The USAID Leland Initiative and Zimbabwe

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ZIMBABWE COUNTRY PAGE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDICATORS
Main phone lines per 100 people	1.2
Cost of 3 minute local call (US $) (1994)	.04
Main phone lines in operation	152,473
Waiting list for main lines	101,933
Telephone faults per 100 main lines	190.0
Telecom staff per 1,000 main lines	33.7
Source: International Telecommunication Union (1995 data unless indicated otherwise)

Status of the Leland Initiative in Zimbabwe

Leland Comments: Leland has completed a Policy and Technical assessments in Zimbabwe. USAID in-country Mission prefers to assist their NGO partners in utilizing the Internet as a Tool for Development. Leland's first activity in Zimbabwe was to provide Internet training for agri-business associations. Additional assistance is presently being reviewed for early 2000.

Related USAID Information

	USAID Zimbabwe 2000 Country Plan
	USAID's Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Project
	USAID Africa Data Dissemination Service
	USAID funded CAMPFIRE Project

Zimbabwe ISP and Telecommunications-Related Information

	ISP AfricaOnline of Zimbabwe
	ISP Data Control/UUNET Internet Africa
	ISP Icon
	ISP Interdata
	ISP PrimeNet
	ISP Samara Systems
	ISP TELCO Internet Services
	ISP Utande
	ISP ZambeziNet
	ISP Zimbabwe Online
	ISP Zimsurf
	ISP ZimWeb
	Email Provider PC Internet
	Mike Jensen's Zimbabwe telecommunications page

Zimbabwe Development-Related Information

	USAID funded CAMPFIRE Project
	Government of Zimbabwe web site
	Zimbabwe Ministry of Health
	Zimbabwe Investment Climate
	Zimbabwe Business Directory
	Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
	Ernst and Young Investment Profile from South African firm Mbendi Information Services
	US Department of Commerce's 1997 International Trade Commercial Guide
	Commercial Farmer's Union
	Zimbabwe Independent Newspaper
	The Zimbabwe Mirror Newspaper Online
	The Zimbabwe Standard Newspaper Online
	The Africa University in Mutare
	SADC Zimbabwe related information and links
	News about Zimbabwe
	Stanford University's Zimbabwe links
	U. of Pennsylvania's Zimbabwe Information Page
	Map of Zimbabwe (234k)

Leland Zimbabwe Contact Information

USAID/ Zimbabwe
1 Pascoe Avenue
PO Box 6988
Belgravia, Harare
Zimbabwe
Tel: (263 4) 720 630 or 728 281
Fax: (263 4) 722 418

Leland Links
Project Description		Partner Countries
Leland Activity Update		Internet Resource Center
Leland Photo Gallery		Biography of Mickey Leland
End-User Applications		Business Opportunities
Memorandum of Understanding		Internet Gateway Design
*"Making the Connection Count: Effective Use of the Internet in Seven Steps"* Leland Initiative Home Page