The Influence of Social Media and E-Learning to the Rural Development: Case MW-Sonet

Abstract

Paper presents project MVV-Sonet "Mentoring rural women through sočiai netvvorks" LLP-LdV-T0l-2009- LT-0052 as an e-learning and sočiai media good practice example. An introduction to Lithuania as a small very vvell technologically equipped country is given. Project ideas and achievements described. Project results shovv that vvomen in different countries could be very active and creative; social nets help to raise self- esteem and mentor each other but on the other hand the process of involving rural inhabitants to sočiai networking is slow and complicated; teachers and mentors from rural community members are needed