Africa In Sight (http://www.africainsight.org)
Useful homework and ready reference site for basic information, statistical data, and highlights about a country. Provides a quiz, articles, news, etc.
British Council. (http://www.britcoun.org/)
Offices in Africa are in Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Catholic Internet and E-mail Directory of Southern Africa (CIDSA) (http://www.smom-za.org/cidsa/cidsa.htm)
Provides names, e-mail addresses; information on the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, Dioceses and Parishes, Religious Orders and Congregations, Catholic Organisations, Catholic Schools, Catholic Health Care, Catholic Bookshops & Repositories, Catholic Publications, personal homepages and E-Mail addresses of Catholics.
Civnet (New York, NY) (http://civnet.org/)
Website of Civitas International. An online resource and service for civic education practitioners
(teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum designers), as well as scholars, policymakers, civic-minded journalists, and non-governmental organizations promoting civic education....Presents excerpts from numerous documents, articles and reports on civic education, civil society; in English and French.
E-Pals (http://www.epals.com/)
Classroom Exchange K-12 ; allows user to locate schools in Africa which are interested in communicating by e-mail in English, French, Swahili, Afrikaans, and other languages.
Human Sciences Research Council, HSRC (http://www.hsrc.ac.za/)
Supports programs in education, human resources (health, youth, etc.), science development, social dynamics; provides such databases as South African Data Archive. A Modern Constitutions Database enables comparison and analysis of constitutions from, for example, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org)
Good site for school children.
National Museum of Namibia (http://www.natmus.cul.na/)
The Namibia National Museum is custodian of national cultural and contemporary history, anthropology, archaeology and diverse natural history collections with an emphasis on research and education. Provides directories and links to related to pest control, disabled persons project, museums, and environmental education.
Polytechnic of Namibia (http://www.polytechnic.edu.na/)
Higher education in Namibia started around 1979/80. Prior to this, all students wishing to pursue higher education had to go to South Africa or other countries abroad. In 1985, the academy was formed consisting of a university component (the present University of Namibia) a Technikon, and College for Out of School Training.
SIBMAS International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions -- Africa (http://www.theatrelibrary.org/sibmas/idpac/africa/index.html)
“...lists over 7000 international institutions with material relating to the performing arts (theatre, opera, music, ballet, film, circus, radio, television, cabaret, pantomime). Not only basic information about the institution is provided, but also information about collections found within the institutions.”
SchoolNet.Namibia (http://www.schoolnet.na/index.html)
Youth empowerment through the internet.
UMI ProQuest Digital Dissertations (http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/)
On-line access, until Dec. 30, 2004, to dissertations written from US and Canadian institutions.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (http://www.unicef.org/)
“Works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child." Site offers reports and information about the status and living situations of children in many countries.
Welcome to Africa. No- the Index on Africa (http://afrika.no/)
Links to news, information, annotated resources on African countries. Sponsored by the Norwegian Council for Africa.
Welcome to the University of Namibia (http://www.unam.na/)
The university center was established by an act of Parliament on August 31, 1992.
Worldwide Classroom: International Consortium of Schools (http://www.worldwide.edu)
All types of schools from elementary to university, vocational to executive are searchable by country and by types and has other helpful search services.
Yahoo! search directory. (http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/)
Search by name of country, then under the category of “Education--Higher Education--Colleges and Universities” to find mostly English language websites of the most important institutions of higher education located in a specific country.
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