Connecting Community with Knowledge: An ICT mission
| dc.contributor.author | Nanda, Bijay | |
| dc.coverage.placeName | India | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Asia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-04T10:06:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-12-04T10:06:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | PCF4 // After the 'Super-Cyclone-1999' the coastal fabric of Orissa has got devastated and thus seen extreme poverty. Extreme poverty exists when people are denied the opportunity to lead a long, healthy and productive life. Extreme poverty persists due to lack of mission-zeal & appropriate opportunities. An innovative attempt is here with demonstrated to address the rigid problems with solutions. // The actions include: // 1. Expanding access to knowledge using ICT/ ODL on health education and care. // 2. Making education and adequate nutrition a priority so that children can grow up to lead healthy and productive lives. // 3. Providing skills training and support for small entrepreneurs to increase opportunities for employment and income generation. // 4. Protecting the environment, to ensure that natural resources are conserved and renewed for future generations. // 5. Addressing gender inequality, to increase opportunities for women and to ensure that they have a say in decisions that affect the lives of themselves and their children. // 6. Strengthening the role and capacity of local organizations, to make communities more self-sufficient. // 7. The practiced strategies are to educate the coastal-poor on the wise-use of natural coastal wetland –marine resources. // 8. The CCRC translates the missions with a slogan “connecting community with knowledge. // Paper ID 69 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11599/4799 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Commonwealth of Learning (COL) | |
| dc.title | Connecting Community with Knowledge: An ICT mission | |
| dc.type | Working Paper |