Why Voices of Africa?

The Voices of Africa group was united by a shared interest in womens education in Africa. When we met with Crystal Watley for the first time we were impressed by her passion and the ideals embodied in her project goals. We were all excited about being able to use ICT in a practical way to to educate women in rural Kenya.
Our primary objectives were to supplement the VOA website which was to be used to increase public awareness of women's issues in Kenya and provide a forum Kenyan women. Our seconday goal is to assist Crystal in obtaining funds for project equipment. By the end of the semester we hope to complete 2 grant proposals, add content to the preexisting Myspace, create a VOA Wiki and add Swahili content and government documents to the official Voices of Africa website.
Once completed, we hope these websites will increase global awareness and provide contacts to further the VOA project.
By the end of the semester we hope to gain a practical knowledge in the extent to which Web 2.0 tools can be applied in the developing world.

-Jazmine