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  • A la découverte des opportunités de l’Internet: Femme & Internet au Tchad
    L’éducation, la santé natale et prénatale, les nouveaux métiers de l’Internet: voici quelques-uns des points qui ont été abordés en termes d’avantages que l’Internet offre aux femmes lors d’un événement réunissant plus de 600 femmes tchadiennes.A l’approche de la journée internationale de la femme du 8 mars, ces femmes tchadiennes se sont réunies le 29 février 2016 à N’djamena pour apprendre et échanger sur les enjeux et les opportunités qu’offre Internet. Une belle occasion pour mettre en évidence l’importance d’un coté de la femme dans le domaine de l’Internet, et, de l’autre coté de la...
    Date published 07 March 2016
    Christine Saegesser Baethge
    Africa Bureau, Community Projects
  • Where the world’s largest gatherings of women in technology gather: #GHC15 and ‪#GHCI15‬‬‬
    Vyria Paselk-Director of Internet Leadership at the Internet Society and Kathleen Moriarty-Kathleen Moriarty, Security Area Director at the IETFWomen represent 51% of the global population, yet the statistics for women in technology are not even close to equal (some reports estimate only 26% of the computing workforce are women). In order for the Internet to be useful for ALL we need more women shaping the future of the Internet. One organization who is working to close this gap is the Anita Borg Institute (ABI). The Internet Society has partnered with ABI for the past four years to get more...
    Date published 07 March 2016
    Vyria Paselk
    Community Projects
  • Beyond the Net: November Cycle 2015 Summaries
    The Beyond the Net Funding Programme is proud to announce the results for the November 2015 cycle.These projects here are just an example of the opportunities people can make for themselves when they have access to the Internet. No matter if it’s boosting education, building a community, or fighting poverty they’re able to use the Internet to bring amazing changes to their world. The Beyond the Net Funding Programme Open Data LebanonNabil Bou-Khaled, Lebanon ChapterThis project aims to host and manage the opendatalebanon.org portal and provide guidance and support to the...
    Date published 02 February 2016
    Ilda Simao
    Community Projects
  • Information Session: Find out How You Could Fund Your Project
    During my time at the Internet Society, I’m never surprised at the amazing things our volunteers do.  No matter if they’re part of a Chapter or working on projects on their own the opportunities they've created for their cities, towns, or even countries are fantastic.I’ve seen solar powered internet kiosks installed in rural Kenya, computer courses for children in Cambodia, and an online school for farmers in Sri Lanka to help them learn how to harvest crops for years to come.All of these projects have received funding from the Internet Society. It's an honour to help our Chapters and...
    Date published 26 January 2016
    Ilda Simao
    Community Projects
  • Announcing Beyond the Net Selected Projects!
    The first round of Beyond the Net funding recipients are selected!I'm excited about this selection as it's the first of the programme! A few months ago we evolved our Community Grants programme to Beyond the Net - a funding programme for our Chapters and members to build and carry out projects in their city, town, or communities.Projects range from giving people in Sri Lanka a new sight to building a Internet community center for Indigenous Mayans. All are dedicated to bringing amazing opportunities to people around the world.Do you have a great idea? You can apply for small, medium, or...
    Date published 28 October 2015
    Ilda Simao
    Community Projects