Zambia's women organisations get trained in Web 2.0

The Zambia Association for Research and Development is aiming to help women's organizations by training them in the use of Web 2.0 technologies.

Training covers setting up blog accounts, publishing posts, replying to comments, posting pictures to the Web and signing up for RSS feeds, said Chimika Lungu, ZARD's capacity building and technical support officer.

Among groups slated to benefit are the Women's Information for Development Network (WIDNet) and information officers from provincial partner organizations, Lungu said.

Web 2.0 gives users a platform to generate, re-purpose, and consume shared content, Lungu said. Content generation becomes easier as users are able to socialize, collaborate and work together. The tools will increase the overall participation of the women's movement in the country's policy matters, Lungu said.

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