News about Ghana

Impact IICD health projects — by admin — last modified 2008-04-21 09:48

Hanna Goorden of IICD analysed the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) data that has been gathered from the IICD projects in the health sector. She reports on the satisfaction of project users with the health services they use through the project and how the project has impacted their lives.

Introducing mobile phones to a farming project in Ghana — by Web editor — last modified 2008-03-19 11:58

Towards the end of 2007 the ECAMIC project of the SEND foundation in Ghana started using mobiles phones to improve market access for rural farming communities. In January 2008 Shafiu Shaibu from the SEND Foundation paid a visit to the Netherlands.

Support for IICD by Spyker mobile phones — by admin — last modified 2008-02-04 17:04

Spyker, the car producer of the exclusive Spyker cars, and Connect4, a Customized Design Manufacturer of exclusive telecom and consumer electronics, have handed out the first Golden Spyker Award to IICD. With the award comes a very exclusive mobile phone of pure gold and set with 26-karaat diamonds, the Spyker Jewel, which will be sold in May this year for an expected price of 50,000 euros. IICD will receive € 0,50 for each Spyker mobile telephone sold.

Supporting Ghanaian farmers in the Eastern Corridor — by Web editor — last modified 2007-12-17 14:30

In 2003, the Eastern Corridor Agro-Information Centre (ECAMIC) project began supporting farmers in Ghana’s Eastern Corridor by setting up cooperative farmer groups. In 2005, the Social Enterprise Foundation of West Africa (SEND), which began the project, signed an agreement with IICD, in collaboration with Cordaid, for a two-year project to develop a market information facility to serve 24 community-based farming cooperatives. Today, the project is focussing on developing the capacity and efficiency of the farmers through the deployment and use of mobile phones.

ICTs for Education: Impact and lessons learned from IICD-supported activities — by admin — last modified 2007-12-07 12:51

This impact study is part of a series of publications on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in various sectors in developing countries. It describes the experiences, achievements and lessons learned of the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) and its partners in using ICT to enhance education through thirty-two projects and ICT policy processes over eight years in Jamaica, Bolivia, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda.

IICD signs MoU with Ghana’s Ministry of Communications — by Web editor — last modified 2007-12-18 10:06

Reaffirming the continuing commitment to the improvement of access in rural and urban areas, a memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Ministry of Communications (MoC) and IICD. The prime objective of this partnership will be to jointly support the implementation of the Government of Ghana’s Community Information Centre (CIC) Initiative across Ghana.

Viability and sustainability of a satellite solution for Ghana — by Web editor — last modified 2007-08-16 11:23

A Community Broadband Report on the investigation into the viability and sustainability of a shared satellite solution for IICD’s partner SEND Foundation at their Salaga office in the East Gonja district of Northern Ghana.

Cyber Series Forum - Ghana @ 50, ICTs @ what? — by admin — last modified 2007-04-10 15:43

As Ghana takes a retrospective view of its fifty years of independence and draw plans for the next fifty years, one factor that has been at the center of its plans is taking opportunity of ICTs to accelerate its socio-economic growth. To this end, this month’s Cyber Series Forum, which was under the theme, ‘Ghana @ 50, ICTs @ what?’, sought to assess the contribution of ICT to the socio-economic growth of the country and how best this opportunity can be taken advantage of. Resource persons for the forum were drawn from the academia, ICT sector and civil/public service. The Cyber Series Forum was held on 1st March 2007.

Ghanaian students excel in Mtandao Afrika Website Designing Contest held in Egypt, Cairo — by admin — last modified 2007-04-16 10:52

Ghana was ably represented by thirteen students and two teacher coaches at the just ended Internet website contest for African youth between 12-18 year old school level learners and 19-22 year old University level students. The Mtandao Afrika Youth Camp and Awards Event was held in Cairo-Egypt from 2nd to 6th March 2007.

Ghana Cyber Series - ICT and Banking Forum — by admin — last modified 2007-03-06 13:31

Report on proceedings of cyber series forum held at busy internet on the 8th day of February 2007. This month's Cyber Series forum, which also happens to be the first in the year 2007, was under the theme, ICT and Banking. The theme of the forum, was a revisit of the November last year forum; an indication that the use of internet/ICT is becoming very familiar with modern day banking and hence more education on this growing phenomenon.

First ICT workshop for northern women held — by admin — last modified 2007-02-20 12:06

The first ever Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Workshop for women in the Northern region of Ghana has taken place in Tamale, the capital city of the region. The programme was attended by a cross-section of women of varying fields of endeavour ranging from heads of institutions, teachers, traders and social workers among others. A handful of men also took part. It was organized by the Northern region branch of Ghana Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (GINKS), a non-governmental organization advocating ICT.

Eastern Corridor Agricultural Marketing Information Centre (ECAMIC Project) — by admin — last modified 2007-01-30 13:00

Increased access to market information provides farmers with the choice of where, when and for how much, to sell their produce.

Integrate ICT in Ghanian schools — by admin — last modified 2007-01-26 10:13

The Global Teenager project in Ghana was launched in 1999 and seeks to empower young people to have access to ICT for education under the theme; "Integrating ICT in Education in Ghanaian Schools: The Global Teenager Project Initiative." The aim is to bring the full potential of information and communication technology into the classroom in order to enhance students’ ICT and learning skills while increasing the understanding of other cultures by staging lively, global classroom debate in cyberspace.

Encouraging life-long learning through formulating ICT4D projects — by admin — last modified 2007-01-23 14:20

Six to eight weeks after a Round Table workshop, IICD's training partners in Africa or Latin America take participants through the 'Life-Long Learning' intensive short course. The training helps make sense of some of these questions and assists participants to further formulate their ideas into viable plans.

Ghana and the march towards an information and knowledge economy: prospects and challenges — by admin — last modified 2006-11-20 15:45

Synthesis of an e-discussion.

The role of ICTs for Ghanaian women in local government — by admin — last modified 2007-09-14 11:07

A discussion paper by Esther Oduraa Ofei-Aboagye.

Re-positioning Ghana's aginfo network — by admin — last modified 2006-11-07 16:37

Accra, 3 November. For the past two days, some 35 representatives of Ghana’s agricultural community met near Accra to explore how GAINS - the Ghana Agricultural Information Network System – should be 're-positioned' to best address the agricultural information challenges facing the country.

African telecom company supports ICT development projects in Africa — by admin — last modified 2007-08-17 13:17

IICD and Manobi, an African telecom company, are entering into a strategic partnership for the support of several ICT development projects in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Uganda and Zambia. The partnership is unique in more than one way.

Africa Source II - Free and Open Source Software for African Communities — by admin — last modified 2006-05-30 16:40

Ken Kubuga of CITRED, Ghana reports on his participation in the Africa Source II workshop. “How can Free and Open Source Software be integrated into the project work of NGOs?”

Inter Access IT-consultants for Africa — by admin — last modified 2007-08-17 13:14

A contribution to e-Governance-projects in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.