Southern African sisters got their very own Web address when WomensNet was launched. A project of the Southern African non- governmental organisation network (Sangonet) the website and training scheme has taken less than a year to hit the information superhighway.
It was conceived in June last year when interested women got together to plan the project. “This team, who had no previous Web development experience, created the initial website at a workshop in December,” says Maureen James, who co-ordinated the initial planning of WomensNet.
The bright site is easy to use and includes a bulletin board, a calendar of events and job offers.
One of its highlights is a separate sector on violence against women. This will be a clearing-house of all related information.
The site address is Womensnet.org.za