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nowa-InternetCafe für Frauen (Internet café for women)
Communicational details
Address:
Rudolf-Hans-Bartsch-Str.15-17
8042 Graz
Austria
Contact persons and their known foreign languages:
Ulrike Drescher, Local manager, English
Brigitte Hinteregger, Local manager
Telephone: 0043-316-482600-17
Telefax: 0043-316-482600-4
E-Mail: internetcafe@nowa.at
Internet: www.nowa.at
About the initiative
Status of the initiative: The initiative is an education initiative for women.
The initiative has the dicisive support of the following organisation:
nowa-Netzwerk für Berufsausbildung
Address:
Rudolf-Hans-Bartsch Str. 15-17
8042 Graz
Österreich
Telephone: 0043-316-482600-10
Telefax: 0043-316-482600-4
E-Mail:
Internet:
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Content and framework conditions of the project work
The initiative was founded in: 1997
The initiative was founded because of the following reasons:

To enable women to have access to the Internet free-of-charge
Target group(s): Women of the age of 60 and over
Targets: - Access to the Internet for all women free-of-charge
- Cheap courses for women on PCs and the Internet
Details of the work done by the initiative:

- Opportunity to surf initially under qualified supervision and free of charge
- tailor-made course of groups of women/girls/older women
- General course - Internet course: "Erfolgreiches Finden im Netz", "Engagiert Mitreden im Netz", etc. To do with PCs: "Keine Angst vor der Computerfachsprache", "Der erste Schritt zum Klick", "Excel - Hexerei mit Tabellen und Zahlen", etc.
- Surfers breakfast
- Educational software and games on CD-ROM
Areas of work of the initiative:
Education
Information technology
Success that the initiative has achieved:

PC-courses for older women are in great demand and quickly booked out; many older women come every day to practise, surf and drink coffee.
Problems that the initiative has been faced during its work:

- We could have longer opening hours if we had more staff
- Short life-spans in the computer sector
Participation of the target group concerning the conception, planning and implementation of the initiative's work:

A questionnaire is filled out and evaluated after every course
Co-operation:

We have been cooperating with the programme "Chancengleichheit für Frauen und Männer" (equality for men and women) since 1997, results are processed and disseminated.
Information:

We are available for people interested in receiving more information on our initiative by phone, post or e-mail.
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Organisational background of the initiative
Staff:

4 salaried employees at the initiative.
The total number of hours worked for the initiative is approx. 100 hours per week.
Budget:

1.7 million ATS per year
Sources of funding:
Federal funds
State funds
Local government funds
Revenue from the project work
Funds from the supporting organisation(s)
Donations and funds from sponsors
Publications or information material available on our initiative:

Calendar, Internet brochure
Recommended literature:

"Frauen im Netz" - Internet brochure
Tips and suggestions for people interested in foundig a similar initiative:
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2001-04-25