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February 2003

A schoolgirl from Gujarat
25.02.2003 Radio Ujjas has become extremely popular in the remote Kutch region of Gujarat in India since it was launched three years ago. It uses folklore not only as a tool for entertainment, but also to spread social awareness.
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From: InfoChange
Related topics/regions: [India] [access] [communications] [content]
Image: A schoolgirl from Gujarat © Peter McDiarmud / UNICEF UK
23.02.2003 Thanks to generous support from the Sletten family of Stillwater, Minnesota, the NetAid World Schoolhouse project in Haiti will expand to offer more children the opportunity to attend school in the 2003?2004 academic year.
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From: NetAid
Related topics/regions: [Haiti] [capacity building] [children & ICT] [civil society & ICT] [education & ICT] [Internet]
20.02.2003 A bureaucrat's initiative to improve delivery of civic services in the Indian town of Visakhapatnam has resulted in a model for efficient governance. The two-year-old project is already transforming citizens' lives.
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From: Indev
Related topics/regions: [India] [access] [capacity building] [e-governance] [Internet]
Children in Colombia learn to use computer
18.02.2003 The ePALS classroom exchange enables Canadian students and teachers to communicate with their counterparts in Gulf countries. The facility has broken language and cultural barriers because of its Arabic language version.
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From: International Development Research Centre
Related topics/regions: [Middle East] [Canada] [access] [capacity building] [children & ICT] [content] [culture] [educational innovations] [international cooperation] [Internet] [World Wide Web]
Image: Children in Colombia learn to use computer © United Nations Development Programme
Participants at BusyInternet's free community programme
03.02.2003 BusyInternet Accra is leading the way in providing affordable access and in supporting local ICT companies. BI Accra is an incubator for ICT companies that gives local businesses and the general public affordable and reliable access to ICT. The centre is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and gets about 1,800 visitors per day.
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From: Bridges
Related topics/regions: [Ghana] [access] [capacity building] [communications] [economy] [Internet]
Image: Participants at BusyInternet's free community programme

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