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July 31, 2003
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KABISSA LAUNCHES NEXT PHASE OF TIME TO GET ONLINE PROJECT IN GHANA
PROJECT FOLLOWS SUCCESSFUL PILOT IN NIGERIA
Washington, DC (July 31) Following a successful pilot in Nigeria
earlier this year, Kabissa -- a nonprofit organization that seeks to use
technology to strengthen organizations working to improve the lives of
people in Africa -- has launched the next phase of its TIME TO GET
ONLINE project in Ghana. The project is designed to enable West African
civil society organizations to use the Internet more effectively in
their work.
Kabissa used the experiences of its members and other African nonprofit
organizations as a basis for the project. It has learned that many
organizations are still unaware of the power of the Internet for the
nonprofit sector and remain frustrated by a lack of skills to take
advantage of the technology.
TIME TO GET ONLINE addresses these barriers by providing organizations
with learning materials and the opportunity to attend capacity-building
workshops that focus on building the awareness and skills necessary to
use the Internet effectively. The learning materials allow
organizations to work at their own pace through the stages of Internet
usage -- from connecting to the Internet to using the Internet as an
advocacy tool. A free, electronic version of the self-learning
materials is available on the TIME TO GET ONLINE Web site:
<http://www.timetogetonline.org>. The on-site workshops give these
organizations the opportunity to ask questions and interact with an
Internet expert, and provide Kabissa with an effective way to
distribute its materials and collect feedback.
In the current phase of the project, Kabissa plans to refine the
learning materials and workshop curriculum based on feedback from pilot
participants. The most significant change to the workshop format is the
addition of an optional day of training, in which participants who are
already Kabissa members will have the opportunity to receive training
on Kabissaís Internet services.
For more information or to participate, visit Kabissa's Web site
http://www.timetogetonline.org -- or contact Kim Lowery at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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ABOUT KABISSA
Founded in 1999, Kabissa is a nonprofit organization that seeks to use
technology to strengthen organizations working to improve the lives of
people in Africa. Its programs focus on providing Internet services,
building the capacity of organizations to use technology, and promoting
interaction within the African nonprofit sector. Today, more than 750
organizations from over 30 countries take advantage of Kabissaís
services.
For more information about Kabissa, visit http://www.kabissa.org or send
an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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