Life in Africa Foundation

Mission

The Life in Africa Foundation is dedicated to using the Internet in unique ways to pursue 3 inter-related objectives: 1. To improve the quality of life in Africa by promoting and creating opportunities for Africans to help themselves; 2. To support innovation in the delivery of micro-financial services and other resources for local development to those who need them; 3. To promote increased international understanding of African people, and the realities of contemporary life and living in Africa

Programs

Internet4Change is one of several pioneering Programs developed by Life in Africa, which together form the new “LiA Network for Webbed Empowerment.” The LiA Network introduces innovations in using the Internet, to enhance and invite global participation in some of Africa’s most effective community development initiatives. The Internet4Change program, including i4c Magazine, encourages African participation in building and using an online superstore of resources for local empowerment.

Personnel Overview

Dorothy Okello - Editor
Dorothy Okello is Founder of the award winning Women of Uganda Network. www.WOUGNET.org has delivered information about Internet resources to members online since 2000. Ms. Okello lectures in the Dept. of Electrical Engineering at Makerere University, and travels often for online initiatives and collaborations. Under her lead, WOUGNET will collaborate with Life in Africa to edit i4c Magazine.

Ibrahim Kaliisa - Technical designer
Mr. Kaliisa is Chief Technology Officer at Bankshire Technologies, a Ugandan owned technology design firm registered in Canada. He has over 8 years of experience designing technical solutions for sites in Uganda and abroad, including Uganda's largest Internet portal, www.EnterUganda.com. He will lead his team to build a searchable archive and online-to-offline publishing system for i4c Magazine.

Joseph Kitagenda - Assistant Editor
Joseph Kitagenda is a recent graduate from the Makerere University Business School, who specialized in business computing. During his study he gained experience in formatting and editing online and offline publications. With a keen interest in the cutting edge of the Internet in Uganda, he has participated in several volunteer user test groups with Internet4Change since early 2003.

Personnel Statistics

Christina Lee Jordan-Haitsma,
Founding Director
Founded in 1999
Employees: 3
Volunteers: 8