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Impilo Foundation is a registered Section 21 non-profit company formed in 2010, based in Johannesburg. Our team aims to assist communities in low-income and semi-formal settlements around Johannesburg use information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support socio-economic development.
We work with various partners to increase availability and affordability of ICTs, run awareness and training programmes, and design ICT solutions to serve specific community development needs.
For more information please browse through some of our projects, see our operating model or recent presentation at Monash Uni to see what we're up to, or contact us at
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The Impilo Foundation team are hosting and maintaining the Zandspruit.org website on behalf of the Zandspruit community. We are currently working with a group of IT students from Monash University to improve the site functionality. Key improvements include:
- Enabling the discussion forum and facebook link
- Adding branding support for partner organisations
- Updating menu layouts and colours
There is a link to the new Zandspruit Eya Rocka Facebook group which you can join now.
In addition we have worked with Monash University to develop a pilot mobile news service dedicated to Zandspruit. There is functionality for people to add jobs, advertise products, post discussion items, and read news. The site has been customised for access from most mobile phones. At this stage the site and content is only being used for testing but please get in touch if you have ideas about how it can be improved. |
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Impilo Connect is a telecentre launched by Impilo Foundation in partnership with Jumpstart, operating out of an office at the Zandspruit Value Centre. The telecentre aims to provide a basic set of affordable Internet, fax, printing, and copying services; and is a welcoming place where residents can come for friendly advice on how to use computers and the Internet, and get an email account setup or start a facebook page.
The range of services will be broadened over time to further meet specific community needs, stimulate demand, and support effective use of ICTs.
For more information see the services overview, a map to the premises, or contact us via
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Impilo Foundation is working closely with Jumpstart to launch Impilo Diaries during 2012. Check out the Facebook page and Youtube channel to keep up to date.
From the Youtube page: In partnership with JumpStart SA we are putting together a collection of short mini-series documentaries on the Impilo story, which we are calling "Impilo Diaries" ... We audition presenters and artist to participate on the productions. Successful candidates are given internships with Jump Productions to work on their projects. Presenters, Artists, Producers and Script writers will collaborate from the community to develop the content, the footage and the music. Stay with Andrea and Themba, Ali and Shirnie, your behind the scenes hosts, as they take you on a trip into the heart of Zandspruit and the possibilities of Urban South Africa. |
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Impilo is working with Change the World to build a high quality IT training centre to serve the residents of Zandspruit and surrounding communities. Our first PC basics course launched in April 2012. There is strong demand for more advanced IT training and the aim is to grow to meet this need. If you would like to partner on this project please email us at
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