The West African NGO Network (WANGONeT)
We work very closely with WANGONeT our sister company. The West African NGO Network was established in 2000 to bring the benefits of the Information age to the doorsteps of West African Not-for-profits. The West African NGO Network is an electronic community of civil society organisations across the region that shares the singular goal of enhancing the development of their stakeholders.

Wangonet was conceived to harness the global reach of the steadily evolving telecommunications sectors for the benefit of Non Governmental Organizations, media, educational and cultural institutions. The underlying philosophy is to democratize global access to information for West African organizations, while providing the training, infrastructure and intellectual access into the much talked about Information Superhighway

WANGONeT Vision
To be a knowledge based and knowledge driven organization, operating with private sector efficiencies, that provides Intellectual and ITC resource to NGOs, media, educational and cultural institutions, as well as private sector clients.

WANGONeT Mission
To merge private sector efficiencies with public sector awareness and create a robust model for social and economic growth.

WANGONeT Strategic Goals
¨ To establish a fully equipped training centre for NGOs to acquire and enhance ICT competencies
¨ To establish and operate a resource centre for West African NGOs to register and receive support for their projects
¨ To facilitate the development and deployment of new and relevant development solutions through the use of information and other technologies.
¨ To inculcate private sector efficiencies amongst NGOs as they grow to become the most critical sector in the economy

WANGONeT Programme Strategy
¨ Facilitate the involvement of West African NGO across all development fields.
¨ Provide an environment for the physical interaction of NGOs by creating an electronic community via the Internet to act as a global platform for advocacy and action.
¨ Offer support services in terms of resource management (human, financial etc.) in order to enhance efficiencies in their operation while supporting the growth and development of new NGOs and development initiatives.
¨ Encourage the adoption of the internet as a major communication tool amongst these NGOs thereby creating an Institutional Memory and increase the impetus for accountability

WANGONeT Project Activities
· NGO Outreach: Seeks to integrate NGOs across the region helping them streamline their corporate strategies and evolve into more efficient businesses. Extensive needs assessment is carried out on every NGO joining the Network to determine their individual requirements and help shape a training regimen for the organization.

· Content Development: Build and maintain the infrastructure that will help clients generate new and original content, re-purpose existing content, and utilise the multimedia tools that the Internet provides. Develop a Digital Data Kitchen encompassing a web-publishing suite.

· Training: Offer year-round training programmes on the comprehension and utility of the Internet as a tool for development. The proposed curriculum is a flexible and scalable set of courses ranging from beginner level to more advanced training in relevant Information Technologies.

· Connectivity: To eventually provide a high bandwidth (up to 2Mbs) Internet hook-up with a comprehensive suite of support services especially designed for NGOs, including a customer help desk.

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