Dear Colleagues, We have been following the recent discussions with great interest, and hope this announcement regarding Kabissa's efforts to develop a network of training partners in Africa will be of interest. Please spread the word, and get in touch with us if you are interested in participating.
Best wishes, Tobias -- Tobias Eigen Executive Director Kabissa - Space for Change in Africa http://www.kabissa.org ************************************************************** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2004 CONTACT: Kim Lowery +1 202 265 6116 [EMAIL PROTECTED] KABISSA LAUNCHES TRAINING-OF-TRAINERS PROGRAM IN WEST AFRICA PROGRAM BASED ON SUCCESSFUL TIME TO GET ONLINE CURRICULUM http://www.timetogetonline.org/2004-06-18-press.php Washington, DC (June 18) -- Responding to the demands of past Time to Get Online workshop participants, Kabissa launches a new Training-of-Trainers program for West African civil society organizations in August. The Time to Get Online curriculum combines self-learning materials and hands-on workshops to help African civil society organizations to build capacity through internet-based information sharing and advocacy initiatives. The Training-of-Trainers (TOT) model enables us to have an even greater impact on civil society organizations throughout the region by creating a network of ICT training partners empowered to deliver this curriculum in their own communities. Kabissa -- an organization dedicated to helping African organizations put the Internet to work for the benefit of the people they serve -- originally developed the Time to Get Online curriculum for organizations excited by the potential of the Internet, but lacking the skills needed to take advantage of the its many resources. The new Training-of-Trainers (TOT) program builds a network of ICT trainers throughout the region and gives twenty civil society organizations the opportunity to conduct Time to Get Online workshops in their own communities. The week-long intensive program will bring together a diverse set of civil society organizations to train them on the Time to Get Online curriculum and how to deliver it using adult learning techniques. This program has been developed in collaboration with echange, LLC and Eco-Ventures International, two organizations that specialize in training and innovative ways to use technology. Upon completion of the program, participants will become Kabissa-certified Time to Get Online training partners and receive learning materials for their own workshops. For more information or to apply for the workshop, visit the Time to Get Online Web site -- http://www.timetogetonline.org -- or contact Kim Lowery at [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # # About Kabissa Founded in 1999, Kabissa is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping African civil society organizations put the Internet to work for the benefit of the people they serve. Programs focus on providing Internet services, building the capacity of organizations to use technology, and promoting interaction within the African civil society sector. Today, more than 700 organizations from over 30 countries take advantage of Kabissa's services. For more information about Kabissa, visit http://www.kabissa.org or write to us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------ This DOT-COM Discussion is funded by the dot-ORG USAID Cooperative Agreement, and hosted by GKD. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org provides more information. To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd For the GKD database, with past messages: http://www.GKDknowledge.org
