Digital Divide Network

22.10.2002 iEARN Sierra Leone is a member of the International Education and Resource Network (iEARN), a non-profit global network that enables young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects.

18.10.2002 Telecentres are helping people of Senegal in advancing their livelihood, improving their businesses and maintaining contact with family and friends. The computer hubs are allowing residents to get online at reasonable prices and also give them access to telephones in the suburbs where such facilities are scarce.

10.10.2002 Technology is creating opportunities for people in developing countries, but an exciting trend is the use of mobile phones by women for improving their livelihoods. Mobile phones in a Bangladesh village are allowing women to establish small businesses.

10.10.2002 In a pilot project, farmers and market traders in Senegal are using wireless technology to improve business efficiencies. The technology allows farmers to check prices of foods and goods through mobile phones before going in town to make purchases.

09.10.2002 Technology is creating opportunities for many people in developing countries, but one of the most exciting trends is empowering women to use mobile phones and improve their livelihoods. Mobile phones in Gazipur -- a village on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh -- are allowing women to establish small businesses.