Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2018 Nominee

Bridging Digital Divide Among the Youth (BDDY)


Description

Inline of contributing to the national Digital Talent Policy, Edified Generation Rwanda is committed to take a lead to support the GoR in regards to the achievement of this policy through a national wide project “Bridging Digital Divide Among the Youth” targeting the youth from secondary schools.

Edified Generation Rwanda is organizing the special ICT training in ICDL Modules which will be piloted by certifying the 130 capable ICDL certified trainers in the phase one of the project , the 130 will be used to implement the second phase which will be targeting directly the secondary schools communities which is our specific target by 2020 using the 130 capable trainers Edified Generation Rwanda will assist the ministry directly and indirectly to achieve its goals national wide since the later shall be used by both ministry and Edified Generation Rwanda

Edified Generation Rwanda has initiated the strong partnership with ICDL Africa , to work closely and collaboratively along the implementation of the “Bridging Digital Divide among the Youth” in quality(in all its Phases ) to meet the international standards level , our aim is to export ICT Skills in EAC by 2019 and we hope to gather with ministry we can make it starting the 130 beneficiaries of the Pilot.

Project website

http://www.edigenrwanda.org


Action lines related to this project
  • AL C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development 2018
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 4: Quality education
  • Goal 5: Gender equality
  • Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
  • Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

Coverage
  • Rwanda

Status

Completed

Start date

28 December 2017

End date

28 December 2020


Entity name

Edified Generation Rwanda

Entity country—type

Rwanda Civil Society

Entity website

http://www.edigenrwanda.org

Partners

ICDL Africa , ICDL Foundation, Ministry of youth, Ministry of Education , GIZ, Rwanda National Commission for UNESCO, Rwanda Development Board and World Vision International Rwanda .