Why has Newtraid© been off line for so long?

Although the original Newtraid© site  had some success in creating a meeting place on the web for volunteers and potential  clients it became evident there was a need for communications to become easier and less formal. Also, in the last few years we have seen the birth and remarkable growth of social networking sites, with the more recent change in attitudes towards such sites by professionals and busineses  With the development of Elgg which powers this site we can offer, instead  of the formal stucture with registration of skills and and selection and introduction by Newtraid amininistrators you can now join a relevant group and start conversations with any number of group members and colleagues immediately.

Yes, Newtraid© has been offline for a long time but we believe the wait will have been worthwhile.  Existing members will be transferred and given the opportunity to continue with Newtraid,  but we will be actively encouraging others to join and asking existing members to  contact friends and colleagues and encouraging them to register..

This fundamental change enables Newtraid members to move  from a consultant / client relationship  to  create a more  open environment enabling better and easier communications between colleagues to find solutions. This why the name is the Newtraid partnership networking site, with the emphasis on partnership and networking.  Our objective is for this site to give you the tools to do this.  We continue to need volunteers to offer their skills and knowledge on line by joining groups where you will find others who can contribute and also those looking for their projects and organisations.  

We will also open Newtraid© to commercial organisations who are willing to offer their own particular skills , We only ask that they make this clear  in their profile and respect the voluntary nature of Newtraid

We have  created this site to provide  better communication and collaboration between Newtraid volunteers, their colleagues and the communities that need  support.   Registered members  can either join an existing group or create their own groups within the site and invite others to join.  If you are looking for support then all you need to do is to register and join an appropriate group to get access to the information, knowledge and experience of volunteers, and also make valuable contributions based on your own practical experience 

Many visitors to this site will be familiar with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and  other social networking sites but this newtraid.org site is dedicated to  Newtraid  related activities such as community projects, technical and other support for NGOs, not for profits  project co-ordination, blogs about developmental  experience and whatever members believe to be relevant.  There are a lot of useful  tools on this site to help achieve these objectives, You can find some notes about "Using the Newtraid site" in "Pages" or here  but the best way to find out about the site is to register and explore.  To read a bit more about Newtraid© go to "About" at the bottom right of this page. There is some general  guidance about the use of the site and also a page about protecting your privacy. Please read these at the bottom right of this page.

The success of the site will depend entirely on you, the members, and your enthusiasm and perseverance.