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CECS is the oldest computer training non-governmental organisation in South Africa, established in April 1985 for the technological empowerment of the historically disadvantaged. CECS establishes and maintains non-profit computer training facilities to service community information and communications technology (ICT) developmental needs, by building computer skills and capacity, especially among the historically disadvantaged, as well as engaging in policy making and research. The objectives ...
AZUR Développement’s mission is to provide leadership in the sociocultural and economic development of the Republic of Congo and of Africa in general. As a non-political, non-profit organisation, AZUR Développement works in the following areas: promoting art and culture; promoting women's empowerment and sustainable development; bringing comprehensive assistance to disadvantaged and vulnerable populations; and protecting the environment.
PROTEGE QV, which stands for "Promotion of Technologies that Guarantee Environment and Quality of Life" in French, is a Cameroonian non-governmental organisation created in 1995. It aims to promote individual and collective initiatives to promote rural development, protect the environment and improve the well-being of communities. PROTEGE QV believes in the power of ICT to provid...
Nupef (Center of Research, Studies and Learning) is a private, autonomous, non-profit organisation founded in 2009, whose mission is to generate the conditions for the exercise of digital citizenship, working in the defence of democracy, access to knowledge, freedom of expression, privacy and cultural diversity, among other fundamental rights. Presently, Nupef’s works is organis...
Pangea is an independent non-profit organisation founded in 1993 to promote the strategic use of communication networks and ICTs for development and social justice. It promotes that the sharing of information, knowledge and technical resources among organisations and social movements for the effective and strategic use of ICTs, especially the internet, in a sustainable way, respecting the diver...
Metamorphosis Foundation works on strengthening the awareness and capacity of citizens and civil society to assume their fullest possible role as activists for democracy, while supporting government to fulfill its democratic role in serving society. Founded in 2004 it's based in Skopje, North Macedonia. The main activities of the organisation include lobbying and advocacy in order to make t...
Alternatives, the Action and Communication Network for International Development, is a Montréal-based non-governmental organisation. Founded in 1994, Alternatives works to promote justice and equality among individuals and communities located in the North and the South. Active in over 35 countries, Alternatives supports local, community-based initiatives working towards the greater econo...
LaNeta is a civil society organisation created in 1991 as an electronic communication service for non-governmental organisations, other non-profit organisations and agencies that are linked to their work. LaNeta’s experience centres on the non-governmental sector. The majority of its 1,300 users are non-profit organisations.
GreenNet has been supporting communities networking for peace, the environment, gender equality and social justice, through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), for over 30 years. It works as a collective with an ethical working style, providing internet access, email web hosting and web design for its client base, largely made up of UK civil society organisations and a...
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