SchoolNet/Namibia is a non-profit organization dedicated to extending information, education and communication technology to all Namibian schools and educational institutions, using the Internet. LearnLink's Computer-Assisted Teacher Training (CATT) Project is providing education technology support to programs for professional development. Since the organization's inception it has developed a number of educational programs and projects that have actively promoted the effective use of technology in education: Insect-a-Thon 1999: In conjunction with the National Museum of Namibia, SchoolNet organized a national competition to catalog 70,000 species of insects housed at the museum. Teams of students from sixteen Namibian schools participated; Kids on the Block: SchoolNet trains 200 out-of-school youth how to repair and maintain computers and computer networks.
Core funding for the DOT-COM Alliance is provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture & Trade, Office of Infrastructure and Engineering (EGAT/OI&E), Office of Education (EGAT/ED), and Office of Women in Development (EGAT/WID), under the terms of Award numbers: GDG-A-00-01-00009-00, dot-GOV; GDG-A-00-01-00014-00, dot-ORG; GDG-A-00-01-00011-00, dot-EDU.
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