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Subject: [Gender&ICT] invitation international workshop
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 14:57:53 +0100
From: Els Rommes <E.Rommes@ped.kun.nl>
Reply-To: genderandict@let.uu.nl
To: <genderandict@let.uu.nl>
fyi,
Els.
International Workshop:
ADVANCING RURAL WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: ICTs IN THE SERVICE OF GOOD
GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL WOMEN IN
AFRICA, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23-25 February 2004
Women'sNet would like to extend an invitation to a workshop to
be held in Johannesburg, February 23-25, 2004. The international
workshop is being hosted and organised by Women'sNet, with the
support of the Food and Agricultural Organisation's (FAO) Dimitra
Project.
The workshop in South Africa will bring together organisations,
government departments, and individuals involved in projects and
initiatives that specifically targets rural and disadvantaged women
with a view to facilitating their participation in democratic debates
and practice, advance good governance, and as well as the development
and empowerment of rural and peri-urban women in Africa, through a
variety of information and communication technologies.
The aims of the conference are to identify the pertinent issues,
share and discuss existing ways and platforms used in the region for
bringing rural and disadvantaged women into the Information Society,
identify remaining challenges, as well as to begin to strategise as
to the future directions and initiatives. We would also like to share
and discuss best practices on working collaboratively with rural
women in advancing their own empowerment and development through
ICTs.
We therefore very much hope that you will be able to join us in
Johannesburg at the end of February 2004. Priority will be given to
participants who meet the abovementioned criteria and have outreach
programmes targeting rural women, using print or electronic media.
If you would like to send a delegate (or come as an individual)
Please send us the name of the person you wish to nominate as well as
information about your organisation or your work in the sector.
To send your details or to ask questions contact:
Lauren Fok
Conference Logistics Coordinator
Women'sNet
24 Pim Street, Newtown, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa
PO Box 62577, Marshalltown 2107, South Africa
Tel/Fax: 27 11 838 9871
http://womensnet.org.za/dimitra_conference/
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Sally-Jean Shackleton
Information Co-ordinator
Women'sNet
http://womensnet.org.za
T +27 11 833 5959
