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What we do: We identify innovative technologies and best practices for deployment in emerging markets with a particular focus on underserved communities that can benefit from them most. This includes the promotion of ecologically and socially responsible development in emerging markets through a comprehensive and synergistic approach called the oneVillage Foundation Initiatives.

Mission Objectives:

Promotion of solutions that integrate Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), with sustainable development.

Promotion of a proactive, whole systems approach to AIDS and other pressing global challenges.

Engagement with communities & networks that share our commitment to socially conscious and sustainable economic development, building problem-solving capabilities and increasing the level of economic opportunity.

Program Focus Areas: Use ICT to build complementary relationships between developing and developed regions, while increasing the rate of sustainable development.

Social Entrepreneurship Training

Economic development

Sustainable Technologies

ICT Augmented Educational Programs

Current Goal and Focus: Establish Winneba Open Digital Village towards full scale implementation to develop effective Holistic ICT for EcoLiving approach.

OVI Methodology: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Development

Our Methodology is a reflection of our aspiration to design programs that uplift & inspire communities, while providing a way to practically integrate various approaches in a comprehensive approach to sustainable development, involving partners & knowledge from various fields in what is called a multi-sectorial approach.

Upcoming Events

02.30.07 | Taipei, Taiwan: Back to the Root Music Salon (5:00 pm)

03.20.08 | Taipei, Taiwan: World Culture Mondo 2008 (all day

04.22-26.08 | San Francisco, CA, USA: Ecocity World Summit 2008

05.28-30.08 | Acrra, Ghana: OVF Ghana to Host Workshop at WODiV during the 3rd E-Learning Africa Conf

07.13-17.08 | London, England: OVF Ghana to Present at The Fifth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning at the University of London

Latest News

01.17.08 - Paris France: EU FP7 DigitalWorld Project Meeting

12.13.07 - OVF President Joy Tang attends OpenHardware Meeting in Paris

10.27.07 - "Cradle to Cradle" arthur & Ecological Designer Dr. Michael Braungart meets with Joy Tang & Steven Chang at the German Culture Center in Taipei, Taiwan

10.15.07 - OVF Ghana Ecology and Agriculture Director Godfred Prebbie Reports Progress in Completing Palm Oil Plant Project

09.13.07 - Joy Tang Gives Welcome speech at Tsing Hua University in Taiwan to 1000 Freshmen

08.10.07 - OVF Ghana/WODiV Ten Day Wireless Training

06.20.07 - OVF Ghana receives Grant from Commonwealth of Learning to Develop Distance Learning Modules

06.07.07 - Proposal to Develop GeoSocial Networking Program in Winneba Ghana Presented at International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE5) Berkeley, CA

04.05.07 - FOSS infrastructure for Open Digital Villages (ODiVs): iFOSSF and oneVillage Foundation Partner to Create a Difference

01.24.07 - OVF Ghana Team gets WODiV building Ready

 
                 
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