awareNet Programme in the Finals of the Impumelelo Social Innovation Award

Posted on June 22, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

We are very proud to announce that the VSA’s awareNet programme made it into the second and final round of the Impumelelo Social Innovation Awards. Impumelelo is not only the leading independent awards programme for social innovation in South Africa, but also an unsurpassed repository of exceptional models of best practice across a wide range Read more about awareNet Programme in the Finals of the Impumelelo Social Innovation Award[…]

VSA invited to SAGE Net Workshop about International Volunteering

Posted on May 25, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

The VSA was invited to attend the SAGE Net Workshop on International Volunteering last week. Most of the participants are hosts for the Weltwärts Exchange Programme and wanted to exchange their experiences with their volunteers to learn from each other and discuss benefits and challenges of working with volunteers. The VSA had volunteers (local and Read more about VSA invited to SAGE Net Workshop about International Volunteering[…]

VSA and awareNet at SciFest on BayTV!

Posted on May 23, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

At this year’s SciFest, the VSA presented awareNet to the public, mostly to learners, teachers and other visitors who were interested in education and science. The audience was excited and very inspired. Visitors got to try out awareNet on site and were able to upload their photos and videos, blog their experiences at SciFest and Read more about VSA and awareNet at SciFest on BayTV![…]

The VSA presents awareNet at the Science Festival

Posted on March 15, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

Come and see us at SciFest 2012! This year, the VSA is for the first time a contributor and proudly presents awareNet. We not only have computers there, on which we show awareNet content and explain the functionality of awareNet. You can also chat to all sorts of different awareNet users: learners from the various Read more about The VSA presents awareNet at the Science Festival[…]

The Glue – a sensational ending to our best international project on awareNet so far!

Posted on March 13, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

Our latest project on awareNet has touched a lot of hearts. And moved a lot of hips! We take opportunities as they come, and this was an extraordinary one: The VSA was approached by Impuls, the Swiss Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, which supports The Glue, a Swiss a cappella band on world tour. Read more about The Glue – a sensational ending to our best international project on awareNet so far![…]

The VSA at the Annual Women in ICT Conference

Posted on February 28, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

Anna Wertlen was invited to give a talk at the 2nd Annual Women in ICT Conference at the Southern Sun Montecasino Hotel in Johannesburg (24/3/12). Her talk was about “Community-driven ICT Enabled Development: Making the ICT services accessible to the communities and to develop awareness of these resources.” Other speakers were Meryl Malcommess (Marketing Director, Read more about The VSA at the Annual Women in ICT Conference[…]

Bringing awareNet to the Lady Frere District

Posted on January 25, 2012November 27, 2015 by Ronald Wertlen

On Monday the 23rd of January, the Village Scribe Association visited the District Office of the ECDoE at Lady Frere. We met with Chulekazi Bula (District Office Director) and several other curriculum and technical staff. We wanted to find out whether awareNet, with its co-curricular and (ICT) literacy focus, would be of interest to the Read more about Bringing awareNet to the Lady Frere District[…]

VSA and awareNet at SciFest Africa 2012

Posted on January 16, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

The VSA will present awareNet and it’s content during this year’s SciFest in Grahamstown, South Africa, 14.-20.3.2012. The theme of the SciFest is “Science rocks!”, so we chose the title “Rocks and Music in Social Networking” for our exhibition. The VSA and the learners themselves, i.e. awareNet users from Grahamstown, will present their projects about Read more about VSA and awareNet at SciFest Africa 2012[…]

Meeting with the Western Cape Education Department Directors

Posted on December 16, 2011November 27, 2015 by Ronald Wertlen

On the 8th of December, Ron Wertlen met with Mr Brian Schreuder, Mr Osman Sadeck and Dr Sigamoney Naicker who are respectively: Deputy Director-General: Curriculum and Assessment Management; Chief Education Specialist: e-Learning (i.e. in charge of Khanya); Chief Director: Curriculum Development. The WCED wanted the meeting to take place, because they want to be informed Read more about Meeting with the Western Cape Education Department Directors[…]

awareNet at SANGONeT (#ICT4RD)

Posted on November 4, 2011November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

Anna and Ron Wertlen went to the SANGONet Conference this week (01-03/11/11), at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg to present the awareNet social network to an international audience of educators, politicians, funders and activists. SANGONet brings together everyone interested in ICT for rural development (#ICT4RD). The conference was very well organised and it was made Read more about awareNet at SANGONeT (#ICT4RD)[…]