Use of the Internet for development organizations in Africa

Abstract

Although ALCOM has been using the Internet for E-mail purposes since late 1993 it wasn't until April '95, that it actually got an on-line Internet connection through a server in Harare, Zimbabwe. Now, less than six months later, ALCOM has established its own home page and made its quarterly newsletter and publications available to virtually every Internet-user in the world. For many people and organizations, there is still a big psychological barrier to the use of this growing communication medi um. Use of the Internet however is not complicated, does not require very expensive infrastructure and is within the reach of most development organizations. Setting up a home page on the Internet and networking with other organizations and people is a simple and efficient means of communication