SchoolNet Africa
SchoolNet Africa is a non-government organization dedicated to improve the access to quality and efficient education through information, communication and technology (ICT) collaborates with learners, teachers, policymakers and practitioners through country-based schoolnet organisations across Africa. SchoolNet Africa is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. [1]
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| Type: | NGO |
| Industry: | ICT |
| Founded: | 2001 |
| Headquarters: | Johannesburg |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Email: | nafi.mbodj[at]schoolnetafrica.org |
| Website: | [www.schoolnet-africa.org] |
| Key People | |
| Professor Babacar Fall, President | |
Background
The idea to establishe SchoolNet Africa started in September 1999 when International Develoment Research Centre (IDRC) Acacia Program hosted a workshop in Cape Town. It was participated by representatives from 10 African countries that belong to SchoolNet. During the workshop, the participants develop a case statement, which was formally endorsed during the African Development Forum (ADF) hosted by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on November 1999. A business plan for SchoolNet Africa was developed through the IDRC's support. In 2000, the business plan was presented during a workshop on school networking in Africa held at Okahandja, Namibia. An Interim Steering Committee was created during the workshop which was attended by more than one hundred representatives from SchoolNet Projects, ministries of education and private sector. from 20 countries in Africa. In 2001, SchoolNet Africa was established in partnership with the Open Society Institute for Southern Africa (OSISA) after a formal endorsement from the Interim Steering Committee. [2]
Programs
The organization is focused on the following programs:[3]
- Researching ICTs for Education in Africa
- Building African SchoolNet Champions
- Supporting National SchoolNets
- African Teachers Network
- Mtandao
- From Guns to Computers
- Global Teenager Project
- One Million Computers for African Schools