Strategic use of the internet

Blogs for African Women Project Gets Nigerian Women Hooked on Technology

Erika — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:20:44 +0000

APC Africa Women Member Wins Harambee Prize

Blogs for African Women (BAWo) has taken hold of the Nigerian blogging spirit to strengthen women's activism. Oreoluwa Somolu, BAWo's founder, sees blogging as a way to get women “hooked on technology”, and gain important skills for community and NGO leadership at the same time. Networking for Success, BAWo's second initiative getting women into the blogosphere, has just been awarded an Harambee Small Grant to increase BAWo's collaboration capacity.

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Media and ICT Caucus Statement at the Asia-Pacific High-Level Meeting on Beijing + 10

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:02:31 +0000

Media and ICT Caucus, APNGO Forum] - The Media and ICT Caucus wish to state from the outset our reaffirmation of the commitments of the BPFA and the Cairo Programme of Action, and their Plus 5 documents.

Women's infocom groups form Media and ICT Caucus, reaffirm Beijing Platform

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:54:43 +0000

The following is a report from the Asia-Pacific Women's Watch onsite report of the B+10 Intergovernmental High Level Meeting organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission of Asia Pacific. Daily reports from the HLM will be available through the APWW-mailing list, and will also be made available from the APNGO-Forum website at http://ap-ngo-forum.isiswomen.org

Women's infocom groups form Media and ICT Caucus, reaffirm Beijing Platform

A Gender-responsive Information Society: A Priority in the Asia-Pacific Beijing +10 Agenda

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:33:38 +0000

A Gender-responsive Information Society: A Priority in the Asia-Pacific Beijing +10 Agenda

Gender and ICT Policy Advocacy: implications for the women's movement

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:04:27 +0000

Achievements: The Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995 is generally regarded as a watershed in understanding of information technology as a powerful tool that women could use for mobilization, information exchange, and empowerment. Beijing was also the first international conference at which substantive issues relating to women, information and communication technology were debated, albeit somewhat on the margins of the core agenda.

BLOG: Films, Desire & Digital Spaces

Erika — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 02:59:25 +0000

It seems almost unreal to engage in conversations about desire at a 15th Century fort in India, but that's exactly what Cheekay Cinco and I did from 7 - 10 March.

Action Alert! Stop Cyberbullying Day, March 30th

Erika — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 02:51:17 +0000

Increasingly, harassment and stalking is happening in and through digital communications technology.

Capacitación del Proyecto TRICALCAR – Tejiendo redes inalámbricas comunitarias para América Latina y el Caribe / Región An

Erika — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:59:10 +0000

El primero de tres talleres en América Latina se llevará a cabo en valle de Chancay-Huaral, Perú del 16 al 21 de Julio de 2007.

Proyecto TRICALCAR: mujeres tejiendo redes inalámbricas comunitarias en América Latina y el Caribe

Erika — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:53:37 +0000

Entre las actividades del proyecto se encuentra la realización de tres talleres, uno en Perú en julio de este año, otro en Argentina al finalizar el 2007 y finalmente otro en México a principios d

Mujeres en red para una comunicación efectiva

Erika — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:31:00 +0000

En la Patagonia argentina, la geografía semidesértica, el clima frío con fuertes vientos y la escasa población no logran doblegar la voluntad de los grupos y organizaciones de mujeres dispuestos a