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Bellanet Proposal Development Workshop
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 Costa Rica, June 4-8, 2007
From June 4-8, Sulá Batsú, Bellanet’s regional office in Costa Rica, hosted the Bellanet Proposal Development Workshop. All members of the regional offices as well as Bellanet International came together to discuss the future of their network. To read more on the evolving Bellanet network, please link to our shared trip report located on our wiki.
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FOSS Essential Training in Nepal
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 Nepal, March 17-18, 2007
Over 27 participants from private, government, media and non-government
sector including IT professionals, Academia and students from different
organizations took part in a two-day training program on Free/Open
Source Software (FOSS) named “FOSS Essentials Training 2007” at Yala
Maya Kendra, Lalitpur, Nepal on March 17-18, 2007.
It was the firstFree/Open Source Software training of its kind in Nepal! The key objective was to create an awareness about FOSS among general computer users, promote the use of FOSS and to build a network of FOSS practitioners and trainers in Nepal. To read more, visit Hempal's blog!
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New Peer Assist Module
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January 2007
A Peer Assist is an event that brings individuals together to share their experiences, insights and knowledge on an identified challenge or problem. This new module is the product of a collaboration between the University of Ottawa Centre for e-Learning and Bellanet. Through this partnership, a series of e-Learning modules will be created with the intention to strengthen knowledge sharing within networks, organizations, and individuals. The series specifically targets the use of organizational learning processes and collaborative online tools. Each module uses an animation to demonstrate how such tools can be used effectively.
If you would like to view the Peer Assist Module, it is available in both Canadian official languages, English and French. For more information please see the KS Animation Dgroups page.
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Harambee's 'End of Phase I and Phase II Design Workshops'
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January 12 & 13 and 15 & 16, 2007
The Harambee End of Phase I and Phase II Design workshops brought together a diverse group of African network coordinators to strengthen their capabilities as coordinators primarily in the use of ICTs and knowledge sharing process and to provide input into the second phase of the Harambee initiative. Representatives of five focus networks and twelve successful concept note applicants convened at the Speke Resort outside of Kampala's city centre for four days of exchange, learning and planning.
For more information on this workshop, click here.
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Swaabhimaan 2063 - National Conference on Rural Telecenters
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November 17-18, 2006, Kathmandu, Nepal
With the objective to build a platform for developing a strategy and action framework to take the benefits of ICTs to areas relevant to human well-being ( 1,500 villages as envisioned by the Tenth Five-Year Plan of Nepal Mission Swaabhimaan 2063), the Swaabhimaan 2063 - National Conference on Rural Telecenters was held for two days from November 17-18, 2006 at Birendra International Convention Center, New Banesor, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Hempal Shrestha represented BellaSAP at the Conference, sharing different methods and benifits of embracing Open Content for sustainable Rural Telecenters. To read more on this topic, visit Hempal's blog
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· Bellanet Proposal Development Workshop
(Jul 23, 2007)
· FOSS Essential Training in Nepal
(Apr 23, 2007)
· New Peer Assist Module
(Jan 30, 2007)
· Harambee's 'End of Phase I and Phase II Design Workshops'
(Jan 25, 2007)
· Swaabhimaan 2063 - National Conference on Rural Telecenters
(Nov 29, 2006)
· International Festival of Digital Arts, El Salvador, November 23. 2006
(Nov 29, 2006)
· Drupal Writeshop in Nepal : BellaSAP Experience
(Nov 29, 2006)
· World Congress on Communication for Development, October 25-30 2006, Rome
(Nov 28, 2006)
· East African telecentre leaders Forum
(Nov 02, 2006)
· HARAMBEE: REINFORCING AFRICAN VOICES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PROCESSES
(Oct 05, 2006)
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