Comments on: “Backwards and in High Heels” – Ndesanjo Macha blogs Pop!Tech in Kiswahili

By: …My heart’s in Accra » The 5-4-3 double play, or “The Art of Conference Blogging”

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:33:34 +0000

[...] the audience can watch a talk on simulcast TV. These are a gift for bloggers. I learned this from Ndesanjo Macha, who blogged 2005 Pop!Tech almost entirely from outside the main hall, glued to a monitor and power [...]

By: Mwavizo

Mwavizo — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:09:02 +0000

I have to say that I have on a personal level benefited from Ndesanjo as he indirectly enabled me to start blogging. Whether he is doing it in either Swahili or English, he is enabling many Tanzanians to be able to express themselves to the world. kudos to him

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:07:21 +0000

very kind of you to give ndesanjo some props!

By: Jeff Msangi

Jeff Msangi — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:00:54 +0000

I completely agree with Ethan and all other contributors.Ndesanjo is gold among us swahili speakers when the issues of keeping us update and informed.I also applaude him for wonderfully bringing to us the Tech!Pop conference live!Ndesanjo,if you are reading this here,keep it up.You are amazing and more than inspiring to us swahili speakers.

By: Ruby Sinreich

Ruby Sinreich — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:16:13 +0000

I recently attended the ConvergeSouth conference which Ndensjo blogged in BOTH English and Kiswahili! I was really impressed. I enjoyed meeting him and talking at the conference (the most racially diverse tech gathering I've ever been to). We are fortunate to have Ndesanjo here in North Carolina.

By: ndesanjo macha

ndesanjo macha — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:50:34 +0000

Ethan,
Thanks. Frankly speaking, I am amazed by your blogging ability. Ory and I were asking ourselves: “how does he do it so fast” (and detailed, with your comments/perspective, and links, and humor…). I felt honored blogging next to you when you came to my corner! And thanks for making it possible for me to attend such a life transforming conference. Asante sana!

By: Peter Durand

Peter Durand — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:06:07 +0000

I also thought that Ndesanjo’s comments, as part of Sunday’s panel on Africa, were astounding–especially the wiki constitution that young people are creating in Tanzania!

A model we might follow here.