(Fwd) Re: [Ict4ruralwomeninafrica] Welcome to the e-consultati

[Jennifer Radloff]

My name is Sharon Mwalongo and a member of the media
women's media organisation in Zambia as wll as a
freelance practitioner.  I'm currently working on a
media project with media women in the Southern
province to promote and increase the voices of rural
women in ICTS, particularly in the Southern Province
of Zambia. 

I believe that ICTS are a vital tool for development
and need to be available and accessible to all,
particularly those in remote areas who are rarely
covered in everyday life. Radio in particular is the
most preffered and accessible media in Zambia,
although the combination of the various ICTS leads to
a more enhanced and informed society.

I hope learn and share as much from the Zambian
exprience as from other countries. 




--- Jennifer Radloff <jenny@apcwomen.org> wrote:
> Greetings All,
> 
> Apologies for the 1 day delay in starting. We had to
> sort out a technical 
> mailing list problem! So let's begin.
> 
> Welcome to the e-consultation on ICTs for the
> advancement of rural
> women's empowerment: Strategies, platforms, tools
> and training. 
> 
> In this email I will:
> 
> * briefly outline the process of this e-consultation
> 
> * invite people to send in a brief introduction of
> themselves and
> their work and/or interest in the topic.
> 
> To give you some idea of how our e-consultation
> process will work. As
> facilitator I will begin discussions by posing the
> questions as
> outlined in the invitation to join the
> e-consultation. These are
> merely guides for our discussions. You are welcome
> throughout our
> e-consultation to contribute personal and
> organizational stories,
> resources, activities and events that would
> contribute to the
> discussion and to the workshop deliberations.
> 
> My introduction: I am based in Cape Town, South
> Africa and I 
> coordinate APC-Africa-Women which is a project of
> the Association for
> Progressive Communications. We are a
> membership-based network of
> organisations and individuals that work to empower
> African women's
> organisations to access and use ICTs for equality
> and development.
> http://www.apcafricawomen.org
> 
> We do this through training, information
> facilitation, gender and ict
> policy and advocacy, networking, research.
> 
> I believe that the appropriate use of technologies
> can contribute to
> social empowerment and a more just and equitable
> world. There are 
> many
> creative and innovative examples particularly in the
> 

=====
Sharon Mwalongo
P.O.Box 50386
Lusaka, Zambia, 10101
Mobile - 097 858117
Office - 260 1 251811
Fax 260 250503
email- kmwalongo@yahoo.com

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