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ICT Development Centre - Mali
African Environment Information Network - Ghana: To provide an improved environmental network and information system
Reinforcement of Sensitisation Impact on Water Sanitation through the Use of Information and Communication Technology - Burkina Faso: Most activities during Q1 have been oriented towards improving the connectivity of the telecentre in Bokin and its equipment. Team members of Sahel participated in several capdev and NIN workshops.
ICT for the Exchange of Farmer Experiences in Ecological Agriculture - Bolivia: Capacity building in farmer-to-farmer exchanges of production techniques using video, audio and PowerPoint applications with strong methodological approach - farmer groups in 30 communities in Bolivia.
Technical-Commercial Information Centres for the Agro-Ecological Sector - Bolivia: Purpose of this project implemented by AOPEB is to promote the production of ecological products of their 41 member organisations.
Rural women's information network in Zabré - Burkina Faso: During Q1, the connectivity solution via VSAT+GPRS has been installed at Zabre - allowing the radio station to get better information via the Net and to foster partnerships with expatriates and potential funders. Project proposals for Stem van Afrika and the EU were elaborated. The computer equipment of the Telecentre will be renewed via a NComputing solution during Q2.
Improve Competence for Rural Micro- and Small Scale Enterprises - Uganda
ICT Policy for the Health Sector - Ghana: The formulation of the health sector ICT implementation plan (HSICTIP)
Power and Communications Sectors Modernisation and Rural Services (PROMEC) - Ecuador: Aim of this leveraging activity was to support the installation of some 1,120 telecentres in Ecuador.
Promotion, Dissemination and Marketing of Community Tourism - Ecuador: Supports community tourism initiatives in Ecuador to improve the quality of life of local communities.
Improvement of Agriculture Related Information Channels to Farmers in the Rural Area Sissili - Burkina Faso: FEPPASI is now in the phase of capitalizing and extending its investments in ICT. During Q1, data on 1800 producers have been collected in order to better predict production in 2010, and to acquire geographical data on plots, farmers etc. These data are now put in the database. Software for a GIS has been ordered. A large stakeholder workshop was held with FEPPASI members in order to establish a strategy for ICT use and extension (in relation with the members' priorities), and proposals for IICD and the EU were finalized.
Agriculture Business Information System - Jamaica: Agriculture info system for Jamaica farmers and traders with 100,000 registered producers www.abisjamaica.com.jm
ICT for the optimisation of production, marketing and social organisation of cacao growers in Ecuador - Ecuador: Maquita Cushunchic Comercializamos como Hermanos (MCCH)is a cacao growers' association. The project collects information on produced volumes and prices.
Agriculture Information Systems in the Valleys of Santa Cruz - Bolivia: This project provides price and production information to farmer associations in three provinces of Bolivia
Information Management on Sustainable Production Systems - Ecuador: Supports small farmers through systematisation, information exchange, and on-line advisory support for agroecological management of the main pests and diseases.
Commercial Information and Advisory System for Agricultural Producers - Bolivia: Aims to allow farmers to gain access to information and knowledge on new markets for their produce. Project owner Promueve Bolivia (semi-state) provides advice on export markets.
Marketing Information System, Chuquisaca - Bolivia: Supports the productive, commercial and organisational development of small farmers in the Chuquisaca Region. The project focuses on capacity development and support to 4 key associations.
Replication of Rural Information Support with SNV - Uganda
ICT in Primary and Secondary Education - Bolivia: Implementation of ICT in initially 28 primary and secondary schools including set up of educational telecentres, strengthening of administrative committees, training of teachers and content development in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Presedential Programme Evo Cumple
ICT for Strengthening the Capacities of Female Indigenous Leaders - Bolivia: Project focusing on strengthening female indigenous leaders in Bolivia in leadership and decision making using ICT including Web2.0 tools
Community Information Centre Initiative - Ghana: Capacity building in ICTs of Community Information Centres
Integrated Patients Monitoring System - Zambia: The project will create an integrated patient system at 5 sites
Trade Tourism Industry Capacity Development Centre - Uganda
Strengthening the Agriculture Information Flow and Dissemination System - Zambia: Support the transfer of knowledge from researchers to extension officers with ICTs
Interactive Education Materials on Indigenous Cultures - Bolivia: Development of interactive multi-media materials on 6 indigenous people, introduction in school curricula in 15 schools in Santa Cruz and in future in the national ICT for education program of the Ministry of Education
Soleil Artnet - Promoting the Visibility of Artists - Mali: The project continues its activities independently from IICD financial support, and has received financial support by HIVOS for its general programme.
ICT Support for Rural Agricultural Literacy - Ghana: Support to small-scale producers of yam, cassava and cowpea with technical information
ICT for Agriculture in the Chiquitano Region - Bolivia
Rural Information System to support a Commodity Exchange - Uganda: The main objective of the project is to enable the sending and receiving of timely, accurate and adequate market information to/ from stakeholders in agricultural commodities’ marketing.
Sene Kunafoni Bulon - Mali: Much of Q1 2010 was dedicated to the enhancement of the managerial and administrative competences of the 4 project partner organisations within SKB, as lined out as a priority by the Output to Purpose Review in 2009. Next to this capacity building exercice, several ICT-related cap dev activities were attended by project members of SKB (Open Source seminar, SMS seminar, web2.0 workshop). SKB was able to sign a memorandum with the WorldBank funded PCDA programme for a 15.000 euro project on monitoring the mango campaign in the province of Sikasso.
Ghana Agricultural Information Network Collaboration Using ICT (GAINS) - Ghana: To strengthen the existing coordination centre with respect to its ICT infrastructure and communication media.
Development of an Effective Information Flow System - Zambia: To enhance the information flows between researchers, extension providers and farmers through the use of ICTs.
Information and Communication Technologies for Education - Burkina Faso: The project did not submit a report for QR4. No activities took place during Q4. The project manager is not functioning optimally. The PM decided the project should be considered as stopped.
Information Flow Management and Networking at Ministry of Trade Tourism and Industry - Uganda: The objective is to enable MTTI to use ICTs to improve its operations and those of its affiliates.
Education Support Network Project - Zambia: To improve the relevancy and quality of locally-developed teaching materials
Global Teenager Project - Ghana: GTP Ghana is connecting Ghanaian schools with other countries through Learning Circle, while building the ICT capacity building of teachers
Health Network - Tanzania: AfyaMtandao is an ICT support services organization and a knowledge sharing network for the health sector
Market Information System on Local-Level Offer and Demand - Ecuador: Aims to inform CAMARI-FEPP related farmer organisations on production criteria and planning as well as sell their produce.
Community Without Borders - Jamaica: Set up of ICT centres to proved basic and applied ICT training for the youth and older people with Community Based Organisations in Jamaica
Chaîne de Télécentres - Mali
E-Health Activities Reference Centre - Mali: While continuing its main activities with IICD, Aga Khan Foundation and HUG, CERTES has initiated two new projects (the IICD-financed E-PACT Sante with the National federation of Community Health Centres FENASCOM, and the IDRC financed research project EquiRhesus) and a series of interesting new activities (a national e-learning programme, a pilot study on Frontline SMS as a tool for Health Information (together with the University of Australia), and an e-learning programme on diabetology together with RAFT and the Universite Numerique Francophone Mondiale). The teleradiology project IKON has started its integration within CERTES.
Caribbeat Music Marketing - Jamaica: Music site and streaming radio to promote concerts and sales of music of promising young Jamaica musicians
National ICT Programme for the Education Sector - Bolivia: Implementation of a national ICT programme including 1,000 educational telecentres and an education Portal. IICD supports with technical advice, capacity development and is the key evaluation partner.
Information System for Access to Public Funding by Small Producers in Agriculture - Bolivia: Information system assisting small farmers in participation in public biddings for sales of agriculture products
E-Learning Incubator for Health Workers - Tanzania: The project incites health training institutions to integrate e-learning in their programmes if appropriate. The project acts as a center of excellence in the field and assures awareness raising, training, support in the development of proposals and actual development of e-learning courses in the health sector. http://elearning.jifunze.or.tz/
ICT Capacity Development Centre For Enhancing The National Portal - Ghana: ICT Capacity Development Centre for the Ministry of Information and National Orientation
Agriculture Research and Rural Information Network - Uganda: Goal of project is to translate important messages (e.g. how to fight the banana wilt bacteria) to and from farmers into drama and then convey this message to a much wider audience by using ICTs.
Support for ICT Health Policy and Strategy - Uganda
Support to ICT policy, strategy and implementation plan for Trade, Tourism and Industry - Uganda
Strategising ICT for Health - Tanzania: In this project, Christian Social Services Commission (CSSC), COSTECH and the Ministry appeal ICT awareness raising among its staff and stakeholders and capacity building to develop an ICT implementation plan.
Youth Resource Centres - Zambia: Capacity Building of 16 Youth Resource Centres in Zambia
Integrated Blood Donor Data Base Management System - Zambia: Integrated Blood Donor Data Base Management System on 3 sites
Development of Management System for Health Facility - Tanzania: The project aims to develop a customized Health Management Information System (HMIS) to use in hospitals of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Tanzania (ELCT).
Agriculture Information and Communication System Santa Cruz - Bolivia: Information system to link the departmental government with 15 provinces and farmers on marketing, production technologies and alerts on natural disasters.
Rural Information System for the Mandé Region - Mali: Although the project has gone into independent continuation since 2009, AAAG is proud to share its progress through regular reports to IICD. The multimedia methodology for enhancing of Health sensitization in rural areas is really taking off, and AAAG/Fabema manage to reach increasing numbers of beneficiaries. IICD has facilitated a meeting between AAAG and the National Federation of Community Health Centres (FENASCOM) in order to look into possibilities for common search for funding for upscaling this methodology.
Shea Butter and ICT - Mali: From January 2010 on, the project went into independent continuation. Together with Coprokazan and AMPJ, IICD will work on a harvesting document during 2010. It is clear that the project contributed to the capacity development of many women of COPROKAZAN, and did have a pronounced economic impact. The economic figures in Q1 2010 indicate that both production and revenues are still rising. The PM considers to start new activities with Coprokazan, related to value chain development, from 2011 on.
Ghana Government's Portal: Coverage of Election 2004 - Ghana: The Ghana.Gov portal (www.ghana.gov.gh) now provides information regarding government, education, tourism, agriculture, investment and social issues
Strengthening the Network for Sustainable Development and Environment - Bolivia
Support to ICT sector policy, strategy and implementation plan for the agriculture sector in Ghana - Ghana: Development of an ICT Policy and Strategy for the Agricultural Sector
District Health Management Information Systems (D-HMIS) - Tanzania: DHMIS aims to improve the ability to collect, store and analyse health data, increase data accuracy, increase accountability, and improve tracking of health trends in the district.
Geographic Information System for the Production of Cacao - Bolivia: Involves the creation and maintenance of a GIS database with socio-economic data on smallholder cacao producers for certification for the Fair Trade label.
Small Initiative Fund (SIF) 1 - Zambia: The Small Initiative Fund targets Livelihoods and Life Skills Training programs that are currently being carried out by community-based organisations for disadvantaged members of the communities.
Jefako Gelekan - Rural Information System for Farmers in the Sikasso region - Mali: CRCR is rapidly enforcing its position of defender and negotiator of farmers' interests in the Sikasso province. It has become an almost inevitable intermediary between government and farmers, and an important actor for development agency programs. CRCR and some of its member organisations have gained more visibility, and are able to better identify and concretize (financing, capacity development) opportunities. During 2010, IICD will support CRCR in developing a more fine-mazed agriculture monitoring system which will enhance the Food Security Programme CRCR has negotiated with SDC.
OpenYaLIM E-health Software Development Poject - Mali: The project has suffered considerable delay because developers were difficult to retain, but the software is now operational and is being field-tested with IKON and CERTES and the hospital of Mopti. Further improvements are being made with the feedback of the users.
ICT Remedial Learning for Youth - Jamaica: Interactive internet based learning programme for youth with a back log on basic knowledge and skills, focusing on English and Mathematics
E-Commerce for Non-Traditional Exports Project - Ghana: This E-Commerce Project of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) will improve the livelihood of SME's in non traditional products with ICTs
ICT Strategy for the Agriculture Sector - Bolivia: Implementation of an ICT strategy for the agriculture sector, including institutional capacity building, web portal and information systems
Opensource Zambia Initiative - Zambia: Software development for IICD project partners
Integrating ICT for Quality Assurance and Marketing - Zambia: Internal Quality Control System for Organic Certification
ICT policy National Planning Authority - Uganda
Teleradiology in Mali (IKON) - Mali: Despite a drop in the number of teleconsultations requests from Timbuktu, over the period April-December 2009 the total amount of teleservices by IKON has significantly raised to 1550 - almost 200 per month. This rise can be explained by the addition of the regional hospitals of Segou and Kayes to the project, and by the service contract between IKON and the gold mine company of Morila.
Online Consulting Service on Domestic Violence - Bolivia: Project focusing on empowering women facing domestic violence in low-income urban districts using innovative web2.0 tools
InfoDispatch - Zambia: Development of a news sharing internet platform. InfoDispatch failed in 2002, but was revived as Lusaka Times in 2007
Women's Organisations Information for Development Network - Zambia: Building ICT capacity of women
Distance Education for Secondary Schools - Tanzania
School for Strengthening Local Management by Rural Women Leaders in Ecuador - Ecuador: Focuses on the development of capacities of local female civil servants who act as representatives of marginalised rural communities.
Health Child - Uganda: Health child seeks to make use of ICT services to build the capacities of health facilities, generate materials for mobilization and communication and develop services at the health facility level.
Information and Data Management in UCMB Health Units (HMIS) - Uganda
Enhancing the Visual and Presentation of Educational Content - Zambia: To improve the visual representation of the content of existing teaching materials to make education more effective
Rural Community Access in Kibengwe - Tanzania
Modular Strategic Implementation of ICT in Health Care Facilities - Tanzania: Modular project: Magu Hospital implements HMIS modules and Sengerema Designated District Hospital implements the Connectivity, Continuous Professional Development and Public Internet Facility modules.
Agricultural Business Information Services (ABIS) - Cromabu component - Tanzania
Support to ICT for Accelerated Development (ICT4D) Process - Ghana: The committee is developing an ICT-driven socio-economic development policy and plan - rather than a sectoral ICT policy
East African Centre for Open Source Software - Uganda
Knowledge Management Through Local Community Development - Bolivia: Main objective is to deploy the potential of centres for alternative education in Potosí and La Paz provinces focusing on vocational training and information management in livelihood opportunities.
Integration of Internal Control System and GIS for Quinoa Production - Bolivia: Develops a GIS connecting to the existing data base holding socio-economic information about quinoa smallholder producers to allow for analysis and monitoring of quinoa production data in the southern altiplano of Bolivia.
ICT-Connect-TED - Tanzania
District Computerization Kinondoni - Tanzania
District Administrative Network Programme - Uganda: DistrictNet tries to provide transparency at the local government level and to improve the provision of public information through the implementation of ICT.
ICT policy Ministry of Education - Zambia: The development of an ICT Implementation Plan for the Education sector
Agritrade versus Food Self-Sufficiency - Ecuador: Aims to develop protection strategies of national agriculture and food security for small and medium farmers.
Tanzania Students Website/Wanafunzi - Tanzania
Eastern Corridor Agro-Market Project- Ghana: Improved access to market information through the use of mobile phone has allowed farmers to be able to make informed market decision in the course of selling their farm produce.
Improving CME for rural health workers through ICT training - Uganda
Establishment of an ICT Resource Centre - Zambia: The project will establish an “ICT Resource Centre” and build the ICT capacity of members of ZUNO
Caribbean Music Exposition - Jamaica: International music conference to promote Caribbean music and the use of multimedia for the recording and marketing of caribbean music
Educational Website - Tanzania: Educational website with content for teachers, students and parents.
Market Access for Export Organisations in Bolivia through the eFresh Portal - Bolivia: Annual subscriptions to the eFresh portal are offered to farmers' associations associations connected to Promueve Bolivia and AOPEB.
Use of ICTs in Informing About the External Debt Situation of Ecuador - Ecuador: Informs the public about the status and consequences of the external debt situation of Ecuador.
Market Price Information System Using Web and National Television - Burkina Faso: No quarterly report was sent in. During Q1 2010, several attempts were made by the PM to get the 4 partners (IABER, Gens du Wisga, Manivelle and CPF) back on track - but there seem to be fundamental differences of opinion between them on how to proceed. The PM has not succeeded in bridging these differences, and is waiting for the partners to come up with a solution. If this has not happened by the end of Q2, the PM will consider the project as closed.
Business Development Support Services for SMEs using ICT - Ghana: Establisment of a business centre for young entrepreneurs.
ICT Integration Multimedia & Recording - Zambia: Skills training where ICTs are integrated for young schoolleavers
Market Information Service Facility and Training Project - Ghana: A web-based market information system for small scale farmers
ICT Policy for Education - Tanzania: ICT Strategizing for Secondary Education
Replication of Rural Information Support project with Department of co-operatives of MTTI - Uganda
Quality & FRUILEMA - Mali: During Q1, the project addressed some of its structural challenges related to ownership, internal organization, external relations and capacity development. Several training workshops were attended by the Fruilema members, and appointments were made with Manobi to come to Bamako in April 2010 and deliver the PDA's and according training on the use of these devices for data collection in April 2010.
Conserving Mangroves with ICTs and Community Production - Ecuador: The national network for the defence of the mangrove, C-CONDEM, supports the defence of the mangrove area by exchanging knowledge and experiences, by capacity development among marginalised populations, and by lobbying and advocacy at national policy level.
Content Development at National Teachers Colleges - Uganda
Citizenry Online - Ecuador: Aims to construct a social web to foster citizens' participation in good governance at the level of 5 districts of metropolitan Quito.
Integration of ICT in the Copperbelt College of Education Curriculum - Zambia: The integration of ICTs in the curriculum, content development and equipping the lecturers skills and knowledge.
Design and Implementation of the SERVIR Regional Credit Evaluation Service - Ecuador: Sets up a credit registration system on debtors and debt repayment schedules on behalf of a number of rural financing institutions.
E-Society Apac - Uganda: A project for improved governance and service delivery through the use of ICT and E-governance
Establishing Information Centres - Ghana: This project establishes a multi media centre at the head office of the Association of Church Development Projects and 5 satellite information centres
CAPTIC Training Centre: Global Telecentre Map - Bolivia: ICT training centre for IICD project partners and other NGOs, grass-root organisations, private companies and government agencies, with over 800 persons trained.
ICT for Teaching and Learning in Schools - Bolivia: Introduction of ICT in the class room and content development by teachers in 46 schools serving 37,000 teachers and students in Bolivia
Educational Computer Centres in Yapacaní - Bolivia: Purpose is enhanced human capacity to overcome poverty by means of an improved education system using ICT.
Information System for Innovation and Competitiveness of Small Farmers - Bolivia: Provision of marketing information to farmer associations linked through 4 agriculture information centres in the province of Ichilo, Santa Cruz
Global Teenager Project - Zambia: Connecting Zambian secondary schools in ‘Learning Circles’ with other students around the world with the use of ICTs
Teacher Professional Development - Tanzania: Bright Education Trust Fund (BETF) trained teachers in using ICT for teaching and learning in the classroom and for school administration.
Digitizing the ‘Memory’ of the Social Struggles - Ecuador: Aims to strengthen the collective memory of Ecuadorian society on key moments in its social struggle through digitising and systematising documents of various types about main events in recent Ecuadorian history.
Involving Local Youth Councils in Good Practices in Local Governance - Ecuador: Two local youth councils (Consejos Locales Juveniles) were installed and trained in ICTs in the municipalities of Bahía de Caráquez, Sucre (Manabí province) and Puerto Ayora (Galápagos).
Telemedicine - Tanzania: The project aims at introducing telemedicine in Tanzania, and to develop best practices and a platform for awareness raising, knowledge exchange and policy making in this field. The project is closely linked to another project with ELCT on HMIS.
Implementation of an m-governance information system in Ecuadorian municipalities: Based on a successful pilot project on using mobile phones for spreading municipal information in 2007-08, this project aims to develop a model for implementation and to apply this model in 3 Ecuadorian municipalities. Three dimensions are addressed during implementation: technological, communicational and socio-cultural.
Improving Primary Health Care - Ghana: To contribute to improved health status of the rural population of targeted communities in Northern Ghana
Ciudadanía Informada: Citizens’ Participation - Ecuador: Ciudadanía Informada is an electronic newspaper produced by four local news agencies to involve Ecuadorian society in processes of social transformation.
Improving the quality of teaching and learning processes through ICT - Ecuador: Improving the quality of teaching and learning processes through ICT in 6 Millennium & 5 satellite schools nation-wide and 40 schools in Manabi.
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PART ME) - Ghana: To contribute to the improvement of healthcare/socialcare in Ghana by introducing an effective monitoring system for the NHS and other large scale programmes

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