A non-profit organization dedicated to closing the digital divide and unlocking opportunities for rural communities in Ghana. Email: [email protected]
Ghana
Joined February 2024
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🏕️ DWeb Camp 2026 is happening in the Berlin area on Jul 8–12 ✨
Are you curious, excited, want to participate?
Fill out this survey! ⤵️
We would love to shape the first-ever DWeb Camp in Europe together!
Detailed location and further info soon 👀
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📣 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 📣
Do you have a story to share about gender equity in online spaces? Do you have a vision for building communities/movements on platforms with ethical algorithms?🌐
We'd love to hear from you! #Digital5050 is back with a new theme for pitches! #opencall
This #InternationalDayOfEducation, let's reflect on the theme “AI and Education: Preserving Human Agency in a World of Automation.”
Join us in supporting the Prang Senior High School Sopala Project, which brings education to rural communities without the Internet! #EdTech #OER
✨ Happy New Year from the AFRISTEMI team! Wishing you a year filled with prosperity, innovation, and impactful collaborations. ✨
#Innovation #STEM #Connectivitiy #AFRISTEMI
We concluded the year with a 2-day STEM workshop (Dec 17-18) in the Bono East region!
56 students from Atebubu & Amanten SHS learned Arduino basics, including coding LEDs & buzzers. They also built awesome #STEM toys using simple materials.
#AFRISTEMI #Robotics #Arduino
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Applications for the 2025 Pulse Research Fellowship are now open!
Also, we've introduced a Pulse Research Mentorship, too! pulse.internetsociety.org/bl…
We're at #MozFest House Zambia
MozFest House Zambia is underway! 🎉 Two days of innovation, creativity, and community. Excited to be part of workshops, discussions, and exciting collaborations. Let’s build a better internet together! 🚀 #MozFest #AIForEducation
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📢 Opportunity alert
Paradigm Initiative is excited to announce the second phase of the #AfricaConnected campaign.
If you are a graphics designer in Cameroon, Kenya, Senegal, Zambia, or Zimbabwe, we would like you to share visuals that showcase the challenges and solutions to bridge the digital divide in your community. Your designs should align with the theme #AfricaConnected, exploring the realities of digital access and potential solutions.
This is your chance to spotlight the digital issues in your country and propose innovative solutions through compelling graphic design.
The Top Three (3) Winners will receive cash prizes, with the overall winner getting the opportunity to join the Paradigm Initiative team as a Graphic Design Intern and contribute to our work on the continent!
Details: bit.ly/48ztRaB
#ParadigmInitiative
#AfricaConnected
ALT #AfricaConnected Phase II
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Do you believe you have what it takes to redesign websites? If you do, we are looking for you. We are seeking proposals to redesign and rebrand our existing website and sub-domains.
To learn more about the requirements, visit our website via 👉 bit.ly/4huc6xd.
The application link can be found here: bit.ly/3A9YYNb. The deadline for submissions is 22nd November, 2024.
ALT A poster announcing the call for proposals to redesign and rebrand our existing website.
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Today! Apply: Internet Society Call for Proposals: Global Online Safety Benchmark Project ($7,000 in funding available). More info: ift.tt/4HSXNt8
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Join @afristemi for our session: "Beyond the Hype: Ethical Considerations for AI in Education"
at #MozFest House Zambia.
Don't miss out! Register for MozFest House Zambia and mark your calendars for our session: mzf.st/JTNLKR-1
#AIinEducation #AFRISTEMI
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APC is looking for consultants to support gender integration in policy and regulation for community-centred connectivity models.
Are you interested? Apply by 18 October:
apc.org/en/news/call-consult…
#Jobs #CommunityNetworks #Gender #Policy #Consultant
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Wondering how to start your #DigitalCareer?
African Child Academy is here to help! Join our Virtual Career Day for expert insights on Cybersecurity, Data Science & more.
📅 27th Sept 2024, 15:00-17:00 EAT.
Platform(Google Meeting): forms.office.com/r/76tCVczmE…
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.@ICANNWiki is looking for volunteers! Want to assist with building a knowledge base for #ICANN and #Internet governance? Join the #ICANNwiki community by creating and editing articles. Just request an account, review the guide, and start contributing today. Happy editing! go.icann.org/4cH7bFD
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This school was once a place of learning and hope.
A safe, connected world is a shared responsibility, and we must #ActForHumanity together.
This #WorldHumanitarianDay I echo the call to protect civilians + humanitarians -our children deserve a future full of opportunity + choice
ALT visual from UN OCHA for World Humanitarian Day showing a UNICEF photo of a destroyed classroom: This was a school
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New DWeb Fellows 🎉
With support from FFDW, @internetarchive is bringing together 25 Fellows from 21 countries across Europe, North America, South America, East Asia, South Asia, West Africa, East Africa, and the Middle East.
We're excited to host the session: "Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Indigenous and Marginalized Communities in the Global South" tomorrow at DWeb Camp 2024 sched.co/1gxbm @GetDWeb #DWebCamp2024 @sched
We're thrilled to announce that Connect Rurals is now AFRISTEMI - Africa Rural Internet and STEM Initiative! This change reflects our expanded mission to empower rural communities through technology and education. We're excited for this new chapter! #newname #AFRISTEMI
