Acacia: The Internet: Out
of Africa (http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-1-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html)
“The Acacia initiative is an international program to empower sub-Saharan communities with the ability to apply information and communication technologies (ICT’s) to their own social and economic development.” Includes a newsletter, a 2001-2005 prospectus, a map of the digital divide, and more. Text in English and in French.
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.
Friends of Malawi (http://www.friendsofmalawi.org/)
Non-profit, voluntary association begun in 1987; membership is open to all who have lived and worked in Malawi as volunteers. Site links to current news, national anthem, weather, children, photo gallery, book donations.
The Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org)
Good site for school children.
Malawi SNDP (http://www.sdnp.org.mw/)
Assists “with development of Internet and Information Services with emphasis on sustainable development.”
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.”
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