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Cybervolunteering Workshop: Empowering Youth in ICT Initiatives

Join the workshop to explore innovative ICT projects by global youth, identify best practices, and foster partnerships for ICT4D. Featuring experts from ICVolunteers, IWith.org, and more. Discussing topics like agriculture, environmental education, and cyber volunteering.

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Cybervolunteering Workshop: Empowering Youth in ICT Initiatives

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  1. Cybervolunteering:Involving young people in Innovative Educational ICT Initiatives4 September 2009Monterrey, Mexico

  2. Aim of this Workshop The aim of the workshop is to facilitate exchange around concrete ICT initiatives presented by young people from around the world. These will be the basis for discussion and exchange to identify ingredients needed for best practices and project creation around ICT4D.

  3. Expected outcomes & achievements • Statement • Guidelines for the involvement of young people in South-South and international initiatives • Reporting and feedback from the field in view of reporting mechanisms by young people for ICT4D

  4. In this workshop Viola Krebs, Founder and Executive Director of ICVolunteers Ramon Bartomeus, Resources Manager, IWith.org Bayni Soumaila Traoré, President, ICVolontaires-Mali Oumar Diamouténé, President, Youth and ICTs_Mali Renata Moraes, Director, Converdgencia / ICVoluntarios-Brasil

  5. In this workshop • Youth, husbandry, agriculture and ICTs in the Sahel Region: • Viola Krebs, Executive Director of ICVolunteers • Bayni Soumaila Traoré, President, ICVolontaires-Mali • Youth, ICTs and Environmental Education in Brazil: • Renata Moraes, Director, Converdgencia / ICVoluntarios-Brasil • Improving the World using Information Technologies to Help Organizations: • Ramon Bartomeus, Resources Manager, IWith.org • Youth and Wikiteaching: • Oumar Diamouténé, President, Youth and ICTs_Mali • What to communicate to the plenary?

  6. Presentation 1 E-TIC Project Viola KrebsFounder and Executive Director of ICVolunteers Bayni Soumaila Traoré President, ICVolontaires-Mali

  7. ICVolunteers • International Federation • Started 10 years ago • Working in the field of communications: • Cybervolunteering • Languages • Support and organization of conferences and seminars • Linking knowledge with needs • A network of 10,000 volunteers from over 179 countries, speaking 155 languages

  8. CyberVolunteers Programme • Cybervolunteering: use of information and communication technology for volunteer effort both locally and virtually (online volunteering) • The CyberVolunteers Programme connects grassroots projects with highly skilled volunteers in ICT (information and communication technologies) • The Programme values in particular South-South exchanges, but also includes South-North and North-South cooperation.

  9. ICV’s projects to date Offices & Representations Projects implemented since creation

  10. E-TIC.NET: what is it about? • A program focusing on information related to agriculture and husbandry • Links knowledge with needs through a good and applied use of information and communication technologies

  11. E-TIC.NET: connectors • Young people • Women • Journalists (in particular for community radio)

  12. E-TIC.NET: objectives • Develop ICT training for better farm management • Raise awareness to better grazing management and health issues • Promote adoption of practices aimed at developing sustainable farming through better accountability of farmers including an awareness of farming environmentally and biodiversity

  13. E-TIC.NET: objectives

  14. E-TIC.NET: objectives

  15. E-TIC.NET: regions

  16. E-TIC.NET: objectives • Promote the use and marketing of products and by-products of livestock • Conduct an inventory and establish a system to trace animals and pastures Interface "Green Network" • Strengthening food safety

  17. E-TIC.NET and Societal Lighthouse The Societal Lighthouse is: • a multi-partnership incubator of ideas • a working group and mechanism of proposals to improve the lives of people and societies around the world • The Societal Lighthouse aims t collect information taking into account the suggestions and concerns from citizens, around online services provided by government and other entities. It implements projects linked to ICT4D and ICT for active citizenship. Partners:Observatoire Technologique of Republic and State of Geneva, Ingénieurs du Monde, ICVolunteers, University of Geneva,…

  18. E-TIC.NET and Societal Lighthouse It aims: • to promote hands-on best practices related to social, health, technological, scientific, economic and cultural issues and concerns... • to provide an opportunity to link human beings with technological tools and raise their awareness of being active and responsible citizens.

  19. http://www.icvolontaires.org • http://www.e-tic.net

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