Other

* Want to know more about how ICTs can strengthen your work?
* Interested in finding out how to use online spaces for collaboration and advocacy?
* Want to know what the NGO Pulse portal (www.ngopulse.org) can do for you?
* Will you be in Durban on 9 March 2009?

...then join us at the SANGONeT Durban NGO Engagement to find out!

The programme includes:

* The basics: Getting your own IT infrastructure up to speed
* (In)credible networking online

* Want to know more about how ICTs can strengthen your work?
* Interested in finding out how to use online spaces for collaboration and advocacy?
* Want to know what the NGO Pulse portal (www.ngopulse.org) can do for you?
* Will you be in Cape Town on 12 March 2009?

...then join us at the SANGONeT Cape Town NGO Engagement to find out!

The programme includes:

* The basics: Getting your own IT infrastructure up to speed
* (In)credible networking online

The International Colloquium on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security, co-convened by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia and President Tarja Halonen of Finland, will take place 7-8 March, 2009 in Monrovia, Liberia.   It is expected to bring together some 800 participants reflecting a cross section of society nationally and internationally including current and former heads of state, high-level government officials, market women from Liberia, youth, academics, NGOS and representatives from intergovernmental organizations.
 

The Bureau of Women's Affairs will have a special church service to commemorate IWD and launch the Bureau's 35th anniversary on Sunday March 8 at 8:00 am at the Eastwood Park New Testament Church, 48-51 Eastwood Park Road, Kingston.

.Women's Media Watch (WMW) will honour women trailblazers at the Hilton Hotel this Tuesday March 3 at 6:00 pm. The group will be paying tribute to women who have broken the "glass ceiling"; women who have played integral roles in building the community and nation; and women who have fought for gender equality in various spheres.

This weekend sees the launch of ‘TRANSformations' a groundbreaking DVD of short digital stories created by transgender and gender non-conforming people in South Africa. The DVD explores the lives and experiences of the participants and their resilience in the face of considerable adversity. The launch takes place on Saturday, 28 February from 19h00 and is being held at popular venue, Zietsies, in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The project is a collaboration between Gender DynamiX, Women'sNet and Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA).