Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2013 Winner

Web 2.0 and Social Media Learning Opportunities


Description

Starting in 2009 the CTA in partnership with national and international development agencies organised a series of 5-day training events (based on cost-sharing) designed to raise awareness and stimulate adoption of Web2.0 and Social Media in the context of development work. At the end of 2012 approximately 1500 people (31% women) will have been trained in Benin (3), Burkina Faso (1), Cameroon (2), Ethiopia (3), Fiji (4), Ghana (3), Kenya (5), Madagascar (2), Mauritius (2), Nigeria (4), Rwanda (5), South Africa (2), St. Lucia (1), Tanzania (3), The Gambia (2), Senegal (3), Trinidad&Tobago (3), Uganda (5) (# events)

Project website

http://www.web2fordev.net


Action lines related to this project
  • AL C7. E-agriculture 2013
Millennium development goals related to this project
  • Goal 1: Eradicate poverty and hunger
  • Goal 3: Promote gender equality & empower women
  • Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

Coverage

Status

Completed

Start date

01 January 2009

End date

31 December 2015


Entity name

CTA

Entity country—type

Netherlands International Organization

Entity website

http://www.cta.int

Partners

National Ministries of Agriculture, Universities, GIZ, ILRI, FAO, UNDP, NGOs, Training Centres, ...