[AfrICANN-discuss] Winners of the Third Edition of the FIRE 2014 Awards

[Arsène Tungali]

Congratulations to all winners, especially for the Witaba Foundation

2014-08-01 10:58 UTC+02:00, Patricia Senghor <patricia at afrinic.net>:
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> *WINNERS OF THE THIRD EDITION OF THE FIRE 2014 AWARDS*
>
> FIRE Programme Awards acknowledge the remarkable contributions ICT
> innovators have made to their communities by using the Internet to
> address social and development challenges.
>
>
> The FIRE Programme Awards are granted to initiatives already completed
> or in their final implementation phases and that are aligned with one of
> the three funding categories:
>
> ** Innovation on Access Provision**
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>
> ** E-Development**
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>
> ** Freedom of Expression*
>
>
> **
>
> There is one Award winner per category. In addition, there is a
> Community Choice Award category, voted for by the community.
>
> This year, the FIRE 2014 Award did not recognise an initiative promoting
> Freedom of expression. This category will be back in 2015.
>
> The following outstanding projects won a FIRE 2014 Award:
>
> **
>
> *Category: Innovation on Access Provision*
>
> Project 1: *OER4Schools*
>
> Organisation: Witaba Foundation
>
> Project 2: *Affaires Mobiles Bénin*, a platform for linking buyers and
> sellers of food products in Benin
>
> Organisation: Beninese Agency for the Promotion of Commercial Exchanges
>
> **
>
> *Category: E- Development*
>
> Project 3: *mJangale:* Improving Education in Senegal with Mobile Solutions
>
> Organisation: SenMobile
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> *Category: Community Choice*
>
> Project 4: *Lôr Bouôr*
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> Organisation: ICTD4DEV.ci
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>
> All four winners will receive a cash prize of US$ 3,000 and a travel
> grant to attend the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) taking place in
> Istanbul (Turkey) from the 2nd - 5th September 2014.
>
> During the IGF, the 2014 Awardees will be given opportunities to
> showcase their project, make professional contacts and participate in
> discussions about the future of the Internet.
>
> *CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIRE 2014 AWARD WINNERS!*
>
> **
>
> More information about the FIRE Programme can be found online at:
> www.fireafrica.org <http://www.fireafrica.org>**
>
> **
>
> Best regards,
>
> FIRE Programme Secretariat
>
>
> --
> Patricia Gnilane SENGHOR
> Cooperation and Project Development Manager, AFRINIC Ltd.
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**Arsène Tungali**,
Co-Founder & Executive Director,
*Rudi International* www.rudiinternational.org

Founder & Director, *Mabingwa Forum*
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