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Community-Owned Telecenter Project
Challenges Entered:
Narrowing the existing digital gap in Malawi through Telecenters
This project will also help build the capacity of our organization in providing training to members of the society. The dual purpose of this project therefore is build our capacity in responding to the computer literacy needs of the society and providing the missing link in the ICT development through the development of hard and soft capacities of the targeted communities.
It is our hope that by having the foregoing programs which are tailored to incorporate all community members and accord them the opportunity to use the centers’ facilities i.e. computers and the communication technologies to enhance their own lives through skills development we would also be empowering them to participate in society. On the other hand open lab times would help school going youth to reinforce their learning in formal classes by exploring the subjects further and practice what they have learnt. It will also help train the locales on how to use the available tools so that they are highly patronized. We expect to have full-fledged training in the first month of the project so that the locales are acquainted with the tools available at the two centers.
WHAT WE NEED:
The project requires computers, funds for space rentals, security fittings and personnel and the personnel running the centers among other things.
Currently we have already received a pledge from Computer Aid International (CAI) who are willing to donate computers to be used at the centers provided we provide the funds for shipping the computers to Malawi.
Volunteers are also required but they must proficient in Web designing and hosting.
Location
Lilongwe
Malawi
Submitted by kennethmsiska on April 5, 2007 - 2:04am
Submitted by Don Jansen on April 9, 2007 - 12:17pm.
Dear Kenneth Msiska
Yours is a laudable initiative. I especially like your search to find services that could be used to make the centres sustainable in financial and interest terms. May I point you to the Farmer 2 Farmer Learning project that I nominated, which aims at providing a tool for a service you could add to your list: assistance to farmers to make their farming more efficient and market oriented. Please feel free to contact me if/when you think Farmer 2 Farmer Learning could indeed be of interest to you.
Submitted by kennethmsiska on April 10, 2007 - 1:57am.
It would be of interestr to me if we can link up and see how your project's activities can be slotted in mine in future. My e-mail address is: kennethmsiska@yahoo.com
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Dear Kenneth Msiska
Yours is a laudable initiative. I especially like your search to find services that could be used to make the centres sustainable in financial and interest terms. May I point you to the Farmer 2 Farmer Learning project that I nominated, which aims at providing a tool for a service you could add to your list: assistance to farmers to make their farming more efficient and market oriented. Please feel free to contact me if/when you think Farmer 2 Farmer Learning could indeed be of interest to you.
Friendly greetings
Don Jansen
Hi Don
It would be of interestr to me if we can link up and see how your project's activities can be slotted in mine in future. My e-mail address is: kennethmsiska@yahoo.com
Thanks fior the feedback.
Please write again!!