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ICT for Development Success Stories: Youth, Poverty and Gender

Publication Date

2003

Summary

Published by the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), this 100-page publication highlights initiatives that are using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to make a real and meaningful difference in communities around the world, no matter how disadvantaged or isolated they may be. These stories on Youth, Poverty and Gender intend to provide snapshots of the learning process that accompanies the introduction and implementation of ICTs in a community development project.

In publishing these stories, the GKP hopes to share experiences and lessons-learned to increase global understanding of how ICTs can be used to address poverty, injustice and inequalities. Conceptually, the idea of knowledge-sharing and 'storytelling' underpins all of GKP's programmes and projects. According to GKP, good success stories have the ability to inspire and motivate communities. This is what the GKP hopes will happen when they recognise communities that have used ICT to uplift and empower themselves.

Success Stories include:
  • Integrated Education and capacity building for girls and children, Nepal;
  • Rwanda Youth Rehabilitation Initiative;
  • Strengthening and empowering low-income communities through Digital Inclusion, Brazil;
  • Thai RuralNet's Social Incubator Service.

Number of Pages

100

Contact

The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)
Lot L2-I-4, Enterprise 4
Technology Park Malaysia, Bukit Jalil
57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603 8996 2379
Fax: +603 8996 2382
gkps@gkpsecretariat.org.my
Global Knowledge website

Source

UNECA website


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Last Updated August 16 2004

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