Life in Africa's Internet4Change program coordinates a combination of member content creation, peer reporting and volunteer verification of Life in Africa funded program activities, with a focus on the impact of the virtual activities and campaigns you participate in on the real lives of our members.

In 2008 and beyond, the i4c program team is striving to set new standards for providing transparent, relevant and engaging information to global supporters about what's happening as a result of your intended impact. To achieve this, we're undertaking a number of program-level activities.

• i4c Basics provides adults and children with internet skills for connecting with friends and supporters in safe online community settings. i4c trainees also work with Life in Africa members offline to develop community blogs on subjects ranging from cooking and traditions, to local views on global political issues. Trainees learning to search present information about topics of interest to the community that they have learned from global sources online. 
   
• i4c Micro-Success combines the Internet with microfinance to prepare online applications for grassroots-funded, LiA community-guaranteed micro-loans. Virtual volunteer editors are needed to help the i4c Micro- Success team create Ugandan borrower stories and business plan descriptions that make sense to a global audience. Supporters can also lend to Life in Africa members through a number of financing platforms online. 
   
• i4c Agent Training & Certification creates a network of mobile skilled  agents who travel to member homes, attend program events, and work with program coordinators to collect information that's published in unique monthly program reports online. Each monthly i4c program report includes updated program fundraising and budget details, stories about the lives of participating members, community event reports with pictures, and continued opportunities for you to participate interactively online.
   
• i4c Volunteers spend anywhere from 2 days to 3 months with Life in Africa (pre-arranged in advance) to help with ongoing member interviews and surveys, and to provide training in global communication skills.

Watch this space for further details for 2008 - meanwhile please join us in discussion as we continue to develop the Internet4Change program.

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