1. USING THE INTERNET TO FIGHT POVERTY The NetAid Example Internet for All Conference Berlin, 21 September 2001 Take Action for a Better World

2. INTRODUCTION Overview Programs NetAid Global Schoolhouse NetAid Online Volunteering NetAid and Germany

3. NETAID Status –Registered charity in USA –Public Private Partnership –Founded by Cisco Systems and UNDP Mission –To catalyze public support for an end to extreme poverty Key Strategy –Leverage the Internet

4. ENDING EXTREME POVERTY

5. NETAID CONNECTS Corporations Grassroots Orgs Schools Individuals NetAid School in Kenya Cooperative in Burkina Faso Village in Honduras Community Center in Laos

6. APPROACH

7. NETAID PROGRAMS

8. PROGRAMGOALPRIMARY TARGETSTATUS Global SchoolhouseRaise funds and awareness Adults in the workplaceOngoing Crisis ResponseRaise funds and awareness Adults in the workplaceQ4 2001 Online VolunteeringDirectly connecting people Adults on the InternetOngoing NetAid for KidsEducation/awareness8 – 15 yrs oldQ1 2002 NetAid Action Network Education/awareness16 – 24 yrs oldQ2 2002

9. NO SCHOOL...

10. NETAID GLOBAL SCHOOLHOUSE Your Company Intranet: NetAid Intro Call to Action NetAid Global Schoolhouse Project Page: In Depth Description of Individual Project Company Logo Employee Sign In Page Local Development Partners NetAid Global Schoolhouse Home: The Issue & Projects Company Logo NetAid Partnership Directory Description of Company Involvement Make Education a Reality for the World’s Poorest Children

11. NETAID ONLINE VOLUNTEERING Online matching of capacity with need Individuals telecommute to poverty-fighting organizations Most common services –Translation –Website and database design –General research –Business and public relations support People With Disabilities (Uganda) example People from 50 countries serving people in 60 countries

12. NETAID AND GERMANY 2001 Digiglobe Award Online Volunteering Program led by NetAid partner UNV in Bonn 150 German Online Volunteer applicants – 40+ placements Projects in Kenya, Peru, Liberia, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka … –“Online Volunteerig is a unique experience, not only because you help, but also because you get acquainted with areas and problems that you only hear about in the news.” – NetAid Online Volunteer, Berlin –“I do Internet research on victims of landmines and conflict for the newsletter of ‘People With Disabilities Uganda.’” –NetAid Online Volunteer, Hannover

13. INTERNET FOR ALL Think Global – Act Global Open to all –Global Schoolhouse: corporate partnerships –NetAid for Kids, NetAid Action Network –Soon to be multilingual website –Localization in 2002 Personalized experience but connecting to communities Using the Internet to effect global social change NetAid: Take Action for a Better World

14. FOR MORE INFORMATION Visit www.netaid.org...! Contact: –David Morrison President NetAid 267 5 th Avenue, 11 th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA –morrison@netaid.org