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IT Centers
Rural communities in six countries benefit from WLP IT Centers, where they can train and build their skills on email and the internet, office productivity software, and computer basics.
For many training participants, IT centers provide their first opportunity to interact with a computer, or connect to the internet. Fees are kept at a minimum for training to reach the most disempowered of populations, and women are especially welcome. The centers are run by WLP partner organizations.
The services and training available in the centers are in large demand, and the number of IT centers is growing. The profiles of centers differ in order to take into account the local context. Certain locations are burdened by unreliable electricity supply.
IT centers are part of WLP’s ICT capacity building program, which aims to harness ICT for the empowerment of women, and for collective mobilization and advocacy purposes.
Not only do we endeavor to give women in the Global South access to ICT, but we also strive to help develop relevant content, to increase women’s ICT skills and confidence, and to extend their participation as producers of content and ICT technicians.
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IT Centers Reports
ICT Trainings Continue in Afghanistan Despite Challenges
January 2007: WLP Afghanistan/Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) provides information communication technology (ICT) trainings at its IT Centers despite substantial infrastructure and logistical challenges, including an irregular supply of electricity, which requires the use of generators and thereby increases the cost of training.
Despite these challenges, AIL believes it is important to continue to hold ICT training workshops in order to help bridge the digital divide and enhance IT literacy skills for students and government officials. ICT trainings last from two to ten weeks and cover basic computer skills such as MS Windows, Word, and Excel.
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IT Training for Women's Empowerment and Capacity-Building in Afghanistan
The sound of clicking keyboards filled the room as more than 20 women and men worked intently in a tiny packed computer lab in Kabul. The class was part of an eight-day Information Technology Training Institute entitled "Information Technology Training for Women's Empowerment and Capacity-Building," organized and implemented by the Women's Learning Partnership (WLP), in cooperation with the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), May 18-25, 2004 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
