Web design & management for VCO’s and enterprises

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First Stop Web DesignFirst Stop Web Design is a growing community collective specialising in the design and management of accessible websites for VCOs, community enterprises and small businesses.

Our design packages start from just £225.00 and are built using the latest content management systems from the Duda and WordPress platforms.

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Other Services

  • Online newsletter management services
  • Social media integration with your website
  • E-commerce and event management applications
  • Online sales and customer billing systems
  • File storage and sharing applications
  • Staff intranets systems

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What is Mandela Day? Get Involved!

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Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela International Day was launched in recognition of Nelson Mandela’s  birthday on 18 July, 2009 via unanimous decision of the UN General Assembly.

It was inspired by a call Nelson Mandela made a year earlier, for the next generation to take on the burden of leadership in addressing the world’s social injustices when he said that “it is in your hands now”.

It is more than a celebration of Madiba’s life and legacy. It is a global movement to honour his life’s work and act to change the world for the better.

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There is another Caribbean, beyond the blood, the beach and the banana

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CarnivalAs I sat in the heat of a Jamaican afternoon within touching distance of the Caribbean sea listening to Zadie Smith, Salman Rushdie, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and Jamaica Kincaid read from their respective works, my mind kept returning to the phrase coined by Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “the single story”.

Adichie’s phrase describes the process by which entire nations, even continents, have their reality excised and a single, usually misguided or at the very least limited, image is allowed to become the dominant picture of a place and its people.

I was in Jamaica to record a BBC Radio 4 documentary about Rastafari and to perform alongside the above names at the Calabash International Literature Festival. Founded in 2001 and located in the grounds of Jake’s Treasure Beach hotel, St Elizabeth, this three-day festival is the brainchild of the writers Colin Channer and Kwame Dawes, and the producer/film-maker Justine Henzell. Witnessing the audience of more than 4,000 people, and with homegrown artists such as Jah9 and Jesse Royal, it was one of the most inspiring events I’ve ever attended.

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