Twestival in JHB on Feb 12th!

On 12 February 2009 100+ cities around the world will be hosting Twestivals which bring together Twitter communities for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water.

Join us by attending our first ever Twestival in Johannesburg, or participating online.

The Twestival is organized 100% by volunteers in cities around the world and 100% of the money raised from these events will go directly to support charity: water projects.

In September 2008, a group of Twitterers based in London UK decided to organise an event where the local Twitter community could socialize offline; meet the faces behind the avatars, enjoy some entertainment, have a few drinks and tie this in with a food drive and fundraising effort for a local homeless charity.

The bulk of the event was organized in under two weeks, via Twitter and utilized the talents and financial support of the local Twittersphere to make this happen.

Around the world similar stories started appearing of local Twitter communities coming together and taking action for a great cause. Twestival was born out of the idea that if cities were able to collaborate on an international scale, but working from a local level, it could have a spectacular impact.

By rallying together globally, under short timescales, for a single aim on the same day, the Twestival hopes to bring awareness to this global crisis.

Charity: water is a non profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations by funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need.

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6 Responses to “Twestival in JHB on Feb 12th!”

1. byronrode says:

   February 2, 2009 at 9:26 am

   Tis my birthday… And I am not JHB based, but you may see me online.

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2. Jeanette says:

   February 2, 2009 at 10:05 am

   There’s a event group for it on Facebook too.

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3. nerdmag.co.za » Blog Archive » Can you help us too? says:

   February 4, 2009 at 1:12 pm

   [...] Twitter communities for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water.  We spoke about it here on Monday already.  The thing is, because I so hate to be left out, I’ve offered NerdMag’s services on [...]

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4. megan says:

   February 4, 2009 at 1:32 pm

   love to, but work won’t allow for it. sigh.

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5. bergenlarsen says:

   February 4, 2009 at 1:32 pm

   Can like to make it out there. And stuffs.

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6. GoGi says:

   February 4, 2009 at 1:35 pm

   I shall endeavour to attend and spy *eg*

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