Hewlett Packard Digital Village
Russia - Ukraine - South Africa
Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) training became, in most developing countries, a primordial necessity to prepare the young generation for future employment and to improve the quality of the services provided to the population.
The Digital Community Centers develop community technologies skills creating a trained labor force for the emerging services.
Funded by the Hewlett Packard Corporation and benefiting from ORT experience in ICT training, the centers are working with local education authorities to adapt new pedagogical techniques in order to produce better trained graduates, assist the professional adaptation of the community and retrain the unemployed as well as providing the skills for the creation of small enterprises.
Components
- Equipment of teaching computers' lab;
- Equipment of computers' maintenance training lab;
- Training of local trainers;
- Courses for local teachers.
Beneficiaries'
Local colleges and learning institutes, school teachers, trainers and students.
Objectives
- Providing computer skills for everyone;
- Participating in the fight against poverty;
- Improving the plight of the disadvantaged;
- Promoting the employability of young people.
Expected results
Each participant will be able to assume office computerized work and will be better prepared for future employment or will have enough knowledge to start a business.
» more Foreseen Projects
World ORT International Cooperation's raison d'être is « helping people help themselves »
Whereas most charities and non-profit organizations in the field of international
development primarily target humanitarian and disaster relief efforts, World ORT IC is
well-known as a major provider of long-term technical assistance that meets local needs
and builds a self-sustainable local management capacity.
Switzerland
- 1 Rue de Varembé
- 1211 Geneva 20
- Switzerland
- Tel: +41 22 919 42 34
- Fax: +41 22 919 42 39
United Kingdom
- 126 Albert Street
- London NW1 7NE
- England
- Tel: +44 207 446 8500
- Fax: +44 207 446 8701
United States
- 5527 Lee Highway
- Arlington VA 22207
- USA
- Tel: +1 703 536 5520
- Fax: +1 703 536 5530
Copyright © 2014 World ORT International Cooperation All rights reserved