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A Challenge to Create Mobile Solutions In South Africa

Vodacom Challenge LogoVodacom is hosting three challenges to support people who are using mobile technology to solve problems dealing with education, health, or community information that are deployable in South Africa. Their hope is to find projects that can demonstrate value for users, ease of use and deployment, scalablability, sustainability, and innovation. The winning teams will receive R20,000 ($2,646) and the winner with the most promise will receive an additional R20,000.

Johannesburg, South Africa - First Net2 Event Next Week

johannesburg net tuesdayNetsquared Jozi will be held once every two months in Johannesburg. These gatherings provide a networking and collaboration opportunity for all those interested in the intersection of social technologies and social change, whether you are part of a non-profit organisation or a for-profit organisation, a funder or a consultant, a developer or an entrepreneur.  The first Netsquared Jozi meetup will be held on 14 July 2009.

Video Clip of SurePower at YouTube

Here is a short video clip narrated by Pieter Henning, P Eng  on the SurePower  communication strategy to deal with the serious  power  blackouts

Given the huge strides in equality in South Africa. A ironic twist is that all walks of life are being impacted by the rotating  power disruptions, in contrast to the past which focused only on poor communities.  The video clip depicts the conesquentual losses that can be reduced if the power Utility work hand-in-hand with participating mobile users to apply the available electricity reserves effectively.

Fair Trade Cards from Namibia and South Africa

By WeBuyItGreen:  promoting green living and fair trade

The factual information below about Little Works was provided by the company itself, a member of Coop America that has been certified by the Fair Trade Federation.

Open Philanthropy - Interview with Mark Surman from the Shuttleworth Foundation

Mark Surman

Mark Surman, expert on collaboration, community building and social technology talks to us about how the Shuttleworth Foundation is kick starting South Africa's knowledge economy by using the principles that have made open source so successful.

Volunteer Abroad International Programs Orphanages, Schools, Clinics, Building Projects www.abroaderview.org

Volunteer Abroad Programs - Volunteering Work Opportunities

Welcome to A Broader View Volunteers!  We offer international volunteer projects for the globally-minded individual searching for a unique travel experience. A Broader View is a 501 non-profit international volunteer organization offering short and long term volunteer programs in developing countries around the World.  Our volunteer abroad projects are available year round in Central America, South America, Asia and Africa in 19 countries, 45 locations and 160 programs.

The Freedom Toaster Project

Supporting organization: 
Shuttleworth Foundation
URL: 
freedomtoaster.org/
Location: 
South Africa
Project Description: 

The Freedom Toaster is a free vending machine/kiosk that dispenses open source software burned to CD or DVD in locations throughout South Africa.

Toasting the Digital Divide with Open Source: an interview with Jason Hudson of South Africa's Freedom Toaster Project

Jason Hudson is the Technical Product Manager for the Shuttleworth Foundation and founder of the Freedom Toaster project.

The Freedom Toaster is a free vending machine/kiosk that dispenses open source software burned to CD or DVD in locations throughout South Africa. Hudson also evaluates funding proposals and runs technical projects for the Shuttleworth Foundation.

Technologies for Conservation and Development in Southern Africa

URL: 
www.t4cd.org
Location: 
South Africa and the United Kingdom
Project Description: 

The Technologies for Conservation and Development (t4cd) project, run by ResourceAfrica and Fauna & Flora International, is finding ways to apply new information and communications technologies (ICTs) to conservation and development.

 t4cd interventions are designed to investigate the efficiency of technology deployment in conservation and development – in other words, what size and type of bang will we get for the technological buck that we put in? It aims to bring together various practitioners from the world of ICT, conservation & development to build new partnerships, investigate the appropriate use of existing technologies and generate new innovative tools for practical use in developing countries.

 

SchoolNet Africa

URL: 
www.schoolnetafrica.net
Project Description: 

SchoolNet Africa is an independent non-government organization which promotes education through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in African schools. SchoolNet is the first African-based, African-led, Pan-African school networking institution and works in partnership with national schoolnet organizations in up to 33 African countries. SchoolNet Africa stands for the right of every African child to have access to Information and knowledge and to be a global citizen.

SchoolNet Africa functions as a network of networks. Its primary network is with schoolnet practitioners, education policymakers, teachers and learners through national schoolnet organizations and groups operating in the following countries

  1. Angola
  2. Benin
  3. Botswana
  4. Cameroon
  5. Cape Verde
  6. Cote D'lvoire
  7. Egypt
  8. Ethiopia
  9. The Gambia
  10. Ghana
  11. Kenya
  12. Lesotho
  13. Liberia
  14. Madagascar
  15. Malawi
  16. Mauritius
  17. Morocco
  18. Mozambique
  19. Namibia
  20. Nigeria
  21. Rwanda
  22. Senegal
  23. Sierra Leone
  24. South Africa
  25. Sudan
  26. Swaziland
  27. Tanzania
  28. Tunisia
  29. Uganda
  30. Zambia
  31. Zimbabwe

 

Included in SchoolNet Africa's network is a range of donor and development agency partners and regional organizations promoting ICTs in African schools

A SchoolNet organization is one that has:

  • Regular communication and interaction between schools
  • Training of teachers and learners in using the technologies
  • Inter-school collaborative projects and
  • Content and curriculum development and sharing.

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