http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=ArabDev 2026-05-15T01:36:45Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.1 http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=ArabDev&diff=3684327&oldid=prev 2019-06-08T07:17:31Z

<p>Moving <a href="/wiki143/index.php?title=Category:Information_technology_organizations_in_Africa&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Information technology organizations in Africa (page does not exist)">Category:Information technology organizations in Africa</a> to <a href="/wiki143/index.php?title=Category:Information_technology_organizations_based_in_Africa&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Information technology organizations based in Africa (page does not exist)">Category:Information technology organizations based in Africa</a> per <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categories_for_discussion/Speedy" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy">Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;ArabDev&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Giza]] ([[Egypt]])-based non-profit organization that uses [[Information and Communication Technology]] (ICT) to &quot;&#039;&#039;promote existing development projects and for innovative developmental initiatives&#039;&#039;&quot;. ArabDev provides women and youth with an educational venue for livelihood opportunities, through improved access to information and its use in skill development as well as small and micro enterprises. <br /> <br /> ==Formation==<br /> <br /> It was formed by its [[non-governmental organizations]] (NGOs) both in [[Egypt]] and in the wider [[Arab]] region. ArabDev seeks to support [[Information and Communications Technology|ICT]] capacity-building among disadvantaged communities and grassroots organizations to get access to better work and life opportunities.<br /> <br /> ==Focus==<br /> <br /> Its focus includes, using ICTs for:<br /> <br /> * [[Poverty reduction]].<br /> * Skill development.<br /> * Dissemination of developmental information.<br /> * Creation of linkages between NGOs.<br /> * Supporting developmental advocacy.<br /> <br /> ==Current initiatives==<br /> <br /> ArabDev, which is a member of the [[Association for Progressive Communications]], has reported recent initiatives to spread [[free software]] among youth in the disadvantaged south of Egypt. The group reported working with two middle schools in the Al Menia governorate, and also with the Faculty of Computer Engineering of the Menia University.<br /> <br /> For this project, the goal is to establish a &quot;core group&quot; of [[FLOSS]] users in the [[Minya Governorate]], which could act as a south Egyptian &quot;diffusion point&quot;.<br /> <br /> So far, it has created computer labs or [[telecentres]] in some schools, which also offer their services to the community. In the [[Association for Progressive Communications]] report for 2005-06, it was stated that ArabDev reached an agreement with the Egyptian education department to collect fees, so as to make this venture sustainable.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> <br /> *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061013031123/http://www.arabdev.org/ ArabDev]<br /> *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070627163120/http://bytesforallparthadhaka.blogspot.com/2005/10/manal-hassan-and-her-arabdevorg-team.html Podcast on ArabDev team&#039;s attempt at popularising FLOSS through telecentres]<br /> *[http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=18647 Computers and domestic violence in Egypt]<br /> *[http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=21509 Children hungry for computer training held back by lack of PCs in Upper Egypt]<br /> *[http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=5039199 Playing games with computer education: ArabDev’s Menia initiatives]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Non-profit organisations based in Egypt]]<br /> [[Category:Information technology organizations based in Africa]]</div>

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