IT and communication projects

IT and communication

Many now have access to mobile phones long before they get decent education, water supply, sanitation and many other services. By making the most of mobiles, the web, PCs and more traditional media such as radio, tremendous development is possible in a short space of time.

145 projects

Title Location Status Partners Updated Focus area Funding
Setting up Freedom Fone IVR system

FIT has set up an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system where frequently needed information is...

* Kenya

Africa

Active

Connect4Change
FIT
ICCO

Not yet

IT and communication

€ 40,000

100 %

Fully funded

Discussing innovative ideas for development

Conducted jointly by UNDP, UNV and national partners, the ‘Social Innovation and Volunteerism’...

Uzbekistan

Asia

Active

UNDP
United Nations Volunteers

24 May 2013

Economic development
Education
IT and communication

$ 635,100

100 %

Fully funded

Mountaineering at Orjen

Development of ICT for Outdoor Destinations/DIOD project will stimulate local economy in the...

* Montenegro

Europe

Active

CCC - Dubrovnik
CMRS
European Union
MRSM
NTO Montenegro
UNDP

Not yet

Economic development
IT and communication

€ 498,957

100 %

Fully funded

Telephone

The main objective is to establish a mobile platform to enable youth participation in shaping the...

Uganda

Africa

Active

African Monitor
Text to Change

Not yet

IT and communication

€ 170,000

100 %

Fully funded

Enumerator practising Akvo FLOW

During the last quarter of 2012 Connect4Change piloted the Akvo FLOW tool at community level as...

Uganda

Africa

Complete

Akvo FLOW
Connect4Change
Cordaid
DOJ
Text to Change

Not yet

IT and communication

€ 11,309

100 %

Fully funded

Wazazi

Tanzania has committed to improving MNCH through the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal...

Tanzania, United Republic of

Africa

Active

CDC Foundation
Text to Change
USAID

Not yet

Healthcare
IT and communication

€ 306,685

100 %

Fully funded

Field visit to project location

The project will provide communication support (planning, producing materials, support in...

* Bangladesh

Asia

Active

AIMS Bangladesh
Dalit
Dutch WASH Alliance
Gano Milan Foundation
ICCO
Mukti Foundation

Not yet

IT and communication
Water and sanitation

€ 81,715

97 %

The project is a one year intervention aimed at providing opportunities for teachers and school...

Ghana

Africa

Active

Connect4Change
Edukans
GINKS
IBIS Ghana
IICD

07 May 2013

Education
IT and communication

€ 15,118

100 %

Fully funded

Peps-c St John Vocational school Nandum, feb 2012

ICT is considered as a strategic tool in improving the quality of teaching and learning in Schools....

Ghana

Africa

Active

Connect4Change
Edukans
GINKS
IICD
PEPS-C

07 May 2013

Education
IT and communication

€ 44,723

100 %

Fully funded

Helping Teachers integrate ICT in education

In the first phase, 280 secondary school teachers were trained in the integration of ICT in...

* Uganda

Africa

Needs funding

CFSU
Connect4Change
Edukans
IICD

Not yet

Education
IT and communication

€ 42,000

0 %

Education and Empowerment Program seeks to improve education standards through ICT by working on...

Kenya

Africa

Active

Connect4Change
Edukans
IICD
NCCK

29 Oct 2012

Education
IT and communication

€ 50,752

100 %

Fully funded

Students laying network cables

ICT for quality education aims at enhancing the use of ICT applications in improving lesson...

Malawi

Africa

Active

Connect4Change
Don Bosco
Edukans
IICD

Not yet

Education
IT and communication

€ 48,594

100 %

Fully funded

TTC prepared phones to perform the research

A group of 28 entrepreneurial and economical students from the Netherlands and Tanzania join forces...

* Tanzania, United Republic of

Africa

Complete

Mzumbe University
Text to Change
VU University Amsterdam

Not yet

Healthcare
IT and communication

€ 1,500

100 %

Fully funded

Barefoot gives clean and cheap lighting options

Barefoot Power Uganda aims to distribute affordable, quality micro-solar products through...

Uganda

Africa

Active

Barefoot Power Uganda
Text to Change

Not yet

Economic development
IT and communication

€ 1,000

100 %

Fully funded

A peer educators training session

The Adolescent Reproductive Health Component of this project seeks to make adolescent reproductive...

Ghana

Africa

Active

ACDEP
Cordaid
Cordaid Healthcare

Not yet

Education
Healthcare
IT and communication

€ 350,061

100 %

Fully funded

Team members of our call centre in Kampala

Thanks to significant medical and technological breakthroughs we now have the solutions and...

Uganda

Africa

Active

Living Goods
Research Africa
Text to Change

Not yet

Healthcare
IT and communication

€ 7,722

100 %

Fully funded

Survey research through mobile phones

Between May and August 2012 Text to Change (TTC) conducts surveys among students and teachers by...

Uganda

Africa

Complete

Text to Change

Not yet

Education
IT and communication

€ 20,626

100 %

Fully funded

The Royal Dutch Embassy is based in Kampala

When election violence or other unusual disturbances happen in Kampala, Uganda the Dutch community...

Uganda

Africa

Active

Dutch Embassy Uganda
Text to Change

Not yet

Education
IT and communication

€ 1,000

100 %

Fully funded

Mobile technology to upscale Malaria treatment

Text to Change (TTC) partners with Scyfy Technology in order to provide technical assistance to the...

Uganda

Africa

Active

Malaria Consortium
Scyfy
Text to Change

Not yet

Healthcare
IT and communication

€ 120,695

100 %

Fully funded

The literacy rate in Uganda is  66.8%.

Uwezo is a 4 year initiative to improve competencies in literacy and numeracy in an innovative and...

Uganda

Africa

Complete

Text to Change
Uwezo

Not yet

Education
IT and communication

€ 5,620

100 %

Fully funded