APC members work with your community to build electronic campaigns, hold effective online meetings, catalyse online action, produce collaborative documents and get things done. We offer training and resources to build your capacity to use the Internet effectively. Our communication strategies combine the best of traditional and electronic means of sharing information, linking with radio, fax, face-to-face meetings and word of mouth.

See some examples of strategic use of information and communications technologies:

• Examples from around the world which mobilise awareness and participation and build capacity
  
  These projects - finalists of the APC Betinho Prize - make essential use of ICTs, especially the Internet, in their work to mobilise awareness and participation, and build capacity in the communities they work with, and contribute significantly to development. See examples from prize finalists in 2001 and 2000. This information is also available in Spanish.
  
  
• Women-Led, Women-Informed, Women-Inspired Initiatives in Africa

  APC created the APC Africa Hafkin Prize because we believe it is essential to encourage and recognise outstanding examples of African initiatives in ICTs for development. Examples can come from civil society organisations, government institutions, educational organisations, community-based groups, networks, social movements or individuals anywhere in Africa that have successfully initiated and implemented projects that involve the use of ICTs for development and social justice. The theme for the 2001 Hafkin Prize was: Women-Led, Women-Informed, Women-Inspired Initiatives. Read about the finalists and the winning initiative. This information is also available in French.

• Examples of strategic use of the Internet from the late 1990s
  
  
  To work with APC’s Strategic Uses program or for more information, contact:   networking at apc.org