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Ukraine Crisis: Specific Asks from African Families Relocated to Germany

Last week, we broadcast a special Black Women in Europe audio and video podcast outlining the dire situation in Ukraine for our Diaspora. We hope you consider donating from the links we provided.

I also made a special request to support two African families relocated to Germany. A colleague is personally purchasing and delivering items for these two families, including a pregnant mother.

Hello friend, If you want to post for me again about the family from Cameroon, I’d appreciate it. I haven’t been back to see her since last week, but she sent me some links for some hair products which I am sure she needs. It was several hundred euros. Perhaps that’s a good inspiration for someone to donate! (I’m ordering them in any case of course, but thought it directly relates to your support of the diaspora). I’m going by today with her carpet because I finally got my car back. Stuff to cut her husband’s hair, for braiding, etc. Thank goodness for Amazon.de. They have everything and it comes fast.

Sarah Fancy

Can you help these Africans via that Ukrainian Refugee Fund on the Generosity Network? Every little bit helps! https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8HVKiMk5Ic

Again, I personally know Sarah and trust her, and know that she is making sure these families get what they need. I’ve asked her to let the families know we are here and if they want to share their stories we want to listen. If they agree to pictures or more we’ll share here too.

But feel free to visit Sarah’s Facebook page to see the work she is doing and see some of the Ukrainian families who wanted to share pictures.

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Helping Africans During the Ukraine Crisis

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The Black Women in Europe Podcast talked with our brother Kemo of Omek on the efforts to help our Diaspora during the crisis in Ukraine.

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View and share the video above. It contains links to donate to the efforts at the Polish border and beyond, as well as direct donations for two African families relocated to Germany.

The needs at the border are immense and for the families in Germany include maternity clothes to pots and pans. Listen to and share the podcast below. The show notes also include the links to donate.

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Continued support for Afro Students in Ukraine: Omek News

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The Omek team, in collaboration with other organisations, is coordinating efforts to support Afro student groups and people escaping Ukraine. Our goal is to help our brothers and sisters who have been overwhelmed and do not have as many resources.

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An Open Call for Community Leaders

With the volatility of current events, Omek will continue to connect with other black communities in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, and

. If you are part of an organisation providing support, please get in touch with Kemo Camara via kemo (at) myomek.com, who is helping to coordinate our efforts.

Share the link to Omek’s Ukraine Resource List: Omek Ukrainian Refugee Resources

Resources for the African Diaspora in Ukraine. #ukraine #africansinukraine

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Black History Month Overseas Voter Registration Event

Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 7 – 8 pm Sweden time

Virtual event join from anywhere. Register from this link:

About this event

I’m registering overseas voters for Black History Month! Register here.

This is COMPLETELY VIRTUAL and you will get live help via Zoom to:

  1. Register to vote. OR
  2. Request your absentee ballot.

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And 3. Watch our Top 3 Reasons to Register to Voter During Black History Month video above and share widely.

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Free Web Hosting Advantages

Trying to select a reliable free web host can be a daunting task especially with so many service providers and options available nowadays. The task may be more difficult than it is.

Let’s take a look at some of the most popular features that a free web hosting provider should offer:

 

Disk space and bandwidth

Disk space refers to the amount of storage space allocated to you by your free web hosting provider. This space will be used to store your website files, including text files, images, audio, etc. that you use for your website.

Bandwidth refers to the amount of data transfer allowed on your website. I mean, every time a visitor types your website name in his browser, browses, downloads and browses his files, he consumes the amount of bandwidth.

For example, if your website contains a lot of graphics (such as photographs), you will need more storage space and more bandwidth.

 

Website Builder & FTP

If this is your first website and you have little experience, look for a free web hosting provider that offers a free website builder app where you can create your own website simply by choosing a template and adding your own text and images.

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It’s your website’s file transfer protocol from your computer to your free web hosting server, or vice versa. This allows you to upload finished website files (including images and other multimedia files) from your computer to your service provider’s server. It also allows you to download your files from your web hosting server back to your computer. A good free web hosting provider should provide open FTP access 24/7.

 

E-mail
Yes, your free web hosting provider should provide you with email services – so you can set up your email accounts In addition to an easy mail interface (so you can log in and manage your emails using your web browser), a mail service should include Email also has POP3 and SMTP access so you can set up and access email messages using your mobile devices.

 

Support and professionalism
You should always choose a free web hosting service with good support and a constant presence.

While no host can offer 100% guaranteed uptime (think of issues outside their control, like city power outages), they should keep website and email downtime to a very minimum. These actions may include 24/7 server and network monitoring. While you may not fully understand these technical aspects, look to see if your free web hosting provider has listed them somewhere on their website. If not, ask them about it.

 

the price
If you are looking for a free web hosting provider, then you should expect to pay absolutely nothing for all the essential features mentioned above. But they may display ads on your site so that they can benefit from your site visits to profit

 

When Internet users want to view your website, all they need to do is type your website address into their browser. Their computer will then connect to your server and your web pages will be shown to them through the browser.

Most web hosting companies require you to have your own domain (www.example.com) in order to be their customer. If you don’t have a domain, web hosting companies will help you buy one.

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