Equal Opportunities for Older Women
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Webgirls und Webwitches fetzen in den Netzen (Web Girls and Web Witches: Tearing up the Internet)
Communicational details
Address:
Internet-Café Anschluß
Eschersheimer Landstraße 44
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Contact persons and their known foreign languages:
Susanna Plati, Director of Anschluß (Connection), an Internet Café
Telephone: 0049-69-550915
Telefax: 0049-69-550753
E-Mail: cafe-anschluss@stadt-frankfurt.de
Internet:
About the initiative
Status of the initiative: The initiative is an initiative aimed at improving equal opportunities for older women through an organisation that pursues objectives which are independent of gender or age.
The initiative has the dicisive support of the following organisation:
Frankfurter Verband für Alten- und Behindertenhilfe
Address:
Offene Seniorendienste/Nordost
Frau Bradt
Gummersbergstr.24
60435 Frankfurt am Main
Deutschland
Telephone:
Telefax:
E-Mail:
Internet:
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Content and framework conditions of the project work
The initiative was founded in: 1999
The initiative was founded because of the following reasons:

Anschluß (Connection) is an Internet Café for senior citizens. "Web Girls and Web Witches" is its first inter-generational project. At an evening meeting in the beginning of May 1999, interested women spontaneously voted to ask that this project be continued.
Target group(s): Young and older women who are interested in the Internet
Targets: We aim to increase women's media competence. We aim to foster the exchange of ideas and communication between young and old and enable social contacts to be made.
Details of the work done by the initiative:

On one evening a month a group of 12 women or so meets for 4 hours in Anschluß (Connection), the Internet café. The evenings are organised around a theme, which is by and large decided on by the participating women themselves. Whereas at the beginning the focus was on learning about the Internet and mastering technical skills, now the group is developing an interest in projects of its own. These include "1000 famous women" and "Women in the Internet in the Cities Twinned with Frankfurt am Main". Other topics include email and search engines.
Enjoying each other's company on these evenings is as important as learning about the Internet. Somebody always organises a bite to eat for the group members.
Areas of work of the initiative:
Leisure/sport
Social contacts
Education
Information technology
Solidarity among women
Success that the initiative has achieved:

Computer anxiety has been reduced; the women in the initiative now have no hang-ups about using the Internet.
Problems that the initiative has been faced during its work:
Participation of the target group concerning the conception, planning and implementation of the initiative's work:

The topics dealt with are often suggested by the participants.
Co-operation:
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:

2 salaried employees at the supporting organisation.
2 volunteers/honorary members.
Budget:
Sources of funding:
Funds from the supporting organisation(s)
Members dues
Publications or information material available on our initiative:

Monthly program, press releases.
Recommended literature:
Tips and suggestions for people interested in foundig a similar initiative:

The specific content of the work should be decided on with the group and the evenings prepared together. It is recommended that food be prepared for those coming straight from work.
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2001-04-25