[UgaBYTES] [witfor] Re: Getting Started

[Meddie Mayanja]

Hey, Quinn

I would like to know more about projects in Africa and Middle east.

Is there a detailed description with local partners info?

Meddie 


Meddie Mayanja
Senior Program Officer
telecentre.org, IDRC Canada
tel:  (613) 236-6163, ext 2604


-----Original Message-----
From: ugabytes-bounces at lists.ugabytes.org
[mailto:ugabytes-bounces at lists.ugabytes.org] On Behalf Of qsutton13
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:15 PM
To: witfor at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [UgaBYTES] [witfor] Re: Getting Started

Yes Satish, I am a High-Level Advisor to GAID and have been involved with
several of their activities.  Currently the Digital Alliance is exploring an
agressive expansion with pilot projects lining up in Africa (Ethiopia,
Senegal, Ghana, and Mozambique), the Middle East (Jordan), Asia (Uzbekistah,
Nepal and India) and Latin America (Mexico and Uruguay).  

Our basic aim is to leverage existing resources and provide culturally
relevant vocational skills to enhance local economies.  
This can take many forms.  In Jordan we are looking at supplementing ICT
training for young women in traditional schools.  In Africa we are looking
at digital literacy training for aid agencies and select governmental
agencies.  In India we just brokered a deal for a computer lab at a school
for the children of the leprosy-affected. 

I am always looking for a good project...

Best,
Quinn 


--- In witfor at yahoogroups.com, "Satish Jha" <jha.satish at ...> wrote:
>
> Quinn,
> Aren't you also at GAID?
> Which geographies do you work in?
> Thanks
> 
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 5:48 PM, qsutton13 <qsutton at ...> wrote:
> 
> >   Hello everyone,
> >
> > My name is Quinn Sutton and I am the Executive Director of the 
> > Digital Alliance Foundation. We are a non-profit, humanitarian 
> > organization providing ICT education to aid agencies,
governmental
> > institutions and marginalized populations around the world. We
are
> > small but growing fast. We do not provide grants but are
interested
> > in working with anyone who is interested in ICT for development.
> >
> > Please visit our website www.ictefa.org and if there is interest
on
> > your part send me a message.
> >
> > I have been working with a handful of UN agencies and simply
knowing
> > what's going on is often the biggest challenge to getting
started.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Quinn
> >
> > - hablo espanol,
> > - je parle francais,
> > - skoshi dake nihongo hanasemasu
> >
> > 
> >
>


_______________________________________________
ugabytes mailing list
ugabytes at lists.ugabytes.org
http://lists.ugabytes.org/mailman/listinfo/ugabytes_lists.ugabytes.org