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.
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.
Cape Verdean Creole Institute (http://www.capeverdeancreoleinstitute.org/)
A non-profit organization founded in 1966, with the goal of promoting the Cape
Verdean language and a focus on providing support for its recognition as the
official language of Cape Verde.
Cape
Verdeans in Cyber Space (http://www.umassd.edu/SpecialPrograms/caboverde/cybercvs.html)
“These are web sites and home pages of people and institutions of Cabo
Verde, of those who were born in the islands, of people of Cape Verdean ancestry
living around the world, and of those who have a special relationship to the
islands and to the Cape Verdean people.”
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.
Instituto Pedagógico (Cabo Verde) (http://www.gov.cv/ipcv/)
Links to education in Brazil and in Portugal. Links to libraries, journals, search
engines, on line journals, etc.
The Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org)
Good site for school children.
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.
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.
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. |