AFRO-NETS> Kabissa launches next phase of TIME TO GET ONLINE project in Ghana

[Kim Lowery <ttgo@kabissa.org>]

Kabissa launches next phase of TIME TO GET ONLINE project in Ghana
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PROJECT FOLLOWS SUCCESSFUL PILOT IN NIGERIA
 
Washington, DC (July 31) ­ Following a successful pilot in Nigeria 
earlier this year, Kabissa -- a nonprofit organization that seeks to 
use technology to strengthen organizations working to improve the 
lives of people in Africa -- has launched the next phase of its TIME 
TO GET ONLINE project in Ghana. The project is designed to enable 
West African civil society organizations to use the Internet more ef-
fectively in their work.
 
Kabissa used the experiences of its members and other African non-
profit organizations as a basis for the project. It has learned that 
many organizations are still unaware of the power of the Internet for 
the nonprofit sector and remain frustrated by a lack of skills to 
take advantage of the technology.
 
TIME TO GET ONLINE addresses these barriers by providing organiza-
tions with learning materials and the opportunity to attend capacity-
building workshops that focus on building the awareness and skills 
necessary to use the Internet effectively. The learning materials al-
low organizations to work at their own pace through the stages of 
Internet usage -- from connecting to the Internet to using the Inter-
net as an advocacy tool. A free, electronic version of the self-
learning materials is available on the TIME TO GET ONLINE Web site: 
http://www.timetogetonline.org  The on-site workshops give these or-
ganizations the opportunity to ask questions and interact with an 
Internet expert, and provide Kabissa with an effective way to dis-
tribute its materials and collect feedback.
 
In the current phase of the project, Kabissa plans to refine the 
learning materials and workshop curriculum based on feedback from pi-
lot participants. The most significant change to the workshop format 
is the addition of an optional day of training, in which participants 
who are already Kabissa members will have the opportunity to receive 
training on Kabissa?s Internet services. 
 
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ABOUT KABISSA: Founded in 1999, Kabissa is a nonprofit organization 
that seeks to use technology to strengthen organizations working to 
improve the lives of people in Africa. Its programs focus on provid-
ing Internet services, building the capacity of organizations to use 
technology, and promoting interaction within the African nonprofit 
sector. Today, more than 750 organizations from over 30 countries 
take advantage of Kabissa?s services.
 
For more information about Kabissa, visit http://www.kabissa.org or 
send an e-mail to <info@kabissa.org>.
 
Kim Lowery
Tel.: +1-202-391-5889
mailto:ttgo@kabissa.org
http://www.timetogetonline.org
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