Communication Initiative
The Communication Initiative is a partnership of development organisations seeking to support advances in the effectiveness and scale of communication interventions for positive international development.
Primary web addresses
http://www.comminit.com
Email
wfeek@comminit.com
Main Address
5148 Polson Terrace
Victoria, British Columbia
V8Y 2C4
Victoria, British Columbia
V8Y 2C4
Country
Canada
Main Telephone
250-658-6372
Joined OneWorld
01.01.2003
Features
29.04.2005
The Chhattisgarh government, in collaboration with a private firm, launched a project in 2001 to increase access on the part of 250,000 girls in all 1605 state high schools to information technology (IT) education. Young volunteers, having been empowered with IT education, then lead a broader state initiative to bring locally relevant information and IT to all citizens. In the process, girls emerge as technology resource persons and community leaders.
more...Related topics/regions: [India]
12.04.2005
The University of Manchester is providing a set of graduate teaching fellowships which can be used to support PhD study in topics on ICTs (information and communication technologies) and socio-economic development.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Development] [Education] [ICT] [Civil society]
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