Kingsley at a Voodoo market in Togo **Image courtesy of kingsleyholgate.net

His tightly knit team comprises of his wife Gill, his son Ross, daugher in-law Anna, his grandson Tristan as well as humanitarian volunteers and journalists. He believes that “a person is a person through other people” and it is this motto that has managed to see Kingsley and his team reach some of the most remote parts of Africa. Whether it’s an expedition to Somalia to distribute thousands of mosquito nets to pregnant mothers and children, or embarking on a 448 day journey around the outline of Africa covering 33 countries, their work knows no bounds.

Team Holgate at the Cape of Goodhope **Image courtesy of kingsleyholgate.net

We will be following the Holgates on their latest adventure and providing updates and interviews as they carry out their latest mission. Details to be released soon!

Kingsley with his Grandson Tristan who travels with the team on their adventures **Image courtesy of kingsleyholgate.net

In the mean time, visit the Kingsley Holgate website for more information on previous expeditions. Here’s a link to a video interview that was done on a mission called “Boundless Africa”.

Protesters demonstrate against SOPA and PIPA. photo credit: Stan Honda/Getty Images

Both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) have been making international headlines this past week as protests against these proposed Bills gain momentum. This week protests were scaled up when online giants Wikipedia and Google joined in on the protests by blacking out their sites in some way or another to depict the sort of information black out that these two Bills would cause.

Wikipedia participating in the online blackout earlier this week

Opponents to the Acts believe that it will hamper innovation, stun economic growth as well as interfere with access to information. Although SOPA and PIPA both aim at eradicating online piracy and copyright infringement, the public feel that it would be a violation of their civil liberties and would contradict the First Amendment of rights. To understand the Acts better I’ve attached a link to this article which will (along with visuals) explain exactly how they aim at working and also how their implementation will affect US internet users.

How exactly SOPA and PIPA will affect you