SchoolNet SA Partners

SchoolNet SA Partners

The nature of partnerships allows SchoolNet SA to draw on a wide range of resources from the donor community, education, public and private sectors, while ensuring that the organization works within government policy and implementation frameworks.

SchoolNet SA is the partner of choice for corporations and government agencies seeking to implement ICT to the education sector successfully.

Thintana

i-Learn was a R21,2 m project funded by Thintana Communications.
Implemented between August 2000 and July 2002.
200 computer centres established in disadvantaged schools throughout the country. Each school received 14 networked computers with Internet connectivity.
A minimum of 10 educators per school received training through face-to-face and distance education methods.
At least 2 educators per school received training in technical administration.
The project was aligned to the strategic development objectives of the Provincial Departments of Education.
A monitoring and evaluation programme has been implemented to measure effectiveness of the project.

Telkom

SuperCentres Project funded by the Telkom Foundation
A follow-on from the Telkom Internet 1000 project in which each school received 20 networked computers, this second phase aims to create 100 SuperCentres.
SchoolNet SA has been contracted to manage the project which includes
- The selection of participating schools
- The training and development of minimum of 20 educators per school
- The training of 2 teachers per school in technical administration
- A monitoring and evaluation programme to measure the educational effectiveness of the project

Nortel

Phumelela Networks Project funded by Nortel Networks in collaboration with, among others, Internet Solutions.
Objective: to provide Internet access to historically disadvantaged areas.
3 provincial, community based hub-sites with a 64k leased line were established in Vuwani (Northern Province), Katlehong (Gauteng) and Qunu (Eastern Cape).