Hello GKD'ers! I am trying to document uses of ICTs by disenfranchised groups, with a focus on applications that are meant to "help them help themselves". I'm looking for projects that specifically focus on women, children/youth, the disabled, ex-combatants, child soldiers, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), ethnic/language minorities, very isolated populations (not just rural populations), urban poor.... I am trying to focus on direct uses of ICTs by these groups and not on efforts to strengthen organizations that may be helping these groups (not sure this makes a lot of sense yet).
This work is being done for JICA-USA, the Washington, D.C. office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency. While I cannot guarantee that the final report will be made public, I will develop a resource list to be distributed through this list (if appropriate) or individually to those who might request it. The resource list will include a listing of case studies, relevant web sites and web-based documents. Thank you for your help in identifying interesting experiments or case studies! I'm also interested in ideas for things that haven't been tried yet! Best regards, Barbara Fillip, Ph.D. Researcher/Consultant http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze2mjvc email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unrelated to this work with JICA-USA, the Spring 2001 course materials for my course on ICTs for Developing Countries are available at http://www.blackboard.com/courses/100867. You can access all materials by entering the site as guest. Email me if you have any difficulties! ------------ ***GKD is an initiative of the Global Knowledge Partnership*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.globalknowledge.org>
