A couple of DIDX members who are IP communications service providers have started buying Africa phone numbers (Kenya and South Africa and need more, especially in the Sub-Saharan parts of Africa but also need Morocco, Ghana, Egypt, Nigeria, Algeria, Namibia, Rwanda, and Republic of Congo. Many of the same members are serving on the fringes of Inveneo projects:
* A solar-powered computer lab for two extremely rural girls schools in Tanzania
* A long-distance WiFi and VoIP network pilot to deliver e-government and calling services to remote villages in Nepal
* A battery-powered computer lab for an orphanage in Ghana, where the children will now have much better access to information and real job opportunities with new ICT skills.
I am blogging about Inveneo because ever since I first met them at a Gitex conference in Dubai, I have been an avid fan of their work with real practical changes and assistance in ICT in emerging countries. I remember their bicycle powered laptop!
In June, Students Bridging the Information Gap (SBIG) brought ICTs to students and orphans at the Good Shepherd Orphanage (GSO) in Kasoa, Ghana. (DIDX needs Ghana phone numbers... wireless phone numbers are fine! Contact .)Working with their local Inveneo Certified ICT Partner (ICIP), One Village Foundation, SBIG installed an 18-computer lab in the library, which they are also populating with books donated by the Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey.
In March, the Ukengee (Sunbeam) Foundation teamed up with Inveneo ICIP, Kicheko Ltd., to install a new computer lab at the Kilwa Masoko Secondary School in rural Tanzania. More than 800 students couldn't wait to get into the computer lab and connect with the world via the Internet. The headmasters and teachers attended computer skills classes at Viafrica, so they could use the computers more effectively. Watch the grand opening video.
Inveneo must be a rewarding group to work with. They are celebrating their five year birthday with a party in San Francisco, CA. at their office October 16th from 6 to 9PM. Need directions? Click here. RSVP at this email link.
There are now 48 Inveneo Certified ICT Partners in 16 countries, and Inveneo and their partners have brought access to life-changing ICTs to more than 800,000 people in rural and underserved areas of the developing world.
Want to make a donation to Inveneo?
Also spread the word that www.didx.net, where 12,500+ service providers buy and/or sell DID/DDI phone numbers, need Africa phone numbers, more countries. If your company such as Warid Telecom, Zain, Telkom, MTN, Cisco, IBM, Orange Business, Accenture, SATEC, Orascom, and Vodafone and all Africa wireless companies are welcome to join DIDX to sell Africa phone numbers and in turn have access to phone numbers from 63 other countries in the world. Empower companies and organizations like Inveneo and students as well as entrepreneurs studying and working abroad who need to stay in touch with their families and trade partners back home in Africa.
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