime minister of Ghana and in his first speech; he captivated all Africans with hope and self belief.
Reading his speech always fills me with confidence and pride to be African. It also exposes clearly what Africa lacks today; Great and Inspiring Leaders.
He continues…
"From now on, there is a new African in the world, and that new African is ready to fight his own battle and show that after all the black man is capable of managing his own affairs. We are going to demonstrate to the world, to the other nations, young as we are that we are prepared to lay our own foundation.“
This New African is yet to arrive, banished by the spirit of greed and division, individualist yearnings that remains insatiable, perpetually failing to realize the long term benefit of shared opportunities.
This New African was going to have its own African Personality, Nkrumah continues…
"As I said in the [National] Assembly just a few minutes ago, I made it frank that we are going to seriously create our own African personality and identity. It is the only way in which we can show the world that we are going to right our own battle.”
Today we fail to recognize the hopelessness of the African plight without eventual African Unity, moving forward with one voice. Even the powerful Europeans, with more bitter divisions, have smelled the power of Unity.
Nkrumah started the liberation for Unity process, as he continues in his speech…
"But today, on this great day, let us all remember that nothing in the world can be done unless it has the support of God. We have fought the battle, and we again rededicate ourselves not only to the struggle to emancipate other territories in Africa; our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of the African continent”
On her 51st birthday, Ghana’s democracy is slowly maturing; she even hosted the best African Cup of Nations ever. The highlight was the SMACKDOWN of her younger sibling called Eagle J. Ghana may be at the crossroads in her development; the recent discovery of oil, which has been a curse in Africa, creates opportunity to set her off for prosperity. Who knows what is in store, if only lessons are learned. 3月5日 [Seattle] Volunteer Opportunities and Save the Date - April 5 for Charity Fundraiser!Little Drops Orphanage Fund is a US-based, 100% volunteer-operated non-profit dedicated to providing support and assistance to orphanage homes and other organizations that cater for vulnerable and abandoned children. Run by a group of Africans at Microsoft, this organization supports orphanages in five countries in Africa. They may be small but they make a big difference in the lives of the orphans their funding benefits - and with your help they can make an even bigger difference! Join us for the fundraiser, or volunteer some time - a small time commitment from you could mean the world to an African orphanage.
Save The Date On Saturday April 5th, LittleDrops Orphanage Fund will host "A Night of Hope 2008". It will be a night filled lots of great food, entertainment, culture and more. Even better it will be a wonderful opportunity to raise funds to help orphans in Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroun, Ghana and Togo. So please save the date - we will update this site closer to the date with another reminder.
We need your help If you are interested in volunteering your time to help with this event, the team is looking for people who can help in the following areas:
If you are willing and able to help out in any way, or you need more information, please contact volunteer@LittleDropsOrphanageFund.org. The team is also looking for people interested in helping out on a longer term basis, so if you're interested let us know!
3月3日 Africa 101 panel event this Thursday (March 6th) at Seattle Public LibraryHeads up about this interesting-looking event this Thursday in Seattle. Details pasted directly from the Seattle Public Library website. Looks like there's another opportunity in May, when the Ethiopian author of "The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears", Dinaw Mengestu, will be in town!
Results of soccer match on SaturdayOn Saturday, Africans United played Chego Ja at the Microsoft sports fields in Redmond and we're happy to report we won 3-2, a great start to the season!
Details for the next game are below - if you're in town, drop by and cheer us on!
|
|
|
