Online workshop: Maximizing the use and effectiveness of the Internet in
Human Rights and Development
August 4 ­ September 4, 2003

Workshop description:

This workshop will help NGOs recognize the power of the Internet and use it
more effectively as an easy and speedy communication tool. The main purpose
of the workshop is to harness the power of technology to better serve the
objectives of those NGOs, among which are networking and effective
information sharing. The workshop will include extensive discussion, case
studies presented by both participants and instructor, as well as
recommended readings from Internet resources.

Requirements:
Workshop participants should be staff members of human rights and social
justice/development organizations and researchers. A good command of
English is preferred since the working language of the workshop is English.
Participants should also have regular access to computers and the Internet
in order to make the best use of course discussions and resources.

Course objectives:
The workshop has the following objectives:

· Maximizing the use and effectiveness of the Internet to achieve the goals
of human rights and women's rights NGOs.
· Bringing advanced Internet technologies know-how to the NGO community
· Developing web-based capabilities and skills to enable NGOs to conduct
more effective e-advocacy campaigns
· Raising the awareness of NGOs to Internet security and privacy issues to
ensure their online safety.

For more information on the workshop and to register online, please visit:
http://www.virtualactivism.org/events/workshops/courseannouncement.htm

For questions and/or inquiries, please write to [email protected]