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by Danny Cassman, Andrew Hillis, and Miki Groppi Outline Historical Background NGOs working in the area Analysis of their websites CONGO THE GREAT WAR OF AFRICA 1997-2003 Bloody history Rebellion led by Laurent Kabila against


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by Danny Cassman, Andrew Hillis, and Miki Groppi

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Outline

 Historical Background  NGOs working in the area  Analysis of their websites

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THE GREAT WAR OF AFRICA 1997-2003

Rebellion led by Laurent Kabila against Mobutu Bloody history Foreign intervention 1998 2003- Ceasefire

CONGO

2006-2007 elections, Kabila President

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A RUINED COUNTRY…

3.5 MILLION CASUALTIES ETHNIC TENSION CHILDREN SOLDIERS CORRUPTION- “FEUDALISM” DESTROYED ECONOMY

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The All North America Conference on the Congo (ANACCO)

 http://www.anacco.org/newsfeed.php

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ANACCO Areas for Improvement

 Aesthetics of the Home Page

 Text, colors, lines

 About and Mission Sections

 More defined objectives

 Ensure all links work  Provide clear opportunities for donations

and volunteer opportunities

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ANACCO Lessons Learned

 Have recent news feed  Include videos  Be able to message within browser  Provide clearer outline of activities,

donor information, and volunteer

  • pportunities
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Search for Common Ground

 Operates in 17 countries worldwide  works to transform the way the world

deals with conflict:

 “away from adversarial approaches and

towards collaborative problem solving”

 Detailed mission statements and

information on how to help

 http://www.sfcg.org

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Search for Common Ground

 Attractive, but not overwhelming  Clear and interesting layout  Efficiently organizes lots of information  Some pages are extremely text-heavy

 Always include anchors

 Video links broken

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International Alert

http://www.international-alert.org/index.php?page=home

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International Alert Lessons Learned

 Have a simple message  Clearly label donation opportunities  Have options for people to receive

emails about recent news etc.

 Have an explicit feedback section  Have a text only version of the site