The Rosslyn Learning Project and the Timbuktu Multipurpose Community Telecenter (MCT) Project, funded by the International Development Research Centre through its Acacia: Communities and the Information Society in Africa program initiative and other donors, are among the 100 finalists for this year's Stockholm Challenge Awards. The Stockholm Challenge is a global arena for pioneering information technology (IT) projects that focus on the benefits of technology to people and society. The winners in seven categories will be announced in a ceremony at Stockholm City Hall on September 26, 2001.