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Claims to success : advocacy for the protocol on the rights of women in Africa : solidarity for African women's rights and the use of information and communication technologies


Document type: report
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Abstract: This report discusses the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in policy advocacy as applied by civil society. Taking the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights coalition and their work towards the ratification of the Protocol on Women’s Rights of Women in Africa as a case study, this research has looked at the opportunities and challenges in using Pambazuka News as a way of promoting the Protocol.
Authors: Kemp, K.
Series Title: The power of civil society : working paper series
Category: Research
Serial number: 3
ISSN: 1879-7105
Keywords: information and communication technologies , civil society , women , human rights
Language: eng
Organization: Hivos – Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation
Organization: ISS - Institute of social studies
PAGE: 14
Place: Den Haag
Publisher: Hivos [etc.]
Year: 2010
Region: Africa
Right: © 2010 Hivos & ISS
Title: Claims to success : advocacy for the protocol on the rights of women in Africa : solidarity for African women's rights and the use of information and communication technologies