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Each Proposed component of the
oneVillage Initative Holistic ICT for Development
Program is categorized according to its relationship
within the oneVillage Initiative Mandala.
We hope to eventually design these initiatives around
Unity Centers with the goal of carrying out these programs
so that they complement each other and present an integrated
front to promote local sustainable development.
Education
Learning is a lifetime process. Sharing knowledge is
a form of empowerment. By teaching and learning together,
we create wealth and promote peace.
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Project cost: TBD
Project Status: In progress
being carried out in schools through out Ghana.
Pillar: Education
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name: CatchITYoung
Location: Schools throughout
Ghana
Vision: To educate the youth
about ICT and introduce them to the skills need
to prosper in the information economy.
Project Design and rationale:
Information Technology Clubs in Ghanaian primary
and secondary schools complement conventional
education curriculum and teach students how to
use computers and the internet, increasing student
performance.
CatchITYoung was developed jointly by oneVillage
Foundation-Ghana and the International Young Professionals
Foundation (IYPF)-Ghana, both working under a
unified umbrella, the African Youth Initiative
(AYI). AYI is a joint youth effort to address
the numerous problems of Africa through the use
of Information and Communication Technology.
Goals:
1. Improve awareness of ICT among students and
teachers
2. Assist in Ghana's readiness for its full participation
in the global knowledge economy.
Target Groups: Primary and secondary
students
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Project cost: TBD
Project Status: In progress
being carried out in schools through out Ghana.
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name: Global Education Initiative
Location: Schools in Ghana and
Kenya
Vision: To educate the youth
about math, science and engineering.
Project Design and Rationale:
GEI is a cooperative effort of schools, led in
the United States by John C. Ford Program, which
includes OVF Kenya and Ghana. Educational content
is distributed to the GEI hubs via a open and
distance learning program. One of the focuses
of the program is water conservation. OVF Kenya
students recently put together a power point presentation
on Water issues in the Lake Victoria area of Kenya.
Goals:
1. Improve the educational services in the communities
the GEI hubs serve
2. Develop locally based content which can between
shared between the hubs.
Target Groups: Primary and secondary
students
Needs: Computers, other classroom
materials and operational funding to run GEI hubs
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Economy Pillar:
Maximize opportunities for individuals to be the creators
and owners of common wealth.
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Project cost:
to be determined
Project Status: Proposal, designed
to be integral with Unity Center development.
Pillar: Education
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Proposal
Name: Unity Center Eco-Tourism Program
Location: to be determined but
presumably centered around the development of
Unity Centers
Vision: To create a ecotourism
program that takes into account local culture,
natural aesthetics.
Proposal Design and Rationale:
With the proper funding the development of Unity
Centers will include living quarters that are
designed out of consideration for human as well
as ecological needs using local materials, solar
and other renewable technologies as well as featuring
organic food. The tour will include both enthralling
experiences in the natural environment, and a
deep introduction to one or more human communities.
The introductions can be as brief as a one- to
three-hour community presentation of culture,
identity, goals, achievements and needs, or as
extensive as an apprenticeship in traditional
art, music or spiritual practices that lasts for
months or years that can be linked up with accredited
academic programs. In between are week-long drumming
workshops, and stays in family homes of one day
to a month in duration.
Goals:
1. Promoting eco-living and sustainable development
2. Expand economic opportunities for Africans,
by providing earnings to support the development
of local economy.
3. preserve local cultural and ecological resources
for future generations
Target Groups: African diaspora,
socially conscious consumers
Needs: Funding to initiate project
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Ecology Pillar:
Care and respect for the environment and all living
beings to promote harmony and Understanding.
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Project cost: to be determined
Project Status:
In Progress
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Project Name:
Jukwa Farmers Coop
Location: Jukwa, Ghana
Vision:
A thriving market in Africa to produce
healthy food sustainably.
Project Design and Rationale:
Work
with rural and semi-urban communities in identifying
economically viable organic farming operations.
We are identifying global organic farming network
and technology to build the model for self-sustaining
community living. By sustaining the small communities,
many of them are in the rural areas in the developing
countries, migration from the rural area to urban
area would be corrected which will contribute
into the balance growth of the human evolution.
Goals:
1. Provide a livelihood for local farmers using
the land sustainably while providing healthy food.
2. Expand to other communities in the oneVillage
Foundation network, identifying where ecological
devastation is occurring and organizing communities
to bring and end to those practices and restore
the land - restorative economics.
3. Teach villagers and farmers how to market traditionally-produced
crops as organic, and how to do the record keeping
necessary for organic certification.
Target Groups: African Farmers
Needs: Modern equipment for
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Governance
Transparent communication and information sharing to
enable efficient decision making processes and effective
delivery of social services.
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Project cost:
$247,860 (US)
Project Status: Proposal sent
to Soros Foundation, waiting for funding.
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Project
Name: Community Knowledge Development
System
Vision: Field Agents linked
up through a global ICT network that effectively
mobilizes the world community to address world
urgent issues.
Location: Pilot projects to
located in unspecified communities throughout
Africa.
Project Design and Rationale:
A central part of the oneVillage Initiative will
be the development of a mobile ICT network, linked
real time, electronically in the field. We propose
an experiment to test out our hypothesis that
giving people in the field real time connections
will leading to a rapid increase in innovation
and economic development. The ICT field agent
teams will function as collectors, preliminary
processors and retrievers of information from
knowledge bases as well as human networks.
Goals:
1. Integrate local development projects with ICT
2. Provide practical ICT solutions for underserved
communities.
Target Groups: People in underserved
communities.
Needs: Funding for Knowledge
design, organization and implementation through
field agent teams on the ground.
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Project Status:
In progress in Nigeria and Kenya
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Project
Name: Unity Center
Vision/theme: Create a new approach
to development that empowers local people through
a bottom up economy.
Location: Mbita Kenya and Oshobo,
State Nigeria.
Project Design and Rationale: Unity
Centers will serve as prototypes for integrated
approaches to sustainable development rapidly
replicating sustainable solutions throughout the
world. This project will integrate the various
oneVillage Initiatives in the form of a tech incubation
and local service center that will also provide
eco-living solutions to surrounding regions. Field
agents and other support staff will live in the
Unity Center Ecovillage developing appropriate
technologies suitable for regional implementation.
Goals:
1. demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable
development
2. expand economic opportunity for local communities
3. help address urgent infrastructure needs through
Initiative programs like CatchITYoung and GEI.
Needs: Funding for construction
and operational budget
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Project cost: to be determined
Project Status: Proposal ready
for funding to design web site and database.
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Project
Name: AIDS Relief Portal
Vision: A global network that
effectively mobilizes the world community in the
fight against AIDS.
Location: The web
Project Design and Rationale: The
project is committed to local ownership and leadership,
while leveraging a global network of resources.
It recognizes the strength of the human network,
facilitating bottom-up development by on-the-ground
NGOs and top-down support from corporate and private
funders.
Potential donors will be able to easily get involved
in various ways, donating time, money, services
and goods, and also stay current with non-profit
organization (NPO) happenings. A real-time tracking
system will help donors monitor their donations
and the beneficiaries thereof – in other
words, follow how much has been given and what
has been done with it. The site presents the innovative
use of ICT to ensure accountability, transparency
and efficiency in the Aid community.
Goals:
1. Facilitate involvement in, and raise awareness
about, HIV/AIDS relief.
2. Help showcase the efforts of organizations
working to overcome AIDS. so that they receive
the resources they need, by matching willing donors
with responsible recipients.
Needs: Funding for web development
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Project cost:
TBD
Status: Proposal being developed
in conjunction with oneVillage.biz and AcrossWorld
Communications.
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Project
Name: e-recycling program
Location: Dominican Republic
other locations TBD
Vision: To develop computer
e-waste solutions that close the loop on computer
waste and empower local communities in the process.
Project Design and rationale:
As a solution to this we propose an integrated
program working with the World Bank acrossworld
communications and others to develop a worldwide
hub in the Dominican republic that uses an already
existing industrial park to manage, sort and remanufacture
IT e-waste from developed nations for delivery
to emerging markets.
Goals:
1. Close the loop on e-waste
2. Develop markets for the recycling and resale
of computer components in emerging markets
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Wellness & Healthcare
Integrated well-being in the spirit, mind and body
leads to the foundation for health. Healing from the
source reminds us of the importance of maintaining a
balanced life.
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Project cost:
to be determined
Status: Plans are being made
for a match between Liberty and Heart of Oaks;
two leading Football teams in Ghana
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Project Name:
Sports People that Care
Location: Ghana
Vision: The effective use of
sports to win the fight against AIDS.
Project Proposal Design: We
will use the popularity of football as a way to
promote health and teamwork. Specifically the
program will be designed to raise awareness about
AIDS. Ticket receipts will be used to treat and
care for people infected with AIDS as well as
towards prevention efforts.
Goals:
1. These events will be used to address social
issues relating to AIDS.
2. Raise money for AIDS treatment and education.
Needs: funding
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