Riko Kamachi's Blog – April 2010 Archive (10)

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This is an Urgent EVOKE progress report. All names have been changed to protect the identity of the subjects detailed in this report. A voice modulator has been used.



Well, I don't know why I put up with 'Matt' for so long. When we first met he was great - you know, he did all the nice… Continue

On encountering the mission for ACT6 - to "help empower one girl or woman with better access to education or economic opportunity", I was overjoyed. I would like to take this opportunity to share a project that myself and my mother have been involved with for several years now.



In my city there is a residential home* for women who have been victims of domestic abuse. The residents of the home are women who have fled violent relationships and left everything behind. Most arrive with… Continue

I've always considered myself as a 'semi-feminist'. I do feel very strongly about the rights of women in society and at the same time, increasingly glad that I live in a country which upholds those rights. When I saw this week's topic, the empowerment of women, I knew that once I began my research I would discover violations of these rights which would truly upset me.



The UK is far from perfect when it comes to gender equality. Domestic abuse is a scourge of the developed world, and… Continue

To be honest, when I first saw the LEARN5 mission objective - to write about an alternative currency or monetary project - my first thought was to virtual money. However, I felt uncomfortable writing on this subject as I couldn't see any benefit to it which would make a blog post relevant to EVOKE. Having thought a little more on the subject, I now see things a little differently.



EVOKE aside, my main online hobby is the virtual world of Second Life. It is where my EVOKE agent name and… Continue

22/03/2020 - World Water Day 2020 EVOKE report



There have been some really innovative projects for WWD in the past ten years. The public have been engaged, inspired and influenced so much by what they have seen of the water-related issues which our dedicated social entrepreneurs have brought to the fore. Together we have built millions of wells in Africa and India and improved the sanitation of millions more. As water issues became more prevalent… Continue

Welcome to the second newsletter for EVOKE agents acting through the microfinance web site Kiva. If you are interested in microloans and/or already a member of Kiva, hopefully the following information will be of interest… Continue

Since starting a lender team for EVOKE agents on microloan web site Kiva, I've been quite busy researching into the microloan project. If you are interested in microloans and/or already a member of Kiva, hopefully the… Continue

While researching I discovered an African organisation called Ecotact, one of Ashoka's partners. This project won a $200,000 prize in 2009 in the Changemakers/Global Water Challenge Contest for its work in Nairobi, Kenya. Ecotact works in both urban and rural situations to solve water and sanitation issues.



Ecotact's unique… Continue

It is an unfortunate human trait that after a while, we become so totally accustomed to something which initially shocked us that we are totally desensitized to it.



The water crisis is a problem we've heard about so much through the media. Are we telling ourselves we know so much about water that we are forgetting about how big this issue really is? What we need is shock tactics. Here are some that I've discovered while researching for this mission*.



Lack of… Continue

I just joined Kiva.org today! I also found my first borrower, a lady in Nicaragua

who needs help with getting her daughter to university.



Although I'd think Kiva is well-known here already, I was a little surprised to discover that I couldn't find our own lender group on Kiva, and no mentions of one being started here on EVOKE. So, I took it upon myself to start one, which you can find here :- …



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