The first phase of  "Networking  African and Finnish Schools"  was the cooperation between Finnish and South African schools during 2003.  Schools from Namibia joined NetAFI in June 2004 by participating the teacher training in Swakopmund. Cooperation between schools  continueed in autumn 2004. Schools set up collaborative online projects and exchange their experiences concerning the integration of ICT to curriculum in different subjects.

NetAFI is a project to develop new ways of cooperation between the schools of Finland and African countries. The role of information and communication technology is essential in projects. Schools  use e.g. a  publishing and communication tool "eJournal" as their main project platform.   Project aims at developing eLearning contents and educational applications.  

In the second phase project took place in  5 schools in Finland and Namibia in an interactive manner with the following objectives:

-Teachers and students learn to use web-based technology in distance learning and become aware of various different solutions in using Internet in teaching and learning.
- Train teachers, students and administrators in each country to use web based pedagogy in distance learning.
- Develop common learning contents from themes agreed by all participants.
- Give opportunities to all participants compare different perspectives to the same contents and enable their technological ability to collaboration.
Give new, innovative possibilities  to cooperate between schools.

Cooperation between schools took place 2003-04. A group of Finnish teachers visited schools in Namibia and pupils worked over internet publishing their articles about common themes.

A group of Namibian teachers are expected to visit Finland as soon as funds fro visit have been granted.

In the beginning of April 2003 there was a group of students and teachers from Finnish schools visiting the South African partner schools.