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is a networking support programme designed to enable South African women to use the internet to find the people, issues, resources and tools needed for women's social action.
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Over the past two years (2005 and 2006), Women'sNet has also co-trained South African women to participate in the global cyber-dialogues on the review process, and women's
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It also created the first online space for South African women to reflect on, and strategise, in the lead up to the 1999 national elections. In 1999 too, the
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Other landmarks include SANGONeT Board's confirming Women'sNet's independent status (April 2002), its joining of the international ICT4D network the
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In 2004, it convened a stake-holders meet to consult South African women's NGOs on their information and technology needs; launched the
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offers links to useful websites, a newsletter (launched in April 2006), links to relevant issues, and a directory of organisations.
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2001 saw the creation of the first women-run internet cafe for civil society organisations at the , among other activities.
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In 2000, Women'sNet launched a project to combine radio and audio production with women's
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to create an online platform for joining regional processes in the lead-up to the
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In 2005, Women'sNet's executive director become the first women Chair of the .
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external links, and converting useful links where appropriate into
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runs a visual literacy training project with young girls in the
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Information technology organisations based in South Africa
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In 1998, Women'sNet was established as a project of the
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