South Africa

The World Links for Development Program initiated activity in South Africa in March, 1997. World Links is working closely with the SchoolNet SouthAfrica organization and the Department of Education. 22 schools are currently involved in World Links, with 676 teachers receiving formal World Links training at 17 workshops in the past year. Nine telecollaborative projects are currently underway.

World Links in South Africa would like to thank the following organizations for their support: IDRC Acacia Initiative , Internet Service Providers Association, Government of Italy, Microsoft South Africa, NetDay, Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, SchoolNet S.A., Soweto Technology Project, SUN, University of Pretoria.