Advancing Rural Women's Empowerment: ICT's in the service of good governance, democratic practice and development for women in Africa
Women'sNet is hosting a regional workshop to be held in Johannesburg on the 23rd of February until the 25th of February 2004. The workshop is held with the support of the Food and Agricultural Organisation's (FAO) Dimitra Project. The workshop will bring together women's organisations, government officials, and gender and development practitioners and researchers, involved in gender and Information and Communication (ICT) projects and initiatives.
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Name of Event:
ADVANCING RURAL WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: ICTs IN THE SERVICE OF GOOD
GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENTFOR RURAL WOMEN IN
AFRICA
* Date: 23 - 25 February 2004
* Event Organiser: Women'sNet
* Venue: Johannesburg, South Africa
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Women'sNet is hosting a regional workshop to be held in Johannesburg
on the 23rd of February until the 25th of February 2004. The workshop
is held with the support of the Food and Agricultural Organisation's
(FAO) Dimitra Project.
The workshop will bring together women's organisations, government
officials, and gender and development practitioners and researchers,
involved in gender and Information and Communication (ICT) projects
and initiatives.
The aims of the workshop are:
· To share stories and experiences of how organisations in different
African contexts have combined various ways and Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs) platforms for empowering rural
women
· To share experiences of how different ICTs have been used to
facilitate rural and disadvantaged women's participation in public
debates on issues of governance and other factors that broadly impact
on their quality of life
· To identify the how ICTs have been used to deal with real issues
that rural women face like food security, conflict situations,
drought, land, health, economic well-being, and so forth
· To share and discuss best practices on working collaboratively with
rural women in advancing their own empowerment and development
through ICTs
· To identify the challenges for making ICTs accessible to rural
women
· To analyse and strategise as to the future directions and
initiatives that would bring more rural women into the information
society with increased opportunities for exchange and cooperation
around their own empowerment
· To explore and strategise how participating organisations can
strengthen their own information and communications work
For more information, daily reports and outcomes please visit:
http://womensnet.org.za/dimitra_conference
For more information, contact: [email protected] or call +27 11
838 9871/492-0000
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