[AfrICANN-discuss] Re: [AFRINIC-announce] Winners of the Second Edition of the FIRE Programme Grants - 2014

[Victor Ndonnang]

Congratulations to all laureates! And thanks to AFRINIC for supporting the use of the Internet for solving local problems in Africa. 
I wish them the best in the implementation of their projects.
Best regards,
Victor 

************************************************Victor Ndonnang
~Sent from my iPhone~

> On Apr 3, 2014, at 5:52 AM, Patricia Senghor <patricia at afrinic.net> wrote:
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> WINNERS OF THE SECOND EDITION OF THE FIRE PROGRAMME GRANTS
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> The FIRE Programme Grants acknowledge the remarkable contributions that ICT innovators across Africa have made to their communities by using the Internet to address social and development challenges.
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> The Programme grants range from USD 7,500 - 10,000 and are allocated to project proposals that are implemented in a period of 6 to 12 months. There are three funding categories:
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> * Innovation on Access Provision
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> * E-Development
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> * Freedom of Expression
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> After a competitive process followed by a rigorous selection, this year the FIRE Programme has selected, 11 outstanding initiatives:
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> 1. School Children Cyber Safety Project, Asonga Kuchio Foundation, Kenya;
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> 2. Improvement of Aquaculture productivity and income of Fishers, Farmerline Ltd, Ghana; 
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> 3. Citizens Jury, Beacons Development Foundation, Nigeria; 
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> 4. Problem-Based E-Learning System Development for Use in Agricultural Training and Extension, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya;
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> 5. Cape Verde Tourism, University Jean Piaget of Cape Verde, Cape Verde;
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> 6. CyCy - Internet for All. Anytime. Anywhere, Freewire Networks (Pvt) Ltd, Zimbabwe;
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> 7. TaxiMobile, Novazen Ltd, Cameroon;
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> 8. Millime, TEC4DEV, Tunisia;
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> 9. Android Application to index and report damaged infrastructures, CHALA, Cote d’Ivoire and Morocco;
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> 10. SmartEco, TEN, Tunisia;
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> 11. Cyber Champion, Competences Ltd, Cote d’Ivoire.
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> Each of the 11 winners will receive a USD 10,000 grant to implement his/her project.
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> CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2013 FIRE PROGRAMME GRANT WINNERS!
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> More information about the FIRE Programme can be found online at: www.fireafrica.org
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