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Visions of Vision Cafes

Posted on Mar 3rd, 2007 by Michael

Visions of Vision Cafes A model for world-changing is emerging… 1- We’ve witnessed the success of our project in Uganda with young visionary, Clovis Ategeka, who has been changing the world, largely due to his... More »

ZAADZSTERS!! Let's Get Clovis WIRED!

Posted on Jan 29th, 2007 by Michael

Zaadzsters! Together, we've helped Clovis start some businesses in Uganda and employ people.  With our last ChipIn fund raiser for Clovis, he rented the space for his real live Vision Cafe (an internet cafe, where... More »

Africa Trip Update

Posted on Dec 12th, 2006 by Michael

Important news... I just finished speaking with a Kenya native who will be helping to plan our trip.  After giving it some consideration, I am going to take responsibility for organizing this through VisionForce and... More »

The birth of the Vision Cafe!

Posted on Nov 27th, 2006 by Michael

I just got back from Western Union... the company that used to transfer money in the American old west is now wiring $1352 straight to Uganda for a young Ugandan cowpoke named Clovis Ategeka.  The... More »

A Call to All Zaadzster Heroes!

Posted on Nov 16th, 2006 by Michael

Our friend Clovis on Zaadz, who is likely one of your friends because he's so dang popular, is in Kampala, Uganda right now without much access to the internet right now. His university is closed... More »

the Invisible Children in Uganda

Posted on Nov 3rd, 2006 by Michael

Do you know what it's like?

Posted on Oct 28th, 2006 by Michael

You're 12 years old. You're not supposed to speak up.  Your elders, afterall, know more than you.  They are wiser, respected. You're too young, so keep quiet. Better dig into those books, because graduating in... More »

The power of love (part 2)

Posted on Oct 24th, 2006 by Michael

So, I arrive at the office and it's maybe midnight.  I sit down at my desk and then I here a knock at the window. It's her.  The woman who entered my life completely unexpectedly... More »

The power of love

Posted on Oct 23rd, 2006 by Michael

Over the years... so many years it seems... I've time and again sacrificed a personal, romantic and social life for the cause .   Over the last few years it has been harder and harder to... More »

Project Vision Uganda

Posted on Oct 20th, 2006 by Michael

When this young man in Uganda downloaded our 200Mb program a few months ago (that's a photo of him doing the program), I didn't think much of it.  He'd been asking me to invest in... More »