training
Connect Your Rights!: Training workshop in Central America
APC invites members of women’s rights defenders organisations in Central America to participate in the workshop on data and identity protection and security for human rights defenders. The workshop, which lasts 5 days, is organised by APC’s Women’s Network Support Program as part of its campaign “Connect your rights!
D-Island - Booking an Event on D-Island
Training for D-Island users and administrators - November 23 & 30, D-Island virtual island
General information on the training
D-Island is an open meeting/training space developed in SecondLife virtual world and it is administered by APC. It can be used by development organisations and networks for their own online meetings and capacity building activities.
D-Island - Training for D-Island Users
Below are links to information on training events for D-Island users & Administrators
1. Initial training for D-Island users and administrators
First two training sessions took place on November 23 and November 30 on D-Island (virtual island) and they were targeted at APC network and selected partners. Training language is English.
D-Island
D-Island
D-Island is an open development space offered by Association for Progressive Communications (APC), International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and their partners for the international development community.
Feminist Tech Exchange in Uruguay
This activity is co-organised with Cotidiano Mujer and Young Feminists’Network in the South Cone
New web 2.0 and social media for development training modules now available online
APC has recently co-produced training materialson Web 2.0 and social media for development for the FAO Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK). This unit, along with others, is available for free online and in CD format on the project’s website.
Tips for setting up wireless internet where there are few resources
“The principles that I learned in the APC workshop helped me work in resource-constrained environments,” says Alex Gondwe, techie at the Baobab Health Partnership in Malawi. Alex is setting up wireless internet connections between health institutions to improve patient care and HIV/AIDS data collection and he shares his tips here.
“Women into IT” included IT career orientation for girls in secondary schools in the Czech Republic. Photo: Jana Pradlova
Taking control of technology for women’s advocacy took a different tack in the Czech Republic in 2007, where APC WNSP Europe introduced the project “Women into IT” to challenge stereotypes aroun
