The 21st Century Digital Farmer! Program
Details of the organization
Name *
Mucho Mangoes Ltd
Country *
Kenya
Website (URL)
http://muchomangoes.com/
Type *
Business sector entities
Information about the project
Project title *
The 21st Century Digital Farmer! Program
Description *
The 21st Century Digital Farmer Program uses Mobile Tent ICT centres to provide 3 months Computer and Agricultural Production skills training to farming Communities in Rural Kenya. The training is conveniently delivered at the farmers location, using a flexible 2 hours per day model, to allow farmers to attend to their farms and other social economic activities. Participation is drawn from the farming community but much emphasis is on women and Youth, deliberately to bridge the gap on social spaces and online, where women are dominated by men. As with rural and poor communities, women's lack of access to the benefits of information technology threatens to reinforce their second-rate status and create a new form of social exclusion.
Project website
https://web.facebook.com/MuchoMangoes/
Geographical coverage *
Local implementation: Kenya, Taveta
Status *
Ongoing
from 07/01/2017
to
28/02/2018
Partners
AFRINIC, through the Fund for Internet Research & Education in Africa, FIRE
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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E-agriculture
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
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
Project type *
Project
Training initiative
