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

[Ndèye Fatou Coundoul]

Bonjour,
félicitations aux gagnants et encouragements au Program FIRE pour ce
concours organisé qui va mettre en exergue des projets innovants des
différents pays. Bonne continuation!


Mme Ndèye Fatou Coundoul Thiam
Conseiller Technique en Informatique
Ministère des Postes et des Télécommunications
Tel: +221 77 633 60 25
Dakar


2014-08-01 8:58 GMT+00:00 Patricia Senghor <patricia at afrinic.net>:

>  *WINNERS OF THE THIRD EDITION OF THE FIRE 2014 AWARDS*
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>
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> 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*
>
> ** E-Development*
>
> ** 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*
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> Organisation: Witaba Foundation
>
>
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> 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
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> Organisation: SenMobile
>
>
>
> *Category: Community Choice*
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> Project 4: *Lôr Bouôr*
>
> 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.
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>
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> *CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIRE 2014 AWARD WINNERS!*
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>
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> More information about the FIRE Programme can be found online at:
> www.fireafrica.org
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>
>
> Best regards,
>
> FIRE Programme Secretariat
>
> --
> Patricia Gnilane SENGHOR
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