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	Growing ICT in Africa
		Imfundo is a word from the Nguni languages of southern Africa meaning 'the acquisition of knowledge; the process of becoming educated'.
		Imfundo: Partnership for IT in Education seeks to improve the lives of millions of children across sub-Saharan Africa through the use of ICT to enhance education.
		Imfundo was born out of the global International Development Targets for education to achieve universal primary education by 2015 and gender equality by 2005.
	www.hero.ac.uk /uk/inside_he/archives/2001/growing_ict_in_africa1238.cfm (707 words)

	ASET 2002: Selinger - education and skills development in sub-Saharan Africa
		Imfundo is continuing the work initiated in phase one in the Gambia and Rwanda, which are both teacher training initiatives, and are embarking on a further teacher training initiative currently being scoped in Ghana.
		By involving local partners in Imfundo's activities, the potential to develop educational ICT skills and capacity on the ground in Africa is increased, and thereby to contribute to enhanced local livelihoods and economic growth.
		Imfundo's unique contribution has become the way in which it combines the skills and contributions of a wide range of different partners to help African governments achieve the international development targets of gender equality and universal primary education.
	www.ascilite.org.au /aset-archives/confs/2002/selinger.html (2982 words)

	Developments - e for education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Imfundo (im-fun-doe), from the Nguni languages of Southern Africa, can be translated as ‘the acquisition of knowledge; the process of becoming educated’.
		Through its KnowledgeBank, Imfundo is supporting innovative research into the contribution of satellite technology to education in Africa, gender issues in the use of computers for education, and evaluating educational software in the African context.
		Imfundo is also working to identify the best ways in which ICT can support special educational needs, street children and refugees.
	www.developments.org.uk /data/Issue22/e-for-education.htm (1648 words)

	DFID \| Research \| Imfundo:Partnership for IT in Education
		Imfundo is assisting the Ghana Education Service/ Teacher Education Divison to look at ways in which ICT can strengthen its teacher education support systems by capacity building and improved communication structures.
		Imfundo is supporting the Kenyan Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in the design and development of a component of the ‘School Based Teacher Development Programme’ called the School Empowerment Programme.
		Imfundo assists DFID in South Africa in the development of a seven year programme on education support for the Limpopo province.
	www.dfid.gov.uk /research/imfundo.asp (670 words)

	DFID \| Research \| Imfundo:Partnership for IT in Education
		Imfundo has been supporting the implementation of Free Primary Education (FPE) by the Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MOEST) in Kenya since September 2003.
		Imfundo Education Adviser has designed a programme of support for the MoEST, which involves partners International Extension College, BBC and Centre for Educational Leadership (University of Manchester).
		Imfundo is continuing its support to MOEST INSET unit by assisting them to prepare to deliver high quality teacher training through new emerging ICT platforms i.e.
	www.dfid.gov.uk /research/imfundo-kenya.asp (313 words)

	OHCHR: Ndebele () - Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Imfundo ayizukuba lembadalo, kusukela phansi kuze kufike esigabeni esithe thuthu.
		Imfundo ephansi (elementary) ngeyomuntu wonke, ngakho omunye lomunye uzabanjwa ngamandla ukuthi ayithole.
		Imfundo kuzamela ithuthukise ubuntu lokuhlonipha amalungelo obuntu lenkululeko engcweleyo.
	www.unhchr.ch /udhr/lang/nel.htm (888 words)

	ICT4D Africa Scan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Imfundo is the team with the Department for International Development (DFID UK) which aims to create partnerships to deliver ICT-based activities supporting gender equality and universal primary education in sub-Saharan Africa.
		Imfundo is specifically designed to help make available such resources to African countries.
		This is designed to make additional resources and expertise available to enhance education in Africa, and to ensure that the activities in which Imfundo is involved are contextually relevant, appropriate and sustainable.
	open.bellanet.org /afscan/index.php?op=showinst&id=3 (444 words)

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		Title- Imfundo: Partnership for IT in Education Author- Imfundo Type- Newsletter Link- http://imfundo.digitalbrain.com/imfundo/web/imfundo/documents/news/2004/imfundo_newsetter.36%20pdf Visited- 12/03/05 The periodic newsletter published by Imfundo is available on-line and gives excellent case study material into the ICT based work carried out in Africa.
		Imfundo’s ‘School Empowerment Programme (SEP) in Kenya is an excellent example as to the use of ICT in education and the coalition of global partners that form to implement, fund and develop such programmes at the grass-root level.
		Imfundo being the ‘team within the Department for International Development (DFID) which creates partnerships to deliver ICT based activities supporting gender equality and universal primary education in sub-Saharan Africa’.
	www.gg.rhul.ac.uk /ict4d/GG3077/Biblios/Crawley.doc (3979 words)

	Black Board
		The Imfundo Initiative is the brain child of British Premier Tony Blair and is based on the idea of partnership.
		Notably, Imfundo is unique in that it combines the skills and contributions of a wide range of different partners to enable African governments achieve the international development targets of gender equality and universal primary education.
		The aim is to create partnerships that use ICT to deliver education and enhance the realisation of the education for all goal.
	www.nationaudio.com /News/DailyNation/Supplements/bb/04022002 (609 words)

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		A study was recently commissioned by DFID's Imfundo initiative in response to increasing requests from African educators to assist them in identifying suitable training materials to develop basic information and communications technology (ICT) skills.
		Imfundo evaluated 15 ICT programs from around the world and have rated Learningfast's ICT Skills Benchmark as number 1.
		Mr Richard Ross, CEO of ICT BENCHMARK our South African representative is delighted with results, "We know we have a great product that can help build the ICT literacy skills in Africa, but it's also great to have this independently confirmed" he said.
	www.learningfast.com.au /marketingSite/imfundo.aspx (180 words)

	Imfundo: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
		...Imfundo Imfundo Imfundo is the team within the British Department for...Africa.
		The name Imfundo is from the Nguni Nguni Nguni languages of southern Africa.
	www.encyclopedian.com /im/Imfundo.html (120 words)

	Soul Beat Africa: Communication for Change - Experiences - Imfundo Project - sub-Saharan Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Imfundo Initiative is a programme by the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair to transform the education sector in Africa through the use of ICTs.
		It is a new kind of public-private partnership dedicated to finding new ways to improve the training of teachers, identify the most effective way to improve the management and support of teachers in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, using new technologies where appropriate.
		Imfundo is focusing on sub-Saharan Africa in the first instance, but will be prepared to work in any developing country.
	www.comminit.com /africa/pds32003/sld-30.html (377 words)

	Balancing Act News Update - African internet developments
		The Imfundo: Partnership for IT in Education was announced by the British Prime Minister Tony Blair in March 2000.
		Imfundo believes that ICTs &SHY; both new and old - have the potential to aid the effort to enhance education in sub-Saharan Africa.
		Along with our current major activities in The Gambia and Rwanda, details of which can be found at http://www.imfundo.org/projects/pilots.htm the Imfundo team is currently exploring possible activities in Ghana, South Africa and Malawi.
	www.balancingact-africa.com /news/back/balancing-act_75.html (1545 words)

	RECRUITMENT NOTICES
		The Imfundo team in DFID (Department for International Development) is seeking to employ someone as a temporary research assistant to help with the creation of their Knowledge Bank database and portal.
		It would be ideally suited to an undergraduate or postgraduate working or living in the London area, who would like to gain some experience in the broad field of development/ education/ICTs.
		IMFUNDO (the acquisition of knowledge; the process of becoming educated
	focus-on-sierra-leone.co.uk /RECRUITMENT_NOTICES.htm (535 words)

	The Imfundo Project: ICT in teacher educ... (Abstract) [AACE Digital Library] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Selinger, M. The Imfundo Project: ICT in teacher education in developing countries.
		UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair launched the Imfundo project in April 2000 and gave the team six months to find ways to support the international quest for universal primary education by 2015 using educational technology.
		The decision was taken to focus on teacher education as the most effective way to improve both access to education and the quality of that education.
	www.aace.org /dl/index.cfm?fuseaction=Print&paperid=4142 (184 words)

	Royal Holloway, University of London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		This high-profile initiative of the Department for International Development (DfID), championed by Tony Blair, seeks to improve the lives of millions of children across sub-Saharan Africa.
		Imfundo was born out of the International Development Target to achieve universal primary education by 2015.
		Tim Unwin has been seconded to Imfundo from Royal Holloway for 3 years to implement plans drawn up over a year-long research period by a team of DFID staff and secondees from Marconi plc, Cisco Systems and Virgin.
	www.rhul.ac.uk /For-Staff/on-campus/people/appts.html (188 words)

	Imfundo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Imfundo Project is Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Initiative for Technology in Education in developing countries.
		(Imfundo is an Ndebele word meaning education and learning.) Tony Blair launched the project in March.
		It has an initial life span of 6 months, during which time it is identifying how information and communications technologies, and the private sector, can contribute to improving education in developing countries, particularly Africa.
	www.mirandanet.ac.uk /news/imfundo.htm (237 words)

	Learning Module Page: [www.lgfl.net]
		Imfundo runs a database containing information on organisations involved in ICT / Education activities around the world.
		For information on teaching initiatives please click on the above link and select "teacher training and education science" in the subject line.
		The Imfundo Initiative's discussion forum is an opportunity for you to share your thoughts and ideas on the KnowledgeBank papers, or on any aspect of the Imfundo Initiative's work in general.
	www.lgfl.net /imfundo/web/teach/home (97 words)

	Learning Module Page: [imfundo.digitalbrain.com]
		This section includes details of Imfundo activities in African Partner countries.
		A collection of useful links and resources relating to ICTs for Education.
		The development of Imfundo's Malaria CD contact: Customer Support (web)
	imfundo.digitalbrain.com /imfundo (79 words)

	Get to Know Us - Meet our People
		With the support of several sponsors, including Accenture, where Ntuthuko works full-time as a consultant in the Resources operating group, Imfundo’s track record improved steadily: “The results for our second year were much better and, for 2004, we achieved an overall pass rate of 75 percent.
		Today, all Imfundo learners are at the top of the class at their schools.”
		Although the Saturday classes have swelled to 30 learners, he has access to 22 tutors, who are professionals in different companies, as well as to a part-time administrator who handles Imfundo’s records and logistics.
	careers3.accenture.com /Careers/SouthAfrica/GetToKnowUs/meet_our_people (1684 words)

	infoDev: Work Program: Mainstreaming ICTs: Education: Resources: DFID (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) has been a leader in research into appropriate uses of ICTs in the education sector in developing countries, and the related issues and challenges. Here are some of the highlights of this work:
		Imfundo: Partnership for IT in Education is an initiative in DFID which considers ways in which Information and Communication Technology can be used to support education in Sub-Saharan Africa.
		Imfundo is contributing in various ways to the support that DFID is providing for education in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa.
	www.infodev.org /section/programs/mainstreaming_icts/education/ed_rec_resources/ed_resources_dfid (445 words)

	Projects — NetDay
		In addition, NetDay is also a Resource Bank Partner of the Imfundo Initiative of the UK government Department for International Development.
		The Limpopo Province’s Khanyisa Education Sector Programme funded by the DFID (Department for International Development) for which Imfundo is supporting the knowledge and communication strategy.
		The present focus is on support for the Department of Education’s Educational Management Information System, the processing of its annual survey, and ICT management.
	netday.objectis.net /projects (327 words)

	UNESCO Observatory Portal: Capacity Building/ICT in Education
		The Hellenic Institute of Education and New Technologies (HIEnet) is a civil, non profit organisation working on the promotion of new technologies on an educational and cultural level.
		The Imfundo is an initiative within the Department for International Development (DFID) of the UK Government, which creates partnerships to deliver ICT-based activities supporting gender equality and universal primary education in sub-Saharan Africa.
		This site is an information portal giving an insight and an overview of the actual situation and the projects of the Information Society in different national sectors, especially in education and research.
	www.unesco.org /webworld/portal_observatory/pages/_Capacity_Building/ICT_in_Education/index.shtml (1268 words)

	audiovisual technologies, informatics and telecommunications for education
		During the second part of 2001, the UK development agency, IMFUNDO commissioned a report written by Mathy Vanbuel entitled "Improving Access to Education via Satellites in Africa: A Primer".
		It was commissioned by Imfundo as part of their mandate to use ICT in support of Educational Development and specifically as a contribution to Imfundo's Knowledge Bank.
		To this end, Mathy Vanbuel was appointed to work as an ICT consultant in Ghana and is working with Imfundo and the other members of the consultancy team on the overall implementation of a suitable strategy.
	www.atit.be /files/imfundo/imfundo.htm (440 words)

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		Tim Unwin, Professor of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been appointed director of Imfundo.
		This high-profile initiative of the Department for International Development (DfID), championed personally by Tony Blair, seeks to improve the lives of millions of children across sub-Saharan Africa through the use of ICT to enhance education.
		For further details please contact Katie Price, Press and PR Officer, External Relations Office on 01784 443967
	www.rhul.ac.uk /whats-new/news2001/imfundo.html (280 words)

	Imfundo - Report as broken link on Wizdirectory Web Directory
		Imfundo - Report as broken link on Wizdirectory Web Directory
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		Promotes the use of Information and Communication Technologies in schools in Africa.
	www.wizdirectory.com /index.php?r=47281220 (80 words)

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		Paper - (29/08/2000) - Aut.: Peter Williams - Ed.: IMFUNDO KnowledgeBank © Peter Williams, 2000
		Case Study: An Evaluation of two courses for Graduate-Level Professors designed to improve academic Internet Use in Research and Teaching
		What are the main reasons why girls do not go to school?
	buildcs.unesco.or.kr /pageshtml/s-uses.html (1138 words)

	Imfundo Noqeqesho Oluqhubekekayo - IiNkonzo: Imfundo Noqeqesho Olugqithelayo (Amabanga 10-12)
		Imfundo Noqeqesho Oluqhubekekayo - IiNkonzo: Imfundo Noqeqesho Olugqithelayo (Amabanga 10-12)
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		IMfundo eQhubayo noQeqesho(i-FET) ibandakanya amaBanga 10 ukuya kwele-12 phaya ezikolweni kanti kwanamanqanaba akwalingana nayo kwiiKholeji zezeMfundo noQeqesho (ezazisakubizwa njengeekholeji zobugcisa kwixa elidlulileyo), ezo ke zezi zeNQF amanqanaba 2 ukuya ku4, ndawonye nesiqinisekiso ekuthiwa yi-National Technical Certificates 1 ukuya ku-3.
	www.capegateway.gov.za /xho/your_gov/9099/services/11473 (162 words)

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