Connecting People with Passion 2024

As part of this years focus, on Connecting Africans with Pakistanis  we are building a "virtual water-cooler" or "break room" where people can pop in to get a "virtual drink" or have a pause from their day to day, and to meet other people in passing and perhaps strike up a conversation leading perhaps to  a friendship or a new business aquaintance.

This space extends beyond Africans and Pakistanis to all continents and all nations. Breakout rooms on zoom can be pre booked over time for a chat, after a quick move through the main room. 

Last night, after some technical difficulties which prevented us taking any photos or video, we brought together Akon in Kenya and Salwa in Pakistan. We are hoping this contact will develop. Earlier in the day interestingly we spoke with a Cameroonian in the UK who has good contact with a Pakistani, so we will explore that linkage too. In our experience, the more you ask, the more you find out. 

Information here for the Saturday calls - May 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th 

If all goes well, we shall be zooming around on 25th May at the same time, based in the 8th Na Nang Street Festival in Hernals, with some 90 people chatting in 15 break out rooms.  

Zoom link, click here to join call . Or you can paste this into your browser - https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2731164156?pwd=UlJNczlQVWZybVY1RDlnajUyYjRIUT09 

13:15 Sierra Leone -14:15 Vienna - 15:15 Kenya - 17:15 Pakistan 

(that is 1.15pm SL, 2.15 pm Vienna/CET, 3.15 pm Kenya, 5.15pm PK)

Here is a picture and some more text with numbers to whet your appetites...

As Thomas Power said at the launch of Vienna Hub in 2005, "...if you want to increase social capital, just go around and talk to everyone in the ( now virtual ) room."

Uzma Hafeez says "I am Uzma Hafeez. I am a Software Engineer, freelancer and Online Teacher. My mission is to empower 1 million people to earn $500 per month using their phones and computers. I believe that people should have the opportunity to take control of their financial futures and earn a fair and sustainable income."

Mohamed Anis says "We are a social impact enterprise re-skilling thousands of refugees into digital professionals... Having scaled from 5 to 1400 over the last 3 years, We are now on a mission to scale to 1 million refugee graduates by 2032.