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Women'sNet
is a vibrant and innovative networking support
programme designed to enable South African
women to use the Internet to find the people,
issues, resources and tools needed for women's
social action.
Women'sNet, a project of SANGONeT
and the Commission
on Gender Equality, aims to empower
South African women to use information and
communications technologies (ICTs) towards
advancing women's equality by:
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making
technology accessible to women, particularly
those who have been historically disadvantaged;
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providing
responsive gender-sensitive training and
support linking projects, people, tools
and resources; and by
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creating
a platform for women's voices and issues
facilitating the dissemination of information
in formats accessible to women who are
not directly linked to the Internet.
In
order to achieve these aims Women'sNet
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Develops
materials that are of interest to women
in communities and NGO's;
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Disseminates information on topics of
local and national interest, in accessible
formats through, among other things, it's
website
and radio
exchange;
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Assists
women and NGO's to gain access to, and
network with, national and international
organisations, lobbying groups and funders;
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Provides training on technical skills,
networking skills, lobbying and advocacy
through the use of radio, Internet and
print media
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Advocates
for access to ICT's for women, lobbies
for ICT's that serve the needs of women,
promotes the empowerment of women in the
ICT sector and supports freedom of expression
on the www.
E-mail
Women'sNet.
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