A selection of comments from our network.
Please click here [0] to send your comments to us.
Many thanks!
MAY 2007
“Saw the entry on your website and it’s great! I think it is a wonderful medium for sharing our programme experiences.”-by Marsden Momanyi, AMREF
“This is indeed exciting. I am an avid reader of Soul Beat and congratulate you on a great source of information.”-by Suzanne Simard, International Education Systems (IES), Washington, D.C, USA
APRIL 2007
“Thank you again for your interest in our organization and the work we are doing. It is because of news outlets such as yours that we are able to reach a larger audience.”-by Christina Halstead, Program Associate, Women's Learning Partnership (WLP)
MARCH 2007
“I specially say very good to team and developer of this site to enlarge that knowledge about health.”-by Ghaffar Bughio, Logistic Officer, Dadu, Pakistan
“Our organization Initiative Development Now is currently working on sexuality education in some selected communities in the Niger Delta Area of Nigeria. I found your information very educating and it has really improved my approaches in sexually transmitted diseases in my communities. I hope to gain more by being a subscriber to your publications. The information will provide an avenue for improved techniques and skills in dealing with this dreaded disease called HIV/AIDS.”-by Ekpenyong Bassey, Executive Director, Initiative Development Now, Calabar, Nigeria
“I would like to thank Soul Beat for its informative newsletters. It is a very useful resource for both my research on HIV prevention in South Africa and my work in the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB, and malaria.”-by Dr. Itamar Katz (Cantab), Geneva, Switzerland
“I'm a very new reader from Sudan, they call me Hamad Elneel, I'm a drama/ theater graduate, and now I'm working for an organisation for children effected by war, they are using creative means to support the psycho social development of the children. I'm so glad that I had your communication change papers, it is very helpful for me.”-by Hamad Elneel, Sudan
“Thank you very much for this rich source of information and knowledge.”-by Siombeye, Executive Director, Tanzania Widows Network
FEBRUARY 2007
“We also want to congratulate you on the fine work you are doing; this is very valuable service”-by Scott Moreland, Constella Futures, Nigeria
JANUARY 2007
“I too use the website with my students extensively here in Namibia. It is on all my course outlines. I use it to teach communication for development and health communication. Thank you for a job well done.”-by Kingo Mchombu, University of Namibia, Namibia
“I have downloaded today the conflict Management Training Program. I will go through it and send you a feedback. Please keep it up it’s a wonderful step towards solving our African Conflicts. Thank you”-by Mohamed Amir, AAA Communications, London
DECEMBER 2006
“Thanks for the links to useful resource materials. Keep the good work going!!”-by Annorbah-Sarpei, CENCOSAD
NOVEMBER 2006
“Soul Beat is an initiative of the Communication Initiative, an astonishing amazing media project out of Africa. ESPA is a registered member and also subscribes to several of the newsletters, but I am still constantly amazed at the diversity and savvy of outreach tactics”-by Lyn X, Edmonton Small Press Association (ESPA) List, Canada
OCTOBER 2006
“This is a very wonderful site.”-by Julius Richard Onyango, AMREF-Kenya, Busia Child Survival Project
“Thank you for featuring our program on your website. We have had an increased level of inquiries from South Africa over the last few days. I presume I can attribute these to your efforts. Thank you again.”-by Reinhard Woytek, World Bank, Africa Region
SEPTEMBER 2006
“Really appreciate information we get from this list. Well done!”-by Lerato Legoabe, Girl'sNet Co-ordinator, Women'sNet
“I have been a subscriber to the Communication Initiative for many years, so it is a real treat to see our work on it. Congratulations on an excellent site and information service.”-by Amer Jabry, Director, E-Merge Consulting Limited
AUGUST 2006
“We are thrilled that you featured our campaign on your website today and appreciate the exposure our Campaign will receive as a result. Thank you for your continued support in our global Campaign to End Fistula.”-by Campaign to End Fistula
“Thank-you for featuring us on your website, Soul Beat Africa. We've received a number of inquiries about the journal that I believe are readers of your newsletter.”-by Heidy Servin-Baez, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Africa Policy Journal
JULY 2006
“Thanks for featuring our book Brenda has a Dragon in her Blood in your newsletter. To date Biblionef have been contacted by people in Nigeria, Kenya and Malawi requesting copies of the book. We know this book can break down the prejudices against people that are HIV positive or affected with AIDS. Thanking you.”-by Jean Williams, Executive Director, Biblionef South Africa
“We have great respect for Soul City and for Soul Beat Africa, and we feel honoured and grateful for your featuring information about Scenarios from Africa in the 14 June Soul Beat Newsletter. Thank you very much.”-by Daniel Enger, International Coordinator, Scenarios from Africa, Global Dialogues
“I work for young women cause in Uganda. I must say your website is very useful to me. I work with groups of young women who having been energised by the 'women specific project' of CRY Uganda NGO, they are taking on activites to raise, demand and work for their rights as young women. Regards.”-by Miss Grace Okiror, Uganda
“We are thrilled that you featured our campaign on your website today and appreciate the exposure our Campaign will receive as a result. Thank you for your continued support in our global Campaign to End Fistula. Best regards.”-by Campaign to End Fistula
JUNE 2006
“Thanks for watering your clients with good news all the time. I always read your information with a lot of joy and pleasure.”-by Helene Pieume Matam, Information Associate, Cameroon Country Office, World Bank
“You are doing a good job, keep it up.”-by Julienne Munyaneza, WACC Regional Coordinator for Africa & Middle East
“I have been stuck to Soul Beat Africa since I was listed in 2002. Our work has been tremendously shaped by issues coming from the listserve and we have since found a better way to help the world. Thank you so much.”-by Adeola Akinremi, Coordinator, Media For Development, Lagos, Nigeria
MAY 2006
"I am working in Juba, Southern Sudan, as a Peace and Conflict Advisor for a German agency; Thank you for launching this website and for the opportunity to stay in touch via email!"- by Anne
APRIL 2006 "The Soul Beat has been of great help to our work in our organization."- by Akin Akingbulu, Executive Director, Institute for Media and Society, Nigeria
"I am the policy and development strategy manager of my organization and am involved in the planning and execution of my projects which are for development. I really commend Soul Beat Africa for this great work that is truly Inspired!"- by Henry Ekwuruke, Community Development Builders Network (CDBN), Nigeria
About the Community Radio Extra:
"This a wonderful way of highlighting specific articles on this website. It is very useful. I have been looking for articles on Community radio without success. Now I can relax and just store this site. Please keep it up."- by Obadiah, World Bank
MARCH 2006
Some comments from our review pages:
"Thank you for the very useful information you provide on communication for development. Its good to have the listing of institutions in Africa that offer programmes and studies in communication and development."
"The page has been very useful to me. The subject matter is very relevant to the work I am doing."
"This is the first webpage that popped up on Google when I searched for "Limpopo Community Radio Forum." I appreciate all the background info on the Khuluma Community Radio Project."
"This was extremely helpful! Thanks a lot :)"
FEBRUARY 2006
Some comments from our review pages:
"The page provides a simple yet packed with information about funds made available by ADF, for development in Africa. It has really been very useful to me" Terseer Orngu, Abuja Nigeria
"This page has given me the knowledge about a good communications school that trains people to work with the community for development through the use of media."
JANUARY 2006
"Thanks for this update on the GRACE entry and we are fine with it." - by Jenny
"We really appreciate your interest in World Vision; thank you for wanting to make a difference in the fight against poverty." - by Supporter Services, World Vision
"Great to hear from you. The story is great." - by Nicola
NOVEMBER 2005
"We are Africa First, LLC are very grateful for the publicity support Soul Beat Africa is giving to the Global Summit on HIV/AIDS, Traditional Medicine & Indigenous Knowledge." - by J.William Danquah, Africa First, LLC
"Thank you very much for loading this event on your web site." - by Chimwemwe
"We really appreciate your kind gesture we believe that your organisation will be represented at the conference." Thanks! - by Martins Akpan
"Greetings from iEARN Sierra Leone and thank you so much for accepting a summary of my entry. I am certain, that this will open up doors of opportunity for our programs and campaigns on related music themes to the rest of the world. Thank you very much and lets keep the beat more audible so that others will hear." - by Peace, Andrew.
"Thanks for posting our article on the Nimechill campaign on the Communication Initiative Website. Thanks again for the exposure!" - by Dr. Gwendolyn Morgan, Population Services International
OCTOBER 2005
"Thank you for reporting on the IRIS Activity! That is great news." - by Kit Yasin
"Thank you very much for this good news." - by Monika Hofmann
"It's a terrific issue, please keep up the amazing and invaluable work, and here's to creative communications and spirited soulbeats forever!" - by Janet
"I've had several requests for my full thesis from development practitioners who saw the posting on the Soul Beat Africa Site. One of these practitioners then followed up by visiting Radio Ada which then led to collaboration amongst Radio Ada and the FAO/DFID sustainable livelihoods fisheries project!" - by Blythe McKay
"Many thanks for posting the event." - by Beate Kleessen, ICWE GmbH
"Thank you for posting the Community TV National Workshop info." - by Rene, MISA-SA
"Warm Greetings back to you. Our thanks for your message, and for the work you do." - by Erika
"Thank you a lot to add the description of YADDI -RWANDA to soub bit website, this information will help people who wish to know how rwanda youth are working and perhaps they can be interested to intervene in our work." - by Kanamugire Cléophas
"Thank you for your message. I am very grateful for the posting of my work on your website. This encourages me to continue with my work in exploring the musical public sphere as related to HIV/AIDS." - by John Lwanda
"Thank you for your message and for posting this report on Soul Beat Africa." - by Karen
"Thanks for posting our article on the Nimechill campaign on the Communication Initiative Website." - by Gwendolyn Morgan
"Thanks indeed Dlamini for your interest in Feminia. We do appreciate your subscribing for us already." - by Olivia Tumanjong, Feminia
"Thanks for the recognition." - by Ocilaje Michael, Development Communication Consultant and Associate Editor
"SAACID warmly welcomes your initiative and is happy for any data from our programming to be disseminated in your forum." - by Tony Burns, SAACID
SEPTEMBER 2005
"Thank you! Regards" - by Alison Lee, Communications Assistant - Horizons Program/Population Council
"I am particularly impressed with your write up and initiative to add some more publiciity to our project." - by Kenneth Msiska, YAAICTD
"Thanks so much. It looks reall cool!" - by William, Media Monitoring Project
"THANK YOU !!! WELL DONE !!!!" - by Ellen Brogren, Secretariat Coordinator - Peaceways-Young General Assembly
"Many thanks. That's great." - by Peter Labouchere, HIV/AIDS Training Consultant - Bridges of Hope
"Thanks so much! Regards" - by Alison Lee, Communications Assistant - Horizons Program/Population Council
"Thanks for including us in such a constructive Soul Beat Africa. We shall read through and get in touch with you so that we further see how to benefit from such a great offer. Nice idea indeed." - by David Katamba, Executive Director, Minsaki Katende Foundation
"This entry looks accurate, thank you for letting us know that you are highlighting one of our resources." - by Leila Darabi, The Guttmacher Institute
"We are very greatfull to you guys, for placing our advert' in your site and we are very keen using your services! Thank you" - by Martin Vilakazi, Institute for the Advancement of Journalism
"Thank you for alerting us to the fact that our work has been posted on your website and that we have been added to your e-newsletter." - by Lauren E. Alexan, The Guttmacher Institute
"I am flattered. This will give me encouragement to continue my work in this vein." - by John Lwanda
AUGUST 2005
"Thanks for this entry." - by Chris Kabwato, Director Highway Africa, Dept of Journalism & Media Studies - Rhodes University
"Thank you very much. We appreciate your support." - by Winnie, The Project Coordinator, (TEACH) Project TASO (U) Ltd
"Thank you for your message to me , i thank our lord for make me one of you in the human work who i thank our lord for this" - by Aziz Basry
"Thank you for your recent email. We appreciate you including this information about PATH on your website." - by Esther Butler, PATH
"Thanks! What an unexpected gift! I look forward to receiving the newsletter and will share it with others." - by Diane Coleman
"Thanks so much, the article is getting a great response, we really appreciate being included in the edition!" - by Emily MacDonald
"Thank you and your colleagues at Soul Beat Africa for posting a summary of my thesis on Soul Beat. As a result of the posting I have had several individuals contact me for copies of my thesis, but perhaps the best story I can share is that someone from the FAO sustainable fisheries project who read my thesis visited Radio Ada and now Radio Ada and another community radio station in Ghana will be collaborating on an inland fisheries project using community radio. Soul Beat Africa provided an opportunity for linking people and institutions with similar visions! Thank you again" - by Blythe McKay, Development Communication Coordinator - Farm Radio Network
"Thank you very much for publishing the information on the RAV." - by Dominique Thaly, RAV
"Reading your letter and the summary of our Youth Volunteer Programme on your web site gave me much pleasure. Accept our heart felt appreciation for the good gesture. Thanks also for subscribing me to your newsletter." - by Ogechi Eronini, Programme Associate - JAAIDS
"Warm greetings from Uganda. Thank you very much for post this project on your website." - by Albert Kunihira, Country Director & Peace Ambassador - The Africa Youth Ministries Uganda
"Many thanks for the posting. I have gone through and it is great. I hope it attracts the expected attention considering your wide readership. Thanks again" - by Raphael Oko, Teachers Without Borders