[Ict4women] Women'sNet winner of 2008 South African Web Awards

[Dorothy Okello]

Dear Sally and all on the list,

Many many congs to Women'sNet! Thank you for being such a great mentor!

Wishing everyone a very happy holiday season, Merry Christmas and the 
very best of the New Year!

Regards,

Dorothy


At 12:25 PM 12/10/2008, Sally-Jean wrote:
>Dear all
>a boastful email from Women'sNet :-)
>
>Congratulations also to Gender DynamiX (who we have worked with this 
>year on a digital stories project) and Career Planet!
>
>Sally
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>For immediate release: SANGONeT announces winners of 2008 South African NGO
>Web Awards
>
>5 December 2008
>
>The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) is pleased to announce the
>winners of the 2008 NGO Web Awards. The winning entries are:
>
>Career Planet (<http://www.careerplanet.co.za>www.careerplanet.co.za)
>Gender Dynamix (<http://www.genderdynamix.org.za>www.genderdynamix.org.za)
>Women'sNet (<http://www.womensnet.org.za>www.womensnet.org.za)
>
>Two websites also received special mention. These are:
>
>South African History Online 
>(<http://www.sahistory.org.za>www.sahistory.org.za)
>Alzheimer's South Africa (<http://www.alzheimers.org.za>www.alzheimers.org.za)
>
>In a tough selection process, 10 websites were shortlisted out of the 60
>entries received. The top 10 entries reflect what judges described as an
>"increasing recognition of the value of using web 2.0 tools" to reach and
>"hold" their audiences. The top three websites were selected based on their
>compliance with the criteria developed for the awards which included
>marketing, accessibility, tone, aesthetics and relationship building
>aspects.
>
>"The 2008 winners reflect a growing recognition amongst civil society
>organisations of the importance of having an online presence. Organisations
>are beginning to realise that it is not only about providing information,
>but how this information is presented, and whether it encourages feedback",
>says David Barnard, SANGONeT Executive Director.
>
>The awards aims to raise awareness amongst South African NGOs about the
>benefits of having an online presence, stimulate interest in the application
>of
>web solutions and applications, and showcase best practices in website
>creation and maintenance.
>
>The three NGOs each walk away with R10 000 worth of prizes sponsored by
>Torque IT.
>
>The top 10 entries for the 2008 NGO Web Awards:
>
>Career Planet (<http://www.careerplanet.co.za>www.careerplanet.co.za)
>Parliamentary Monitoring Group (<http://www.pmg.org.za>www.pmg.org.za)
>Feedback Food Redistribution (<http://www.feedback.org.za>www.feedback.org.za)
>Gender Dynamix (<http://www.genderdynamix.org.za>www.genderdynamix.org.za)
>Malamulele Onward (<http://www.cpchildren.org>www.cpchildren.org)
>South African History Online 
>(<http://www.sahistory.org.za>www.sahistory.org.za)
>Women'sNet (<http://www.womensnet.org.za>www.womensnet.org.za)
>Open Africa (<http://www.openafrica.org>www.openafrica.org)
>Men on the Side of the Road (<http://www.employmen.co.za>www.employmen.co.za)
>Alzheimer's Association (<http://www.alzheimers.org.za>www.alzheimers.org.za)
>
>The winners of the 2007 NGO Web Awards were:
>
>Afesis Corplan (<http://www.afesis.org.za>www.afesis.org.za)
>Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa 
>(<http://www.fairtourismsa.org.za>www.fairtourismsa.org.za)
>The Heart and Stroke Foundation of South Africa 
>(<http://www.heartfoundation.co.za>www.heartfoundation.co.za)
>
>Contact the winners:
>
>Career Planet - Karin Chisholm: +27 83 254 8933
>Gender Dynamix - Liesl Theron: +27 21 6335287
>Women'sNet - Lebo Marishane: +27 79 312 5843
>
>For more information contact Jan Moolman on +27 83 783 3094 /
><mailto:editor at sangonet.org.za>editor at sangonet.org.za or Butjwana
>Seokoma on +27 73 066 6851 / 
><mailto:Butjwana at sangonet.org.za>Butjwana at sangonet.org.za
>
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Dorothy Okello
Coordinator, WOUGNET
Plot 53 Kira Road
P.O. Box 4411
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256-41-4532035
Fax: +256-41-4530474
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