News related to the Global Teenager Project

IICD enters new Global Teenager Project partnership — by James Powell — last modified 2008-06-30 10:55

On May 8th, Caroline Figuères, IICD’s Managing Director, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bob Hofman, Managing Director of the Dutch Foundation The Round Table to host and coordinate Global Teenager Project activities for the next three years.

GTP represented in UN Steering Committee on Global Alliance for ICT and Development — by admin — last modified 2007-01-26 15:56

The Joint Program Manager of the Global teenager Project, Ms. Titi Akinsanmi has been selected as a member of the first ever United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN-GAID). The Steering committee is charged with executive oversight and guidance and contributes to the strategic direction of the UN-GAID.

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.

The Global Teenager Project: Gender and online collaborative learning — by admin — last modified 2007-01-04 13:03

The Global Teenager Project (GTP) is an inter-classroom exchange of information and ideas. Originally established in 1999 by the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) it aims to promote inter-cultural awareness by providing regular classroom debates in a safe, structured environment. In addition to this, it aims to improve the quality of secondary school education (both formal and informal) by introducing schools to the exciting new applications of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

The Earth Report - Hands on featuring the Global Teenager Project Ghana — by admin — last modified 2005-07-28 11:24

The GTP Ghana was selected by the World Earth Report (BBC World) for a special feature on ICTs and education.

KPN to donate used computers to schools in Africa — by admin — last modified 2005-04-07 13:57

KPN will donate 10,000 used computers to schools in Africa. KPN is replacing its computer park and the used computers will be handed over to SchoolNet Africa (SNA). SNA is an African not-for-profit organization which promotes ICT in education in Africa. IICD and SNA have been working together for several years on the Global Teenager Project.

Global Teenager Project - Quarterly Report 1 - 2004 — by admin — last modified 2004-05-18 13:22

Handing over the Global Teenager Project (GTP) to SchoolNet Africa.

Ojalá Chatsession at Smart Party in Amsterdam — by admin — last modified 2007-11-19 09:49

Bolivian and Dutch students chat about sustainable development.

Global Teenager Project - Quarterly report 4, 2003 — by admin — last modified 2004-01-23 12:42

The last quarter of 2003 witnessed a major step for the Global Teenager Project.

Une nouvelle ère pour le projet Global Teenager. Schoolnet Afrique en tête — by admin — last modified 2004-01-23 13:01

IICD et SchoolNet Africa a signé une déclaration d'intention pour transferer des responsabilités gestionnaires et opérationnelles du GTP à SNA.

A new era for the Global Teenager Project - Schoolnet Africa in the lead — by admin — last modified 2004-01-23 12:45

IICD and SchoolNet Africa signed a Statement of Intent to transfer managerial and operational responsibilities for GTP to SNA.

Internet collaborative projects as an effective educational method — by admin — last modified 2007-11-19 10:04

Research by Julija Paskevica, a Latvian Global Teenager student.

Valuable lessons learned in IICD's Country Programme Ghana 2003 — by admin — last modified 2006-08-28 12:06

In 2003, IICD has worked with its local partners to assess the results and impact of IICD's Country Programme in Ghana.

Learning Circles in English and French take off for the 10th time — by admin — last modified 2007-11-19 10:17

In October, over 200 secondary school classes from 26 countries worldwide will start communicating via e-mail and Internet in English and French Learning Circles.

Global Teenager Network event 2003: finding improvements together! — by admin — last modified 2007-11-19 10:15

This year, all the Global Teenager coordinators got together in Nairobi, Kenya for the Johan Kooij Fellowship network event. Imagine, 21 people from all over the world discussing the way forward for the Global Teenager Project, and with success! Many great ideas came out of the meeting due to the completely participatory approach of the event. The objective was to find ways to improve the quality of the Learning Circles, exchange experience and knowledge, strategize and plan for the future of GTP, and familiarization with the technology supporting GTP. The fact that all coordinators brought in their own experience made them learn from each other and take complete ownership of the project. Next to IICD and Ms Kooij, KPN, a Dutch telecom provider, contributed to make the workshop a success. All participants greatly appreciated their efforts and their interest in activities happening in countries so far away.

IICD and Anne Frank House partner in Global Teenager Project — by admin — last modified 2003-05-12 13:43

The Anne Frank House and IICD are working together on intercultural educational exchange programmes linked to the Global Teenager Project.

Global Teenager supports rural community in Zimbabwe — by admin — last modified 2003-02-13 14:37

The Ntabazinduna community in rural Matebeleland is set to benefit from a computer Laboratory worth millions of Zimbabwe dollars. This story is based on an article reported by the Zimbabwean Sunday Times.

Mrs. Kooij urges local organizations to support poor schools in Tanzania — by admin — last modified 2002-12-19 16:34

Johan Kooij Fellowship goodwill ambassador Mrs. Libert Kooij urges local organizations to support poor schools with computers to enable them to cope with ICT for development.

Bringing computers to Zambian schools — by admin — last modified 2002-11-04 14:47

Chilufya Musosha visited three Global Teenager schools in Zambia to examine how they set up and run their computer labs. Read how they mobilise school children to tackle the sustainability issue.

Zambian teenagers gear up for Global Teenager Project — by admin — last modified 2002-10-29 18:35

Within the framework of the Global Teenager Project in Zambia, three schools with resource limitations were recently ‘adopted’ by external funders to enable their participation in employing ICTs to support access to information and information exchange in education. The following report describes gives some insight into measures undertaken to realize the participation of these schools in the Global Teenager Project, critically examines obstacles encountered, while at the same time offering creative solutions and suggestions.