Activities

Our activities this year (2007)

APC-Africa-Women (AAW) is one of the Focus Networks of the Harambee project (Reinforcing African Voices through collaborative processes) http://www.harambeeafrica.net. We are undertaking an exciting project to increase member participation in the AAW network and consequently increase the benefits of being a member. We are busy creating shared online spaces to enable members to more easily meet, share and collaboration with other members.A story-telling component where we will interview AAW members for their ICT stories. Country-based meetings where possible for AAW members who live in cities meet face-to-face and create a social and learning space to promote member interaction. Private, interactive and facilitated member spaces on the new (soon to be launched) AAW website using blogs, flickr space etc. Members able to upload and update their information on the website (skills, experience, news, activities) which can be accessed by a wider community.
Some other activities planned for this year are - hosting WENT Africa 2007 which will focus on digital storytelling, localising Take Back the Tech, participating in the Internet Governance Forum, some of our members will be part of our Gender Evaluation Methodology (GEM) Training Exchange.

APC-Femmes-Afrique en partenariat avec WOUGNET, un membre du réseau, a exécuté le projet Genre, Agriculture et Développement Rural dans la société de l’information (GenARDIS). Un atelier de partage d’expérience s’est tenu à Entebbe. Un atelier sur la méthodologie d’évaluation du genre (GEM) y a été organisé pour les bénéficiaires des subventions. Vous pouvez lire davantage d’informations sur le projet GENARDIS sur le site web http://www.apcwomen.org/genardis/.

La campagne « Réapproprie-toi la technologie » du Programme d’Appui au Réseau de Femmes (PARF) d’APC reconnaît que les TIC et la violence à l’égard de la femme affectent notre capacité à jouir pleinement de nos droits et de nos libertés fondamentales. Notre droit de se mouvoir librement sans harcèlement ou menaces à la sécurité s’applique également aux espaces numériques. Cette campagne de 16 jours voudrait engager toute la société civile, surtout les filles et femmes utilisatrices des TIC, à penser à cette question selon les différents contextes et réalités.

APC-Femmes-Afrique est l’un des réseaux focus du projet Harambee (Renforcer les Voix Africaines à travers des processus collaboratifs) http://www.harambeeafrica.net. Nous entreprenons un projet intéressant pour accroître la participation des membres dans le réseau APC-Femmes-Afrique et par conséquent accroître les avantages d’être membre du réseau. Nous sommes entrain de créer des espaces de partage en ligne pour permettre aux membres de se rencontrer plus facilement, de partager et de collaborer avec d’autres.

GenARDIS, as a small grants fund, is making important inroads into the information and communication technology (ICT) for development field in the African, Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) countries. It is consciously encouraging and engendering the adoption and application of ICT.

Take Back the Tech! APC WNSP believes that both ICTs and VAW affect our capacity to completely enjoy our human rights and fundamental freedoms. Our right to move freely without harassment or threats to safety also applies to digital spaces. This 16-day campaign aims to engage greater participation by all civil society, especially grrls and women ICT-users, to think about this issue in diverse contexts and realities. By calling for all users to reclaim control over technology, we are asking for the right to define, access, use and shape ICTs for its potential to transform power relations, towards a vision and reality of equality.

Training for women - the second WENT Africa!
In 2005 we hosted the second Women's Electronic Network Training (WENT) workshop in Africa in Kampala, Uganda. The focus of WENT Africa was on two things - one track focused on technical training for women using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and the second was on Technology Planning for women's organisations. 22 women participants from 12 African countries, 4 participants and 1 facilitator – that’s the mix for WENT Africa 2005 were from countries such as Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, Cameroon, Zambia, Sudan, Cameroon, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana and Senegal. Read more on our participants blog.
Watch this space for news on WENT Africa 2007!

APC-Africa-Women (AAW) in partnership with WOUGNET, an AAW member, implemented the Gender, Agriculture and Rural Development in the Information Society (GenARDIS) project. A knowledge sharing workshop was held at Entebbe which included a Gender Evaluation Methodology (GEM) workshop. You can read more about the GenARDIS project and the knowledge sharing workshop on the website we built for the project at:
http://www.apcwomen.org/genardis/

APC-Africa-Women participated in the Women'sNet digital storytelling workhop. Digital Stories for Transformation is a regular feature of Women'sNet's work. "I have Listened, I Have Heard" is the first edition of a collection of 15 digital stories produce in may and June 2006. The collection of stories accompanies a book for organisations to use in education and training on human rights. The stories centre around real experiences - among the issues covered are: sexual violence, domestic violence, HIV and coming out as a lesbian.

APC-Africa-Women (AAW) is one of the Focus Networks of the Harambee project (Reinforcing African Voices through collaborative processes) http://www.harambeeafrica.net. We are undertaking an exciting project to increase member participation in the AAW network and consequently increase the benefits of being a member. We are busy creating shared online spaces to enable members to more easily meet, share and collaboration with other members.A story-telling component where we will interview AAW members for their ICT stories.