SIYAFUNDA CTC enables Information and Community Knowledge Centres, where people can access Computers, the Internet, and other digital technologies that enable them to gather information, create, learn, and communicate with others while they develop essential digital skills. The focus is on the use of digital technologies to support community, economic, educational, and social development—reducing isolation, bridging the digital divide, promoting health issues, creating economic opportunities, and reaching out to youth.
SIYAFUNDA CTC establishes partnerships and relationships with multi-stakeholders; local governments & municipalities, private business organisations, community based organisations, schools, universities in delivering Community Technology Centres in previously disadvantaged areas, thereby making the vision a reality:

“Ensuring that all citizens are computer competent and have access to information and communication technologies, the internet”
SIYAFUNDA CTC provides the management and operational skills and capacity, in supporting sustainable projects and initiatives in uplifting communities by “bringing ICT to the communities”.
This initiative brings in reality the concerns of National and Local Government to make ICT Access (Internet & Email) accessible to all communities.
This initiative also envisages skilling the youth, the unemployed, women, people with disabilities, thereby making them employable and alleviating unemployment by networking with recruitment agencies, government agencies and businesses, thus becoming an enabler for job creation.
SIYAFUNDA CTC a member of DOC’s e-Skills Institute s aligns its model to the National e-Skills Plan of Action (NeSPA) which was developed through a two year consultation process culminating in the e-Skills Summit in July 2010 and October 2013 in which SIYAFUNDA CTC participated
SIYAFUNDA CTC is a network hub for sustainable community knowledge centres of excellence in South Africa.

http://www.siyafundactc.org.za

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