Online workshop: Use of Free Software for NGOs
Online workshop: Use of Free Software in a non-governmental context
Deadline for registration is April 18 2004
Wednesday April 7th, 2004 by Mathieu Lutfy
From the 19th to 23rd of April 2004, Internet Rights Bulgaria [1], in
partnership with Virtual Activism [2], will be hosting an online workshop
about the "Use of Free Software in a non-governmental context".
Workshop objectives
* general knowledge of the roots and evolution of Free Software movements
and the community supporting them,
* overview of the Free Software philosophy and what are their impacts on
software and their users, with particular interest to the impacts on the
NGO sector,
* an introduction to Free Software applications, including Linux
distributions and desktop applications for Microsoft Windows.
The workshop aims to familiarise decision makers and technology specialists
about the impacts of software in their environment and why non-governmental
organisations (NGOs) should work with Free Software.
Who can apply
The workshop is open to participants who:
* will be committed to actively participate in the workshop,
* should be staff members of human rights and/or social justice/development
organizations and researchers,
* should preferably have a good command of English since the working
language of the course is English,
* should have regular access to computers and the Internet in order to make
the best use of workshop discussions and resources.
The workshop is free of charge, but we have limited space for 20
participants and priority is given to participants from Central Eastern
European countries.
How to apply
Send an e-mail to irbf@ngo-bg.org with the following information:
First name
Last name
Gender
Organisation
City and country
E-mail
Website of your organisation.
You will receive a reply within two working days.
About the organisers
Instructor: Christina Haralanova is Director of the Internet Rights
Bulgaria Foundation; she is a member of the Free Software Association -
Bulgaria and co-founder of the Gender Education Research and Technologies.
Christina works in the area of social and human rights, Gender Equality and
Free Software, organising trainings, writing and translating ICT
documentation for the use of NGOs.
Executive Director: Marlyn Tadros. Dr. Tadros has been involved with
nonprofit organizations and especially human rights and development for
many years. She currently teaches Internet Technologies in Boston.
[1] Internet Rights Bulgaria Foundation (IRBF) www.socialrights.org uses
the Internet to promote initiatives relating to the social and human rights
sectors in Bulgaria. We encourage Internet use by not-for-profit
organisations in Bulgaria working in these sectors and defend their rights
regarding use of the Internet. IRBF is also the host of the Social Rights
Network, which aims to promote and bridge the protection of human and
social rights through common actions of social movements and NGOs in
Bulgaria, EU and all over the world by using the Internet.
[2] Virtual Activism www.virtualactivism.org is a nonprofit organization
registered in the USA. Virtual Activism's mission is to strengthen
nongovernmental organizations' effectiveness and outreach through Internet
access and presence. Our target is the most marginalized NGOs in the Global
community, with particular attention to women's organizations.
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