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The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 South African NGO Web Awards.

The winning organisations are:

• University of the Witwatersrand Foundation
• Cancer Association of South Africa
• Habitat for Humanity South Africa

The winners were announced on 1 September 2010 in Johannesburg during the
first leg of SANGONeT’s 6th Annual “ICTs for Civil Society” Conference.

The three winners each received R10 000 worth of prizes sponsored by Torque IT.

The overall objectives of the competition are to raise awareness amongst South African NGOs about the benefits of having an online presence, stimulate interest in the application of web solutions and applications, and showcase best practices in website creation and maintenance.

In line with SANGONeT’s 2010 conference theme of “Fundraising in the Digital World”, the 2010 competition aimed to identify NGOs which excel in “Best Use of Websites for Online Fundraising”.

"The entries received for the 2010 competition, and the quality of the three winning websites, reflect the growing importance of online tools such as websites to the fundraising and resource mobilisation efforts of NGOs in South Africa," says David Barnard, SANGONeT’s Executive Director.

The following organisations were shortlisted for the 2010 South African NGO Web Awards:

• Breadline Africa RSA
• Siyasizana Community Development
• Habitat for Humanity South Africa
• Neighbourhood Old Age Homes
• Sparrow Schools Educational Trust
• SCORE
• Durban and Coast SPCA
• Cape of Good Hope SPCA
• The Cancer Association of South Africa
• Kwa Dukuza Resource Centre
• University of Witwatersrand Foundation
• GreaterGood South Africa

For more information:

Nicolle Beeby
Project Manager: NGO Pulse Solutions
011 403 4935
083 379 5551
nicolle@sangonet.org.za

David Barnard
Executive Director
011 403 4935
082 870 8968
info@sangonet.org.za