Digital Hope (ICT for an Inclusive Information Society)
Details of the organization
Name *
B-Gifted Foundation of Sierra Leone
Country *
Sierra Leone
Website (URL)
http://www.b-gifted.org
Type *
Civil society entities
Information about the project
Project title *
Digital Hope (ICT for an Inclusive Information Society)
Title acronym
Digital Hope
Description *
Over 1 billion people, or approximately 15 percent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability. Eighty percent of them live in developing countries. The Digital Hope project is unique and innovative in many ways. It has began to target 20,000 victims of amputation in the aftermath of wars in Sierra Leone and drawing attention to the plight of other disabled individuals in a way never been tested before in this country by no other organization or company. The imaginative use of technology and app for disabled has at its pilot stage provided 1550 war amputees needed ICT skills so that they can rebuild their lives as well as their country, as well as raise the resources they need to carry out their dreams. The technology addresses the global challenge of access to learning and education for people with disability and this project distinguishes itself from other actors in similar field because of it's economic viability and largely humanitarian component. The pilot stage was support from an open innovation competition grant provided by UN ITU in Geneva.
Project website
http://www.digitalhopesierraleone.blogspot.com
Geographical coverage *
National implementation:
Sierra Leone
Status *
Ongoing
from 09/03/2016
to
09/04/2020
Partners
Teach a Man to Fish UK National Telecom Sierra Leone National Youth Commission Sierra Leone UN ITU Telecom young entrepreneurs 2011 category
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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Capacity building
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Project type *
Project
Programme
Publication
Training initiative
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