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FSA ALUMNI PROGRAMS
Internet Access and Training Program (IATP)
The Internet Access and Training Program (IATP) was established
in 1995, with funding from the Freedom Support Act. IREX, an
American non-profit, non-governmental organization, receives
a grant from ECA to administer the IATP in Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Project Harmony, an American
non-profit, non-governmental organization, receives a grant from
ECA to administer the IATP in the Russian Federation. As of
January 2001, there are approximately 109 IATP sites in the
former Soviet Union.
The main goals of the IATP are: to provide Internet access to
alumni of USG programs, and targeted audiences; to train alumni
and other targeted audiences in the effective use of the Internet
and the resources of the World Wide Web; to establish and maintain
contact through the Internet between ECA and USG alumni; to sponsor
and encourage the development of local-language websites, distance
learning, message boards and on-line journals, and; to develop and
encourage practical and meaningful Internet-based activities for
USG exchange program alumni and their colleagues.
For further information, contact:
European Programs Branch (ECA/A/E/EUR)
U.S. Department of State
SA-44, 301 4th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20547
202/205-0525