Four South African NGOs, namely Inyathelo - The South African Institute for Advancement, Social Change Assistance Trust (SCAT), Community Development Resource Association (CDRA) and Rural Education Access Programme, have launched a survey into the funding practices of the National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) and the National Development Agency (NDA).
The survey is aimed at, amongst other things, documenting NGOs’ experiences with the NDA and NLDTF.
SANGONeT is pleased to release the State of ICTs in the South African NGO Sector 2009 report.
The research survey in support of the report was conducted in 2009 by World Wide Worx, on behalf of SANGONeT.
To read the full survey report, click here.
The objectives of the survey were to:
SANGONeT has one again produced an annual Development Calendar in the form of a year planner.
The 2010 Development Calendar covers a comprehensive list of international, African and South African dates (e.g. World AIDS Day, 1 December) of significance to people and organisations involved in development and civil society issues.
Copies of the calendar are available for collection from the SANGONeT office in Braamfontein, free of charge.
SANGONeT's physical address is as follows:
29th Floor, UCS Building
209 Smit Street
Participants at the kickoff SANGONet 2009 Social Media for NGOs conference made great use of the hashtag #sango09. The channel remained active throughout the day with over 200 tweets. Perhaps the biggest buzz was around the launch of the Betavine Social Exchange which was introduced by Steve Wollak from Vodaphone. According to the
I've had a bit of involvement in the use of cell phones in advocacy and communication campaigns, and for a long time I've believed that most organisations should be taking mobiles much more seriously than they already do.
But some recent meetings have again brought home to me in a powerful way.
SANGONeT and World Wide Worx are currently implementing the 2009 "State of ICTs in the South African NGO Sector" research project. The purpose of the study is to establish how effectively South African NGOs are using information communication technology (ICT), and whether it is making a difference in NGOs' ability to serve their constituencies.
SANGONeT (Southern African NGO Network has been coordinating a regional research project into ICT4D issues in different countries in the region. Reports are produced, and then debated in Forums in the respective country. So I want to give you a quick report on the Mozambique Forum, which as you know from SANGONeT, took place on 30 July 2009.
Concerns about delays in the distribution of lottery funding to NGOs are once again in the news. With many NGOs already taking financial strain or having to respond to ever-increasing demands for services as a result of the economic crisis, serious questions have to be raised about the ongoing inefficiencies at the National Lottery.
FWC Welfare And Development Centre is and six other NPOs is working on organising a charity walk for all NPOs involve in the FAN FUN CHARITY WALK PROJECT which will hold during the world cup games, the event as nothing to do with the world cup but will hope to get the participation of the fan for the game in huge numbers.
Details to make it a success is available to all NPOs willing to be part of this, plans are on going and the prospect is great, for details please can
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We have all, at some time or another, felt that jaded feeling... no-one is hearing us, people aren't listening, I simply can't keep their attention...
Acknowledging that ongoing education and training towards personal, organisational and social transformation is key towards realising change at every level of society, Vuleka's acclaimed DEE (Designing Educational Events) courses seek to adress this need.
The earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010 has caused unprecedented devastation and suffering to the country and its people.
In response to this tragedy, the international community has already raised millions of dollars in support of emergency relief and reconstruction efforts. However, much more needs to be done over a sustained period of time to support Haitians and the rebuilding of their country.