Workshop participants engage in discussion at the UN Economic
Commission for Africa (UNECA)
headquarters in Addis Ababa
One of the working groups from the workshop debates issues
around Communication Rights for Africa in the Information
Society
Emmanuel Njenga, APC Africa ICT Policy Monitor Project Coordinator
and Vanessa Purper, APC Logistics Coordinator prepare for
the event at the UNECA headquarters
Participants from civil society organisations throughout Africa
take a breather from the workshop outside the UNECA building
Participants and local entertainers celebrate the award with traditional
music and dancing
Joris Komen from Schoolnet Namibia
accepts the 2002 Hafkin
Prize with a call for civil society organisations to endorse
open source for Africa.
Zane Ibrahim from Bush Radio
looks on as Hafkin Prize recipient, Joris Komen from Schoolnet
Namibia gives a thumbs up to the Hafkin Prize Award
Joris Komen, Schoolnet Namibia, Ewan McPhie, Bridges.org
and Peter Benjamin, APC share a few laughs at the Hafkin Prize Award
Dinner
Aida Opoku-Mensah from UNECA congratulates Joris Komen who accepted
the Hafkin Prize on behalf of Schoolnet Namibia
Ewan McPhie, Policy Director of Bridges.org enjoys the traditional
Ethiopian fare at the Hafkin Prize Award Dinner
From left: Salamatu Jibril,
from the Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN), Nigeria and
Brenda Burrell from Kubutana.net,
also a Hafkin Prize finalist, share stories at the Hafkin Prize
Award Dinner
The audience wait in line for the delicious offerings at the Hafkin
Prize Award Dinner at a local restaurant in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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