The Africa regional programme of APC's Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP) APC-Africa-Women gathers and works together with women and women's organizations in Africa and all over the world, focusing on African women's empowerment through Information Facilitation, Regional Support, Policy and Advocacy, Training and Research in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).

Some achievements in 2001 included:

• Net Gains: African Women Take Stock of Information and Communication Technologies
  APC-Africa-Women and FEMNET commissioned this research, and working with organisations like the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), have played a key role in ensuring that the gender dimensions of ICTs on the continent are brought to the fore. "Net Gains" is the product of participatory research. Forty-two women from sixteen countries in east, west, north and southern Africa participated to inform a holistic APC-Africa-Women and FEMNET programme of activities related to the Beijing+5 process in Africa and internationally.
  
  
• APC-Africa-Women developed a series of activities around the World Conference against Racism, Xenophobia and other related intolerance (WCAR). Activities included developing an online conference and supporting Website on race, xenophobia, gender and exclusion in relation to ICTs in Africa.
  

The work of APC-Africa-Women

is featured on these Websites:

The APC-Africa-Women Website - the official APC-Africa-Women site is produced in English and French.
Flame/Flamme - A network of African sisters online committed to strengthening the capacity of women through the use of ICTs to lobby, advocate and participate in the Beijing +5 process regionally and globally. This is a bilingual English/French resource.
Women'sNet, South Africa.
Famafrique - An information and resource space for French speaking African Women working for sustainable development.

For more information on APC-Africa-Women contact Jenny Radloff, the AAW coordinator or visit the APC-Africa-Women Website.