Thanks for including me and ICCAF on your distribution list. Your coverage is extensive. We have an information service which could use some of your material. Is that OK? I list the info about it below.

I would like to know more about how you operate your newsletter, and how we could use it occasionally. Also cost involved if any. Thanks.

Sometimes the newsletter `freezes' my machine at home, not sure why - length maybe? it seems Ok here at the ICCAF office.

OUR RESPONSE: The newsletter has a "fair use" policy which assumes that information submitted to us is intended to be distributed as widely as possible. Therefore we are happy to encourage other organisations to reproduce content from the newsletter, as long as the source is duly noted. More detail of this can be found on the newsletter website. The newsletter is provided free of charge as a service by Kabissa and fahamu in the interest of social justice in Africa. We are investigating issues related to format and length and appreciate your reporting the problems you have had.

I am a political scientist based in Kenya but working as a performance consultant in a number of African Countries. Today I took time to read your newsletter which I have received for the last three months. In about an hour, I was able to read news around the continent and visit the sites I thought useful for my work. I was also able to send some articles to my wife for some lively discussions tonight! This is to congratulate you for the idea and to let you know that I am proud of Africa because of groups like you.

I was introduced to the Kabissa newsletter a few months back. I look forward every week to the latest edition and have found the newsletter very rich in information and in keeping abreast of happenings and practices around Africa. As a gender activist, I have found all sections quite interesting and educative as well. Thanks for the good work. I hope to have the opportunity soon of sharing the information especially on gender, fundraising, advocacy, courses and seminars and jobs in print form as most of the people I relate with are not connected to the web.