Translate.org.za wins African ICT Achiever Award for bridging digital divide

Translate.org.za has won the prestigious African ICT Achiever 2006 Award for bridging the digital divide in Africa by breaking down the language barrier. The NGO intervenes whenever technology becomes a barrier to language, providing help and support to other passionate people wanting to start similar initiatives for their mother tongue. Translate.org.za has provided help and support to other passionate people wanting to start similar initiatives for their mother tongue. Supporters of Translate.org.za include Obsidian Systems, The Shuttleworth Foundation, St James Software, Hewlett-Packard South Africa, UniForum, the Department of Communication and the CSIR.