South African NGO Web Awards 2006

Closing date - 17 February 2006

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The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) is pleased to announce the first
ever South African NGO Web Awards.

In recent years a growing number of South African NGOs have invested in ICT
skills and infrastructure, including their own dedicated websites. This is a
very encouraging trend and one which will hopefully continue to grow in
future.

This competition aims to raise awareness amongst South African NGOs about
the benefits of having a web presence, stimulate interest in the application
of web solutions and applications, and showcase best practices in website
creation and maintenance.

The competition will run in conjunction with the second SANGONeT "ICTs for
Civil Society" Conference to be held from 7-9 March 2006 in Johannesburg.
The winners will be announced at the conference gala dinner on 8 March 2006,
and will also be profiled during a special conference session focusing on
the role and relevance of websites in support of the work of South African
NGOs.

The focus of the competition is to identify NGO websites with unique and
relevant features in relation to the overall development work of
organisations, rather than very specific categories and criteria, or just
the technical features of the website. However, issues which will guide the
judging panel are usability, accessibility, innovation and content,
demonstrating how the website is complementing the core development focus
and activities of the organisation.

NGOs stand the chance to win prizes to the value of R50 000.

The competition is open to South African NGOs with a website. Organisations
must be able to demonstrate their non-profit status and involvement in
development work in South Africa.

The application form is available on the SANGONeT Conference website -
www.sangonet.org.za/conference2006

Please complete the entry form online, or fax it back to SANGONeT at (011)
403-0130.

Any enquiries about the competition can be addressed to Fazila Farouk at
SANGONeT on Tel: (011) 403-4935 or [email protected]

The closing date for entries is Friday, 17 February 2006.