Flow Communications works with a number of schools and education-related clients, from different arms of the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Cape Town, to Johannesburg-based schools like St Mary’s and Dominican Convent and organisations like the Nelson Mandela Institute.
The latest venture on the education scene was a new website for the Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa, based in Swaziland. The site was designed to be much more user-friendly, inviting the entire school community to tell of their experiences, while informing prospective parents and scholars about what they can expect.
Roshni Nana, while she works as Flow’s project manager, says that the Waterford Kamhlaba project gave her insight into the complexities of running a school: “Working on the Waterford Kamhlaba website taught me what it takes to actually run a school. The site has already received positive comments from users, a credit to the collaborative effort between the Flow project team and the client. With constant communication between Flow and the client (across the border) we were able to accurately showcase this unique Southern African school.”
An important functionality on the new site is the ability to donate. Waterford Kamhlaba relies heavily on donations for daily operations and the site includes PayPal functionality, enabling alumni and other interested parties to give back from anywhere in the world.
Dimitri Kouvdis, junior web developer at Flow, worked on the site and says that the project was a good learning experience: “The most challenging part was figuring out how to help visitors interact with the website easily, especially in terms of the functionality aspects, such as filling in forms for the alumni register and the donations page. I hope the website provides enjoyable viewing experience for the Waterford Kamhlaba community.”
