Subject: [fem-women2000 747] Women's GlobalNet #181: ICT Training for Women
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IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #181 Initiatives and Activities of Women Worldwide By Anne S. Walker, Vicki J. Semler and Jennifer Sly November 30, 2001 TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR WOMEN AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs) 1. INTERNET TRAINING MODULE FOR WOMEN: An AMARC (Association mondiale des radiodiffuseurs communautaires) Women Online project has developed a training kit for women on how to use the Internet. The module includes: 1) a trainer's guide; 2) an introduction to the Internet and women's networking experiences on the Internet; 3) how to use e-mail based on the programme Eudora; 4) the World Wide Web (WWW) and how to find Information on the Internet; 5) the creation of web pages; 6) FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and newsgroups; 7) an explanation of newsgroups and how to use the newsgroups software of Netscape; 8) digital editing; 9) radio on the internet and; 10) a glossary of Internet terms. You can download the module at: <http://www.amarc.org/wol/English/intro-en.htm> 2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) WORKSHOPS FOR ARAB WOMEN: AWC (Arab Women Connect) has held a series of IT training workshops for women (NGO and government) in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Yemen. This pioneering project aims to explore the potentials and applications of new information and communication technologies for Arab women's empowerment. It also aims at providing greater access to information, analyses and resources on Arab women to policy-makers, researchers, donors, UN agencies and Arab women's organizations through the use of e-mail and the Internet. For more detailed information, contact: UNIFEM Arab States Regional Office, P. O. Box 830896, Amman 11183 Jordan. Tel: (962-6) 567-8586/7. Fax: (962-6) 567-8594. E-mail: info@arabwomenconnect.org. Web: <http://www.arabwomenconnect.org> 3. JOINT PARENTING' WEBSITE LAUNCHED: On 31 July, 2001, in celebration of African Women's Day, ENDA Third World launched this website in Dakar, Senegal. Supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Acacia Project, the project aims to get women's organizations to use modern communication tools in support of their agenda and to foster public awareness on the need to remove notions such as "marital power" and "paternal power" from national family laws and to replace them with concepts of "joint parenting" and "joint responsibility for the family". Activities to date include content development and research and information documentation (in French, Wolof and English) and training partnering organizations in computer and internet use. The new website is a link off the famafrique portal created two years ago, the first ever virtual space for resources, data, and activities on sustainable development for francophone African women. For more information, contact: enda-synfev, b. p. 3370, Dakar, Senegal. Tel: (221) 823-4542. Fax: (221) 822-2695. Email: <synfev@enda.sn>. Web: <http://www.famafrique.org/parenteconjointe/accueil.html> 4. CISCO SYSTEMS GENDER INITIATIVE TO INCREASE WOMEN'S ENROLLMENT IN NETWORKING ACADEMY PROGRAMME: CISCO Systems, a technology company that sponsors Networking Academies in 130 countries, offers women a comprehensive 10 course e-learning programme in math, science, problem-solving, reading and writing as well as essential internet technology skills. As part of its Gender Initiative, Cisco has recently partnered with UNIFEM to launch a Gender Networking Academy in Jordan. The first step is the training of instructors from nine Jordanian educational institutions including community colleges, public girls high schools, a YWCA secretarial school and an information community centre. The project seeks to enable female students to build upon their current technological knowledge with demand driven networking skills to increase their competitiveness in the labour market. For more information contact: Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, Regional Programme Director, UNIFEM Arab States Regional Office, 18 Abdeen Street, near Tyche Hotel, P.O. Box 830 896 Amman 11183 Jordan. Tel: (962-6) 567-8586/7. Fax: (962-6) 567-8594. E-mail: <amman@unifem.org.jo>. Web site: <http://www.unifem.org.jo> 5. NIGERIAN WOMAN PEACE ACTIVIST BRINGS ICTs TO VILLAGE WOMEN. HER EFFORTS ARE RECOGNIZED WITH FIRST APC HAFKIN PRIZE: Kazanka Comfort is a Nigerian peace activist. Her work at village level made her realize that fast communication among rural women could mean the difference between life and death. The recognition that ICT access at village level could have a significant impact in meeting basic needs and save lives in times of emergency and communal strife was recognized by Ms. Comfort, her employer -the Fantsuam Foundation,- as well as the villagers, and eventually led to the establishment of community learning centres in eight villages offering women basic computer literacy classes. On August 1, 2001, Ms. Comfort was recognized with the 2001 APC Africa Hafkin Prize, an annual award in recognition of outstanding and creative use of information and communication technologies. For information on the Fantsuam Foundation, see their website at: <http://www.kabissa.org/links/detailed/158.html>. For information on the APC Hafkin Prize, go to: http://www.apc.org/english/hafkin/index.htm. 6. USING ICTs IN LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR WOMEN: The Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) has two aims: 1) To empower women through enhancing their leadership skills and: 2) To bridge the digital divide. In a new programme, they are undertaking a multimedia leadership training packet in three phases: 1) a prototype leadership training handbook: 2) field-testing of the handbook through workshops, presentations and reviews by experts: 3) Development of web pages, CD-ROMs, radio and video programmes and customized handbooks. This programme was a finalist in the Equality category for the Tech Museum of Innovation Awards "Technology Benefiting Humanity." For more information on this programme, contact: Women's Learning Partnership, 4343 Montgomery Avenue, Bethesda MD 20814, USA. Tel: (1-301) 654-2774. Fax: (1-301) 654-2775. E-mail: <wlp@learningpartnership.org> Web: <http://www.learningpartnership.org> RESOURCES: 7. NEW CD-ROM OFFERS RELEVANT CONTENT IN LOCAL LANGUAGES FOR AFRICAN RURAL WOMEN FARMERS WITH ACCESS TO COMPUTERS. Where is the content material to use on-line once rural women have access to computers? A new CD-ROM entitled "Rural Women in Africa: Ideas for Earning Money" tries to meet this demand. Designed as a visual "computer book," it allows the user to easily navigate using only a click of the "mouse." Developed by the International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC) in partnership with a technical team in Uganda and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) East and Southern Africa Office in Nairobi, it is intended for use by women with minimal education and only local language fluency. Available in English and Luganda, plans call for the addition of other language tracks in the near future. To order, or for more information, contact: IWTC/Women, Ink, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA. Fax: (1-212) 661-2704. E-mail: <wink@womenink.org> Web: <http://www.womenink.org> 8. NEW CD ROM LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT WOMEN LEADERS WORKING FOR CHANGE: This inter-active leadership training CD-ROM, arising out of Winrock International's programme for African Women Leaders in Agriculture and the Environment (AWLAE), addresses the status of women, leadership challenges, professional women's issues, tools for change, grants and budgets, communications, and networking. Available in French or English, it is adaptable to facilitated electronic discussions. Please contact: Pamela Woodard, Winrock International, AWLAE Program, 1621 North Kent Street, Suite 1200, Arlington, VA 22209. Tel: (1-703) 525-9430. Email: <pwoodard@winrock.org> 9. ASIAN WOMEN IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY: POLICIES FOR PARTICIPATION: Dr. Swasti Mitter, UNDP, April 2001. This new monograph on women and ICTs, the second in a series produced by UNDP, highlights the threats and opportunities that ICTs present to women. It emphasizes the importance of participation of all three stakeholders: the state, the private sector and NGOs. Copies can be obtained from: UNDP, WISMA UN, Block C, Damasara Offices Complex, Jalan Dungun, Damasara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: (60-3) 355-9122. Fax: (60-3) 255-2870. E-mail: <registry.my@undp.org> You can download this publication at: <http://www.undp.org.my/partnership/undppublications.htm> 10. GENDER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY: Nancy Hafkin and Nancy Taggart, Academy for Educational Development (AED), June 2001. This comprehensive new publication offers a "state of the art" assessment of the current situation of women and ICTs. It includes obstacles to access, impact of ICTs on women's work, opportunities for women's economic empowerment through ICTs, political empowerment of women through ICTs, and ensuring women's ability to take advantage of ICT opportunities. Excellent charts, statistical profiles, web resources and ICT indicators make this an invaluable resource. Available from: LearnLink project-AED, 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington DC 20009. Fax: (1-202) 884-8979. E-mail: <learnlink@aed.org> Web: <http://www.aed.org/learnlink> IWTC Women's GlobalNet is a production of: International Women's Tribune Centre 777 United Nations Plaza 3rd Floor New York, NY 10017, USA Tel: (1-212) 687-8633 Fax: (1-212) 661-2704 Email: <iwtc@iwtc.org> Web: <http://www.iwtc.org> PLEASE NOTE: For back issues of IWTC Women's GlobalNet, go to our website at <www.iwtc.org> and click on either Women's GlobalNet under Resources, or What's New? You can subscribe to this list at any time by sending a blank message to: <iwtc-womensglobalnet-subscribe@igc.topica.com> You can unsubscribe to this list at any time by sending a blank message to: <iwtc-womensglobalnet-unsubscribe@igc.topica.com> WOMEN, INK. 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