Tag Archives: Civil Society

“I will be a hummingbird” – RIP Wangari Maathai

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Tobias Eigen
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Me in 2007: OLPC is a Dam Project with Bunny Ears and Blueprint for Nigerian Civil Society Election Blog

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Tobias Eigen

After setting up shop here at saidia.org again this month, I realized that there were quite a few sites still pointing to old saidia.org posts made between February and July 2007 before deciding to blog instead at Kabissa.org. I am … Continue reading →

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Civil Society, Open Source and Me: what is your favorite book?

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

If there is one book that needs to be in the local public library on the importance of Open Source in Civil Society, what would it be? Add your comments to this post. I am open to all suggestions – … Continue reading →

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Near a radio? Join talk about Nigeria election in BBC World Have Your Say

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

I got an email this morning from BBC inviting me to join their talk on today’s Have Your Say program is the Nigerian election. It’s on at 6pm GMT today, Monday April 23. They appear to be interested in hearing … Continue reading →

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Are you in Nigeria? Text your election observations to 0808-4032739

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

According to this Texts monitor Nigerian elections article on the BBC News website, Anyone trying to rig or tamper with Saturday’s presidential elections in Nigeria could be caught out by a team of volunteers armed with mobile phones. The number … Continue reading →

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Casting a ballot for Africa at netsquared.org

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

I was psyched to see my Casting a ballot for Africa blog post on the frontpage of the Netsquared.org website, and various blog postings about the Kabissa 2.0 proposal at WhiteAfrican.com, globalvoicesonline.org, and Meandering Passage – wow, thanks everyone for … Continue reading →

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greenlightnigeria.org – it begins!

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

In a comment to my Blueprint for a Nigerian Civil Society Election Blog, Tim Concannon announced greenlightnigeria.org – I’m glad to see this development and hope it catches on. Congratulations SDN and IDASA! Please help spread the word and make … Continue reading →

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Corporate Corruption: NBC’s Silvia Wadhwa talks to Peter Eigen, Transparency International, about recent corporate corruption cases.

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

Once again, I’m the proud son today. My father was interviewed on CNBC about corporate corruption and the critical role of civil society in global governance. Businessses and governments won’t behave by themselves – and shareholders, driven mostly by profits, … Continue reading →

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OSISA statement on Zimbabwe Rights Abuses – March 12,2007

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

I received this alert from the Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa via the AU-Monitor mailing list this morning. It seems that momentum against the Mugabe government is picking up, also with reports on the radio this morning that even … Continue reading →

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Blueprint for a Nigerian Civil Society Election Blog

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Tobias Eigen

Nigeria’s election in April promises to be full of surprises – and I am worried for the people in Nigeria and the region that it may not go well and descend the country into chaos. A Nigerian friend who should … Continue reading →

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