Blog Applications, Economic Development, Kenya, Mobile, workshop
News item by IICD: Mobile phones play an increasingly important part in new and existing farming projects in Kenya. This was one of the conclusions of an economic development workshop organised in Nairobi. Participants such as farmers’ cooperatives, producer organisations and government representatives identified mobile phones as one of the key ways to increase income. [...]
Blog Kenya, Samburu, School meals, Schools
News item by IICD: Kenyan IICD-partner SEED and Dutch partner Edukans set up a campaign to supply food to Samburu schools in Kenya. These schools have been severely hit by the drought in the Horn of Africa. The campaign, set up by Edukans and SEED, raises money for meals for schools that can’t provide their [...]
Blog Computers, Education, ICT, Internet, Kenya, Round Table
News item by IICD: Pastoralist (nomadic) tribes in Kenya, including the Maasai will start working with computers and internet to improve their education. This was the outcome of an event that was co-organised by IICD in Machakos, Kenya in July. Together with Connect4Change consortium partner Edukans, IICD organised a ‘Roundtable workshop’ where various partners in [...]
Blog ICT, Kenya, Training, Web
ICT training helps Kenyan youth in slum areas to find (better) jobs Nairobits Trust, set up by Butterfly Works with support of ICCO and Edukans in Nairobi supports youth in gaining business and technical skills in web site development. The project has provided over 2,000 marginalised youth from slum areas with ICT and live skills. [...]
