Hivos and IICD extend partnership
Mar 23 2007, Environment, Education, Health, Livelihood opportunities, Governance
On Thursday 26 April 2007, IICD and Hivos extended their partnership for a period of four years. Creating practical and sustainable solutions in developing countries that connect people and enable them to benefit from ICT is the goal of IICD and is one of the main themes for Hivos.
The cooperation between Hivos and the International
Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), which started in
1999, has been extended until the year 2010. The partnership includes a
total amount of 1.8 million Euro for the next four years.
The combined activities of Hivos (www.hivos.nl) and IICD (www.iicd.org) will
mainly focus on two countries, namely Ecuador and Uganda. The programme
in Uganda is aimed towards developing and implementing an e-society
model in which local non-governmental organisations and local
governments are able to cooperate with one another more efficiently.
The programme in Ecuador is aimed at enhancing and increasing the use
of ICT among the local partners of Hivos and IICD.
An important element in the cooperation between IICD and Hivos are the
South-South Exchanges, which are intended to increase the transfer of
knowledge among partners in the South. Other shared projects are
fundraising activities and activities which are meant to raise
awareness about ICT and development among the Dutch population. One of
these activities is the annual event Fill the Gap, which is organised
in cooperation with OneWorld.
IICD is a Dutch independent not-for-profit organisation
specialised in ICT for development. In conjunction with partners from
the public, private and not-for-profit sector, IICD is active in
Africa, Latin-America and the Caribbean - creating and enhancing
development opportunities in education, good governance, livelihoods,
health and the environment. The approach includes linking local,
national and international organisations as well as formulating and
implementing ICT-supported development policies and projects.
Hivos, a Dutch development organisation, seeks to contribute to a free,
fair and sustainable world in which citizens - women and men - have
equal access to the resources and opportunities for their development.
Hivos works closely together with more than 800 partners in the South.
Hivos believes that access to information and knowledge can enhance the
position of marginalised people around the world.