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Project Pillar:
Education
Pillar
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Project cost: TBD
Project Status: Program is inactive
and dormant. We plan to reactive the program and develop
it as a complementary program to the Winneba
Open Digital Village.
Documentation:
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CITY
Summary
(01.28.05) |
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03.29.03
| Winneba Ghana: “Catch IT Young”
Launch @ Winneba Secondary School |
Needs: If you are interested in this
program and see its potential, we accept financial contributions
as well as in-kind donations to expand the scope of
this project tin Ghana.
Support
Project |
Location:
Schools throughout Ghana
Description: Catch IT Young (CITY)
is a platform and strategy to ensure youth empowerment,
by developing youth readiness to promote quality and
visible contributions to national development through
the use of ICT tools. Basic Computer literacy with internet
applications is key to overcoming the digital divide.
CITY is designed to work with educators all over Ghana
to develop Information Technology Clubs in primary and
secondary schools.
Vision/Theme: Young people should
be at the forefront of global change and innovation.
Empowered, they can be the key agents for development
and peace. Ghana needs to develop its youth through
strategic decision-making, policies formulation, program
design and implementation, for the youth by the youth
and of the youth to help Ghana and Africa bridge the
digital divide. A united youth front backed by practical
ICT tools for empowerment can make a tremendous difference
in forwarding effective national development strategies
when combined with readiness and a deeply held commitment
to spearhead the revolution. CITY clubs are a way to
put words from ICT4D conference "talk shops"
into action.
Project Design and Rationale: CITY
Clubs in Ghanaian primary and secondary schools complement
conventional education curriculum and teach students
how to use computers and the internet, increasing student
performance. In the primary schools, CITY prepares youth
for ICT by an introduction in basic skills development
programs and games. In the second cycle, ICT skills
sets are further developed in relation to disciplinary
study such as Science, Business, Agriculture, Arts,
Home Economics, etc. Through ICT related projects, radio
and or television quiz programs students can learn how
to work together as well as through competition as encouraged
to work hard and be the best they can be.
Goals:
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Basic computer
literacy, office user applications, web design,
database management etc. |
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To provide
minimal universal Internet access to valuable
information and data as a catalyst to expanding
knowledge. |
| 3. |
Compliment
and support the national human capacity development
efforts by building a platform to absorb and
develop individual talents and contributions
using ICT, for the realization of Ghana's vision. |
| 4. |
Improve computer
skills and IT knowledge for teachers among students
and teachers by increasing computer contact
and Internet access hours through access to
computer laboratories and partner ICT service
providers. |
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Assist in
Ghana's readiness for its full participation
in the global knowledge economy such as through
addressing not only the digital divide intra
digital divide (rural-urban access) as a means
to consequently bridge the divide between nations.
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Accomplishments: Approximately 20
teachers and 300 students have been trained in the Winneba
and Apam districts in Ghana as part of this pilot project.
The project has won the admiration of the Ministry of
Education in Ghana who wrote a letter of recommendation
in support of the project.
Partners:
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International
Young Professionals Foundation (IYPF)-Ghana |
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African Youth
ICT4D Network (AYIN) - AYIN
is a joint youth effort to address the numerous
problems of Africa through the use of Information
and Communication Technology. |
Target Groups: Primary and secondary
students.
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