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Giving Voice to the Voiceless - The African Farm Radio Research Initiative |
| Enock Kyambaddee, a supporter of AFRRI believes radio is the best tool to inform and educate millions of farmers in Africa. Enock works as a Farm Manager for Uganda Rural Development Training Center (URDT) in Kagadi Kibaale. He also volunteers as an extension support officer for AFRRI. In 2008, he attended the radio broadcaster's capacity building program. Since then he has supported the Kigadi Kibaale radio station in producing and broadcasting radio campaigns on agriculture topics that are important to local farmers. Enock says that radio "Gives voice to the voiceless"We can't agree more, and we will continue to support small-scale agriculture in Africa to make sure farmers are able to have a voice in their own development. |
| Date: 2010-08-18 13:22:19 - Ajouté par: Ruud Crul |
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AMIS: Connecting Farmers in Cameroon, Africa to Information via Mobile Phones & SMS |
| http://envisionGood.tv Nyiwung Valery Colong traveled from Cameroon, Africa to San Francisco, California in May 2009 to take part in TechSoupGlobal's N2Y4 Conference. His project - AMIS (Agricultural Marketing Information Services) - was a finalist in the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge. envisionGood.tv had a chance to talk with Valery at the conference and learn how mobile phones and SMS are being used in Cameroon to help farmers get the info they need to develop their businesses more efficiently. Thanks for watching. Please comment and subscribe! :-) |
| Date: 2010-08-11 18:00:44 - Ajouté par: Ruud Crul |
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Zambia - LinkNet - Rural connectivity using repurposed Containers as Cyber Cafe |
| Computer Aid sent container of PCs, wifi routers and uninterupt power supplies to rural connectivity project LinkNet Zambia in Macha - 70km from nearest tarred road. The PCs are distributed to local schools, training projects, hospital and homes as part of Africa's largest rural mesh network. The metal box shell of the container is transformed into a cyber cafe and donated to another, even more rural, community, Minga, 600km away as part of planned replication in 6 more rural communities within one year. |
| Date: 2010-08-05 21:28:02 - Ajouté par: Ruud Crul |
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Malawi - Hamilton Chimala on using radio for rights-based approaches to climate change adaptation |
| Hamilton Chimala (Development Broadcasting Unit/Malawi Broadcasting Corporation) discusses his work in rights-based advocacy for climate change adaptation using radio and radio listening groups in Malawi. |
| Date: 2010-08-04 21:27:08 - Ajouté par: Ruud Crul |
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Rwanda Computer Bus |
| The Rwandan government is working to bridge the digital divide in rural parts of the county with a mobile telecenter that brings internet access to people's doorsteps. VOA's Kimberly Russell has more. |
| Date: 2010-07-27 14:41:14 - Ajouté par: Ruud Crul |
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Introduction to Telecentres in Mozambique |
| Luis Neves Cabral, of the Informatic Center at Eduardo Mondlane University (CIUEM) in Maputo, Mozambique, provides an overview of the telecentre movement across the country. |
| Date: 2010-03-09 15:18:05 - Ajouté par: Ruud Crul |
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Michael Bosse, Equal Access |
| Jonanthan Marks enjoyed revisiting with Michael Bosse, who runs a network of media projects from a basement suite of offices in The Presido, the former military base near the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco. Michael's organisation, Equal Access, has built an international reputation for improving communication in society, especially in areas where there is still ethnic or political tension. Their training schemes are focussed, and their technical knowledge is really tuned in to local needs. Michael is a great believer in relevant techology. This interview wiil interest those looking at ways radio needs to change in rural areas of Africa or Asia. The FM mapping software Michael refers to was developed in Nepal by Pawan Upreti - who runs a website at kankai.com.np. Pawan has done a remarkable job in taking complex data and displaying it in a way that is easy for station staff to understand, and their advertisers. |
| Date: 2010-03-06 20:58:54 - Ajouté par: Ruud Crul |
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First Mile, First Inch |
| In rural communities where phones are costly, the Internet is offering some answers. Connectivity Africa, a program formerly managed by IDRC, uses the Internet to link community programs, resources, and schools to each other in remote areas, facilitating an exchange that holds exciting potential for development. |
| Date: 2010-02-09 12:38:31 - Ajouté par: Ruud Crul |
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Ethiopia - Adapted Technology Center for the blind |
| To help the blind and the visually impaired take advantage of computer know-how and skills, the adapted technology center for the blind was established in Adis Ababa. With support from the International Telecommunication Union the center acquired new computers and adapted devices such as voice synthesizers and Braille printers. UNESCO provided funds for training. |
| Date: 2010-01-30 18:54:17 - Ajouté par: Ruud Crul |
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Making Information Technology Work For Agriculture in India |
| Despite a rapid growth in its information communication technology sector, the digital divide in India is getting wider. Using IT in the agricultural sector is one solution to help reduce poverty in India and bridge the digital divide. Script: Satellite dishes are nothing new to the Indian landscape. For years now, high-tech parks have been springing up all over the country. India's Information and Communication Technology sector now employs about 800,000 people, and this is expected to rise to two million by the year 2008. Nevertheless, the digital divide is getting wider instead of narrower. Roughly two-thirds of Indias workforce is found in agriculture. But it is weighed down by poverty, poor infrastructure and small unproductive farms. Panna Lal Madhab, farmer (in Hindi): "I have a lot of problems. I grow wheat and soy. But I have no knowledge of the weather, seeds, and pesticides. Whatever crops we take to the market we are cheated." ITC limited of India, a major exporter of agricultural products, decided to take the knowledge that was concentrated in Indias dynamic information technology sector and plant some new ideas among Indias farmers. Using echoupals or internet kiosks, farmers were given access to weather reports, information on crop market prices and advice on modern growing techniques. Mr. Srinivas Rao, New Initiatives Division, ITC: "Now we find a situation where hes able to choose when to sell his produce, at what price to sell his produce and what makes sense for him. So we found actually his incomes have gone up. We find he is a person who finds the power of technology has impacted his life." In addition to private sector initiatives like ITCs, the Indian Government is also taking steps to stimulate rural development. Raghavendra Kumar Singh, District Collector, Sehore: "For the betterment of our agriculture, there has to be better seed replacement, there has to be better distribution of fertilizer, there has be training of farmers." Linking dynamic sectors like ICT and those where the majority of people work, is one way of balancing employment and productivity in India while at the same time reducing poverty. |
| Date: 2010-01-23 22:56:20 - Ajouté par: Ruud Crul |
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