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AgriTradeKenya Project. AgriTradeKenya. The African Center for Women, Information & Communications Technology (ACWICT). Agenda. Participants AgriTradeKenya (ATK) project Challenges and Outcomes Deliverables Kenya trip and constituents. Participants. ACWICT (Nairobi, Kenya)
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AgriTradeKenya Project AgriTradeKenya The African Center for Women, Information & Communications Technology (ACWICT)
Agenda • Participants • AgriTradeKenya (ATK) project • Challenges and Outcomes • Deliverables • Kenya trip and constituents
Participants ACWICT (Nairobi, Kenya) • Promotes community access to Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) Digital Partners (Seattle, WA) • Alleviates poverty on a global scale by supporting the deployment of technology SI Project Members • Mary Puetz – Project Lead • Eunice Kua • Marjorie Knepp • Shibani Kapoor • Yong Kim • Monique Uzelac
ATK Project (`03 Winter – ’04 Summer) • Network fishing, livestock, & crop producing rural communities with other business entities via information technology • 3 telecenters as Internet access points • ATK as an online showcase web portal • Education service
Challenges • Poor infrastructure • - Power, roads, transportation, storage facilities • Target audience (middleman dilemma) • Creating a market and reaching critical mass • Reluctance to partner • Lack of technical skills • Funding
Expected Outcomes • Continuous access to agricultural markets and information exchange • Increased networking and collaboration among farmers, agricultural associations and information providers resulting in increased business productivity • Public information and communications technology access and training
Deliverables • Business Proposal • Marketing Plan • Hiring Plan • Tutorials • Information Architecture • Interface mockups • Database structure
Interface mockups ATK HomePage Sub - Navigation Page
Purpose of the Kenya Trip (`04 May) • Gain a better first hand understanding of the information needs of farmers, fishermen and livestock traders in the Lake Victoria region • Meet with local officials to discuss ATK and further develop the potential partnership with the government • Finalize deliverables