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Contact Details
SANGONeT
P O Box 31392
2017 Braamfontein
SOUTH AFRICA
29th Floor, UCS Building
209 Smit Street
Braamfontein
Tel: (+27) (11) 403-4935
Fax: (+27) (11) 403-0130
E-mail:
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WWW:
http://www.sangonet.org.za
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The
monthly e-newsletter of the Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT)
Executive
Director's Comments
Welcome to the 89th edition of SANGONeT's monthly e-newsletter!
Although 2011 is coming to an end, there is no shortage of important
developments in the local and international civil society and
development space.
In South Africa, the National Assembly approved the controversial
Protection of [State] Information Bill (Secrecy Bill) on 22 November
2011 in Cape Town. Despite ongoing efforts by various media and civil
society organisations and opposition MPs, both outside and inside
Parliament, ANC MPs used their majority to approve the Bill. Activists
termed the day - `Black Tuesday’ - likening it to `Black Wednesday’ or
17 October 1977, a day on which the apartheid regime arrested activists
and banned a number of media houses and anti-apartheid groups.
Click here
to read the comments of various civil society groups in response to the
Bill.
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign started on 25
November 2011. The theme of this year's campaign is "From Peace in the
Home to Peace in the World: Let's Challenge Militarism and End Violence
Against Women!". This annual international campaign runs from 25
November, International Day Against Violence Against Women, to 10
December, International Human Rights Day, in order to symbolically link
violence against women and human rights and to emphasize that such
violence is a human rights violation.
Click here
to follow updates and related information about the campaign on NGO
Pulse.
One of the biggest and most important events of 2011 is the United
Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17). Held from 28 November to 9
December 2011 in Durban under the theme ‘Green Economy - Powering
Climate Solutions’, the event is attended by thousands of
representatives from governments, international institutions and civil
society organisations to discuss the global effects of climate change
and agree on concrete action in this regard.
Click here
to follow updates and related information about COP17 on NGO Pulse.
The Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness is held from 29
November to 1 December 2011 in Busan, Korea. Delegates at this event
will review global progress in improving the impact and value of
development aid and make new commitments to further ensure that aid
helps reduce poverty and supports progress in meeting the Millennium
Development Goals.
All these developments and events will ultimately impact on the state
of development in South Africa, the broader African continent and the
rest of the world. Civil society voices and positions in response to
the issues raised before, during and after these events are critical in
ensuring that the outcomes and commitments made are relevant, realistic
and ultimately, achievable, and that decision-makers are held
accountable for their actions.
I therefore encourage Lwati readers to use the NGO Pulse Portal to highlight your
views and comments about these events and developments and their impact
on our society.
Turning to other issues, we have come to the end of the 2011 “No Pain No Gain” fundraising
campaign. Donations will be accepted until 30 November 2011 and I
encourage you to make a donation,
even at this late stage.
Remember, all money donated will be shared between five NGOs at the
forefront of development and community work in South Africa - SANGONeT,
Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), Cancer Association of South Africa
(CANSA), Starfish Greathearts Foundation and SCORE.
Click here
for more information about the campaign and my run through the Sahara
Desert.
As always, we are very interested in how you think we could best serve
the NGO sector with relevant ICT products and services.
Please send us your views, comments and suggestions.
Best wishes
David Barnard
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Civil
Society Information
NGO
Pulse
The CSI team published a wide range of range of articles, media
releases and newsflashes on NGO Pulse during October 2011.
Selected articles published:
Selected blogs published:
Selected press releases published:
Contribute
to NGO Pulse
SANGONeT encourages NGOs to contribute information and articles to NGO
Pulse.
To find out how to register on NGO Pulse and what your status allows
you to do, click here.
NGO
Vacancies on NGO Pulse
NGO Pulse includes the most comprehensive list of
vacancies available in the South African NGO sector. We encourage NGOs
to contribute their vacancy information to this list on an ongoing
basis.
To view the current list of available NGO vacancies, click here.
NGO
Pulse on Facebook and Twitter
To
join the growing NGO Pulse online community on Facebook, click here.
To follow SANGONeT on Twitter, click here.
For more information about NGO Pulse, please contact Butjwana Seokoma
at SANGONeT on Tel: (+27) (11) 403-4935 or [log in to unmask].
NGO
Pulse Premium Advertising Service
NGO Pulse Premium integrates all SANGONeT's advertising and
communication channels into a comprehensive service for the NGO sector
and anyone interested in communicating with the sector.
This new service presents users with the option of "buying" space on
the NGO Pulse homepage for a specified period of time, linked to SN
Announce, and the use of SANGONeT's social media channels, i.e. Twitter
and Facebook. Announcements posted to the portal will be distributed by
e-mail through SN Announce in a revamped HTML format.
For more information about this service, click here.
Prodder
NGO Directory
Prodder
NGO Directory
Prodder
is the most comprehensive directory about NGOs and development
organisations in South Africa. To search the directory or view your
entry, click here.
We encourage NGOs and development organisations to review their entries
and forward us information about changes and corrections that need to
be made.
Please forward your comments to - [log in to unmask].
ICT Services
SANGOTeCH
Online Technology Donations Portal
SANGOTeCH assisted South African NGOs in saving more than R2 million on
Microsoft software, Cisco networking equipment, Mailshell Anti-Spam
Desktop software, Bytes of Learning, SAP, Giftworks and Symantec during
October 2011. A total of 32 donation requests were fulfilled during
this period.
To view the SANGOTeCH product catalogue, click here.
For more information about SANGOTeCH, contact
us on 086 110 6443 or [log in to unmask]"
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SANGOTeCH
in Southern Africa
SANGOTeCH
operates
in
South Africa and Botswana.
For more information about the SANGOTeCH Botswana programme, click here.
One new organisation registered for the programme in October 2011 and
KSH4.4 million was saved on Microsoft software.
For more information about the TechSoup Kenya programme, click here.
Technology
Consulting
SANGONeT offers a range of customised online applications that include
social networking portals, online directories, and constituent
relationship management solutions. We also offer a linked technical
support desk service.
For more information on how we can assist you, please contact Matthew
de Gale at SANGONeT on Tel: (+27) (11) 403-4935 or [log in to unmask].
Networking and
Outreach
SANGONeT’s Project Manager: NGO Pulse Solutions, Nicolle Beeby,
conducted a workshop on "Digital Storytelling" at the Southern African
Young Women’s Festival from 17-20 October 2011 in Lusaka, Zambia.
SANGONeT’s m-Agriculture Services Manager, Matthew de Gale, made a
presentation on 'The Use of Mobiles by Smallholder Farmers' at the
SAFIPA Showcase and Exhibition on 19 and 20 October 2011 in Pretoria.
Contact
Details
SANGONeT
P O Box 31392
2017 Braamfontein
SOUTH AFRICA
29th Floor, UCS Building
209 Smit Street
Braamfontein
Tel: (+27) (11) 403-4935
Fax: (+27) (11) 403-0130
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.sangonet.org.za |