Technology Training for Women Radio Communicators

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Training women radio communicators to maintain the computers of their Internet telecenters, providing digital access for communities in marginalized regions of Brazil. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In Brazil, the most remote areas do not have access to the Internet. In most cases, radio, which is run primarily by women, is used as a communication hub for the communities. Project Cyberela works to integrate the Internet with radio. It established a satellite connection and supports a network of women who run telecenters that provide free Internet access. These women need to learn to maintain the computers to ensure the communities' continual access to the Internet.

Activities

The project will train 13 women leaders, "cyberelas", in computer maintenance during a 10-day workshop. They will use their skills to fix and maintain their telecenters to provide free Internet access to their communities.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $380
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $21,070
Total Funding Goal: $21,450

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Training the women will improve their leadership capabilities and give them the technical abilities to maintain their telecenters.

Project Message

Since I became a cyberela my life has changed! Not only because I lost the fear of technology but also because I can communicate with hundreds of other women beyond the radio. Now we have the Internet
- Ligia Apel, cyberela in Santarém- Pará, in the north of Brazil

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Thais Corral,
General Coordinator
Rua Álvaro Alvim, 21/16° Andar
Centro
Rio de Janeiro, RJ CEP 20031-010
Brazil
55-21-22621704
Email:

Project Sponsor

The Tech Museum Awards

Organization

CEMINA (Com., Edu. and Info. on Gender)
Rua Àlvaro Alvim, 21/16° Andar
Centro
Rio de Janeiro, RJ CEP 20031-010
Brazil
55-21-22621704
http://www.cemina.org.br

Learn more about CEMINA (Com., Edu. and Info. on Gender) and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Brazil and can also be found under Technology.

For more information about Brazil, read the Human Development Report on Brazil or the Wikipedia entry for Brazil.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 16, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 29, 2005.

Latest Update from the Field

Update on our project!

By Thais Corral - General Coordinator, August 16, 2007 06:39 PM

The Project Technology Training for Women Radio Communicators has enterred its sixth year of implementation. The impact has been significant. 29 women in underserved regions of the country and their communities have been benefited by the project that provides computers, free software and broadband internet access to women radio communicators.

These women are called cyberelas, "the cinderellas of the cyber". In 15 of these communities, we have built telecenters, community cyber cafes, that are benefitting the whole community. The telecenters offer training courses and free access to the internet. Our monitor indicators show that telecenters are impacting the communities where they have been implanted. New small businesses have been created as well as new jobs as a consequence of the services provided by the telecenters.

Besides that in 5 of these telecenters, CEMINA found partners that donated a professional printer allowing the telecenters to offer printing services. The income is contributing for their sustainability.

Nelma Pereira (picture below) is one of the entrepreneurs of the Cyberelas Communication Center of Avante Lençois (Bahia), Lençóis is a municipality located in the interior of Bahia State. Avante, the organization headed by Nelma, offers programs for youth development. The focus of the work is communication, these young people learn to work in teams, they feel very proud of being able to produce brochures and other printing products for the local market. According to Nelma: "the printing services are offering a very interesting opportunity for the young people to interact and learn new skills such as marketing, design and sales. We feel very happy with the outcomes as people feel empowered by what they learn and can do. At Avante we also feel that we are able to address economic, technological and social sustainability."

Also check out a picture of a meeting of cyberelas (see below)
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