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.
Africa University (Mutare, Zimbabwe) (http://www.africau.edu/)
Private international university, which opened in March 1992, and is funded by
the United Methodist Church with contributions from United Methodist churches
world-wide.
African Script Development Fund (http://www.icon.co.zw/asdf/)
"Assists the training of African writers to develop professional standard
film and television screenplays" and assists with marketing and distribution.
Sponsors workshops for African writers from several countries. Information on
applying to the workshop is provided. Based in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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.
Computer Society of Zimbabwe (http://www.csz.org.zw/)
Provides accreditation, training, publishes a monthly magazine, Computer and
Telecom News.
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.
Institute Of Chartered Secretaries And Administrators,
Zimbabwe Division (http://www.icsaz.co.zw/)
"The Institute is the professional home of members with a high level of
competence in business administration, general management, accounting, company
secretaryship, taxation and corporate governance."
The Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org)
Good site for school children.
Netherlands Institute for
Southern Africa (http://www.niza.nl/uk/press/zimcrisis.htm)
Founded in 1997 and seeks structural solutions in the fight against poverty,
injustice and inequality.
Odyssey, 1999-2000 (http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/index.html)
A virtual two year around-the-world trip for young people, with photographs,
chat discussions, reports and teacher's guides. The team visits these ten
major non-western countries to document their histories and cultures: Guatemala,
Peru, Zimbabwe, Mali, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Iran, India and China. The mission
is to promote global awareness among youth and involve them in activities to
create positive change in the world.
SIBMAS
International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions
-- Africa (http://www.sibmas.org/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."
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.
University of Zimbabwe (http://www.uz.ac.zw)
Academic calendar, staff directory, the library, the Centre for Population Studies,
Institute of Environment Studies, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Family Sciences,
Institute of Developmental Studies, Institute of Mining Research, etc.
University of Zimbabwe. Students for Environmental
Action (http://uzweb.uz.ac.zw/sea/)
"a student environmental group at the University of Zimbabwe which aims
to raise awareness on environmental issues at the University and the society
at large and also to provide a forum for debate on environmental issues." Has
links to related sites.
Websites of U.S. embassies and consulates (http://usembassy.state.gov/)
Provides information on US government mission and services, and public and private
sector information on each country.
Afrika.no: the Index on Africa (The Norwegian Council for Africa) (http://afrika.no/)
Links to news, information, annotated resources on African countries. Sponsored
by the Norwegian Council for Africa.
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
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