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

[Mamadou LO]

Congratulations to the winners!!
Congratulations also to Afrinic for initiating this programme!!

Regards!

Mamadou

From: ndonnang at nvconsulting.biz
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 08:10:59 -0400
To: africann at afrinic.net
Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Re: [AFRINIC-announce] Winners of the Second	Edition of the FIRE Programme Grants - 2014

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:


  

    
  
  
    
    WINNERS OF
          THE SECOND EDITION OF THE
          FIRE PROGRAMME GRANTS
     
    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.
    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:
    * Innovation on Access Provision
    * E-Development

    * Freedom of Expression
    After a
        competitive process followed by a rigorous selection, this year
        the FIRE
        Programme has selected, 11 outstanding initiatives:
    1. School Children Cyber Safety Project, Asonga
          Kuchio Foundation, Kenya;
    2. Improvement of Aquaculture productivity and income of
          Fishers, Farmerline Ltd,
        Ghana; 
    3. Citizens
        Jury, Beacons
        Development Foundation,
        Nigeria; 
    4. Problem-Based E-Learning System Development for Use
            in Agricultural
            Training and Extension, Masinde Muliro University of
          Science and Technology,
          Kenya;
    5. Cape Verde Tourism, University Jean Piaget of Cape
        Verde, Cape
        Verde;
    6. CyCy - Internet for All. Anytime. Anywhere, Freewire Networks
        (Pvt) Ltd, Zimbabwe;
    7. TaxiMobile, Novazen Ltd, Cameroon;
    8. Millime, TEC4DEV, Tunisia;
    9. Android Application to index and report damaged
            infrastructures, CHALA, Cote d’Ivoire and
        Morocco;
    10. SmartEco, TEN, Tunisia;
    11.
          Cyber Champion,
          Competences Ltd, Cote d’Ivoire.
    Each of the 11 winners will receive a USD 10,000 grant
          to implement
          his/her project.
     
    CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2013 FIRE
          PROGRAMME GRANT WINNERS!
    More
        information about the FIRE Programme can be found online at:
        www.fireafrica.org
     
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    -- 
Patricia Gnilane SENGHOR
Cooperation and Project Development Manager, AFRINIC Ltd.
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