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Conference on ICT and Girls Empowerment held in Dhaka
As in many developing nations, girls in Bangladesh are still not enjoying equal educational, economic, and social opportunities. ICT has brought new opportunities for girls in Bangladesh as well as around the world. Girls need to access to ICT for the same reasons as boys. They need to learn ICT skills for their educational achievements, personal development, and employment opportunities. However, the capacity of girls to take advantage of the new technologies as tools for empowerment is restricted by socio-economic and cultural factors. Development experts remarked these in the conference titled ICT and Girls Empowerment. Relief International-Schools Online in collaboration with Democracy Watch organized the day-long event on 12 December 2007 at BIAM Auditorium in Dhaka.Read More &
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Media coverage
ICT offers new opportunities for girls, The Daily Star, 13 December 2007
ICT empower girls, The Daily Independent, 14 December 2007
Mission 2011 Lunched to Empower Poor and Marginalized through ICT
Chief Advisor to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed formally launched Mission 2011 of Bangladesh Telecentre Network (BTN) on December 6, 2007 which targeted to set up 40,000 telecentre by 2011 with the vision of an inclusive knowledge society for the poor and the marginalized people in Bangladesh. Ministry of Science and ICT Adviser Mr. Tapan Chowdhury, UNDP Resident representative Ms. Renata L Desallien, Chairman of Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission Mr. Manjurul Alam, Executive Committee member of Global Knowledge Partnership and fellow of Sawminathan Research Foundation, India, Prof Subbiah Arunachalam, and Senior Program Officer of IDRC/telecentre.org Asia Region Dr Basheerhamad Shadrach also spoke at the function.Relief International-Schools Online is a member of the Bangladesh Telecenter Network and committed to help the BTN achieve the goals set by Mission 2011. RI SOL displayed its technology and education projects worldwide in an exhibition organized on the occasion of the lunching of the BTN.
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Related Links:
Mission 2011
Mission to empower rural community
Empower poor through IT access: CA
Bid to hook rural people to info
IT for Empowerment, editorial,The Daily Star
RI SOL joins Bangladesh Telecenter Network. NEW!
World AIDS Day celebrated in Bangladeshi schools
GCE students, community members and teachers in Comilla district celebrated World AIDS Day 2007 on 1 December with the slogan Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise. More than 30 students and community members attended a focus group discussion moderated by GCE lead teachers at Yusuf Multipurpose School in Comilla. Participant of the event also was introduced to "What Would You Do?" ,the multi media online game which is conceived by the UNICEF to raise awareness about AIDS. Read More
Bangladesh GCE participates in the Conference Speaking the Same Language: Youth Diplomats Online Together in Washington DC
Representatives of GCE programs in Asia, Africa, Central Asia and Middle East gathered in Washington DC to participate in a conference titled Speaking the Same Language: Youth Diplomats Online Together held on 14 -17 November 2007. Bangladesh GCE Program was represented by Nazrul Islam. The conference is sponsored by U.S. Department of State's Global Connections and Exchange Program and coordinated by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.Read news story on US INFO
US Embassy Officials meet Students and Teachers in Jessore
On 7 November 2007, a US embassy team headed by Mr. Harvey W. Sernovitz, Deputy Director of American Center in Dhaka visited Badsha Faisal Islamic Institute in Jessore and met students and teachers participating in Global Connections and Exchange Project in Bangladesh. The team visited the Internet Learning Center at the school campus and talked to students, community members and teachers involved in the GCE online and off line projects.Read More & Picture Gallery
Technology Projects Cross Borders, Link Students
Bangladeshi students engage globally through learning centers
By Carolee Walker
USINFO Staff Writer
Washington -- Nearly 100,000 children in Bangladesh use computers and Internet technology to communicate with each other and their teachers, even though few of their families have computers.
In other places, students too young to write are using the Internet to make drawings to learn about each other.
Bangladeshi students -- using blogs, writing essays and posting videos at 27 Internet telecenters throughout the country -- participate in international and interregional projects on climate change, folk stories, journalism, fashion, community service, the environment and Ramadan. They also create Web pages; use computers to draw, paint, and compose and record music; participate in online conferences; and write e-mails to students throughout the world. Read more
Disability Week 2007 celebrated by GCE schools in Bangladesh
GCE Schools in Jessore, Chittagong, Dhaka and Comilla observed Disability Week 2007 to raise awareness about the rights of disabled persons. The key goal of the celebration was to promote an understanding regarding disability issues and to mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of the disabled persons.
GCE ILC visited by UK based Technical Education Team
A group of technical school teachers in UK recently visited the Internet Learning Center at Sirajuddin Bidyyaniketon in Tongi, one of the GCE schools in Dhaka cluster. During the visit on 23 October 2007, the UK team led by Ms. Susan Fitch learned about ILC based GCE activities and expressed her interest in exploring opportunity for online based collaborative projects between Sirajuddin School and UK based technical schools. A groups of GCE teacher and students made a presentation on GCE Technology, Girlz Power and Journalism Club of the schools for the visitors.
Relief International-Schools Online lunches New Online Collaborative Project
RI SOL has recently lunched a new online collaborative project called Youth Connect Worldwide. Youth Connect Worldwide is a key component of the Bangladesh Global Connections and Exchange Program. Through the technical capacity provided by Google Earth and the GCE online learning platforms, the Youth Connect Worldwide, a combination of online and offline activities, is designed to promote Read More
GCE Bangladesh Program Presented at the Waldzell Meetings in Austria
The GCE Bangladesh was chosen to participate in the 2007 Waldzell Meeting, an invitation-only conference on inspiring global change. The GCE Bangladesh attended as an "Architect of the Future," in a program developed to recognize young leaders in social entrepreneurship. The theme of the 2007 Waldzell Meeting, held on 17-19 September 2007 outside Vienna in the historic Benedictine Abbey of Melk, is "What is our legacy". The "Architects of the Future"
program honors initiatives that "contribute to making the world a better place."
RI Bangladesh Program Director, Nazrul Islam attended the "Architects of the Future" retreat in Vienna and presented GCE Bangladesh Program at the Waldzell Meeting on 19 September. Read More
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Global Connections in Bangladesh Receives Prestigious International Award
Bangladesh Global Connections and Exchange program was recently awarded as one of the finalist for the Global Junior Challenge Award in recognition for its work on the use of new technologies in education and youth empowerment. About 600 projects from around 80 countries worldwide have taken part in the Challenge sharing the common vision that a better world is possible through ICTs. Sponsored by Municipality of Rome and the Digital World Foundation, a not-for-profit organization based in Rome, finalists were selected by an international jury and were invited to a ceremony including showcase of the finalist projects at an exhibition to be held in Campidoglio City Hall in Rome from 2 to 6 October 2007. Read More
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ICT and Persons with Disabilities Conference: The Context of Bangladesh
GCE Bangladesh Program in partnership with Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) and Blind Education and Rehabilitation Development Organization (BERDO), National Forum of Organizations working with Disabled (NFOWD), Bangladesh NGO Network for Radio Communications (BNNRC) organized a one day conference titled "ICT and Persons with Disabilities: The Context of Bangladesh" on 14 August 2007 at 10:00am at BRAC Inn, Mohakhali, Dhaka in Bangladesh. The conference is organized as a part of the Global Connections and Exchange Project- Bangladesh . Read More
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Media coverage of the event
The Daily Star, The Independent, You Tube video clip
RI SOL joins Bangladesh Telecenter Network
RI SOL has joined Bangladesh Telecenter Network which is a coalition of organizations for fostering telecentre movement in Bangladesh. BTN is an inclusive network to bring ICT to the doors of the common people across the country and to collectively promote the idea of building a sustainable information and knowledge system for the poor. The network is based on the idea of maximizing the advantages of information and communication technologies (ICTs) through sharing of experiences and knowledge within the components of the organization. Read More
GCE Youth Exchange Visit to USA: Bangladeshi Youth Leaders Learn about Civic Empowerment and Leadership in the USA
Three Bangladeshi GCE participants have just finished their three week long exchange visit to the USA. During the visit in July 2007, the students had opportunity to learn civic empowerment and youth leadership for community development. They participated in a series of leadership training programs which are expected to impact on their engagement in the development of their own community in particular and their country in general. The youth leaders have also gained first hand experience in multi cultural aspects of the USA and hope to share their knowledge with their peer and community back home. The youth students participated in a number of online projects with their peers in the USA before the traveled to the country. Besides online projects this physical visit by the GCE Bangladeshi students was an effort to make connections between online learning and the off line world. Read More & Picture Gallery.
Inspiring Story from Comilla:
An Internet Learning Center in Chowara Village turns to a Digital Photo Studio
Students of the Chowara Girls School and villagers in Chowara in Comilla no longer need to walk down to the city to take a photograph. They can now take photographs right at the Internet learning Center located at the corner of the school. Previously girl students and villagers had to take a bus to go to the city which is 15 kilometer from the village. The GCE students of the school have been able to insist the school to set up a digital photo studio using the digital camera and computers at the ILC. The school's enthusiasm coupled with RI SOL's technical support has made the digital photo studio a reality for the school. Read More
YouTube Video clips
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Story about the photo studio in Telecenter and a discussion on an Online Forum.
RI SOL partnered with Bangladeshi youth focused organizations to celebrate International Youth Day 2007
RI SOL partnered with National Federation of Youth Organizations in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Association of Young Researcher (BAYR), YES Bangladesh Country Network, and Bangladesh Association for Social Advancement (BASA) and Youth Forum for ICT Development-Bangladesh, Global Coalition on HIV/AIDS to celebrate the International Youth Day 2007 on 12 August. A number of activities were undertaken by the participating organizations to observe the day. Prof. S.M.A. Faiz, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of University of Dhaka inaugurated the event as the chief guest. Read More
Bangladeshi Students Participate in International Online Conference on Globalization
Bangladeshi GCE students participated in the Eighth International Internet Conference "Agenda 21 NOW!" on 9 May 2007. The theme for this year's conference was "globalization". Students from Siraj Uddin Sarker Vidyaniketan from Tongi in Gazipur and Choawra Girls High School in Comilla joined several hundreds students from around the world to discuss issues pertaining to the globalization, such as, climate change, fair trade, communication and people. The students talked about ways of achieving sustainable development and how young people could contribute to the Agenda 21.
This 24-hour online conference was for students aged 14+ from all over the world. Over a thousand students and educators participated in the online conference, which was a joint project of the German UNESCO Associated Schools (ASPnet Germany) and the Baltic Sea Project.
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The US Ambassador inaugurates Internet Learning Center at Khulna Alia Madrasa
On 11 April, 2007, U.S. Ambassador Patricia A. Butenis has formally inaugurated the Internet Learning Center at Khulna Alia Madrasa. During the inauguration ceremony, Butenis told to the media that centre will enable the madrasa students to learn about the lifestyle of the American people. She said the installation of the centre will contribute to strengthening the ties and friendship between Khulna Alia Madrasa and the US embassy as well as the American people.
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GCE Bangladesh schools celebrates International Women's Day 2007
Relief International, in collaboration with select GCE schools in Bangladesh, celebrated International Women's Day on 8 March, 2007. The celebration included a number of activities such as student rallies, ICT training for girls, art competitions, and small discussion groups on girl's empowerment. Read More
GCE students draw for future with US LINC students
On April 5, 2007, GCE students in Gazipur participated in a drawing program titled "Drawing for the Future" with the visiting US exchange students under the Linking Individual, Culture and Knowledge (LINC). Ten US students and about 30 Bangladeshi students from Joydebpur Girls High School and Rani Bilashmoni Boys High School took part in the event. Later, the art works completed by the Bangladeshi and US students jointly were displayed at the school campus on the occasion of Global Youth Service Day 2007.
Best ILC award 2006- 07
Recently, Relief International Bangladesh has introduced best ILC award for GCE schools. The criteria for selecting the best ILC include but not limited to participation of GCE students in cross cultural collaborative projects and online forum, ILC based club activities, participation in training programs, community participation in GCE and interest to achieve sustainability of ILC. Based on these criteria, RI has selected Chowara Girls High School in Comilla cluster as the best ILC in 2006-07.The Chowara School officials received the award crest and a certificate in a formal award giving ceremony during the GCE conference on 13 March, 2007.
LINC Program 2007
A group of American youth will visit Bangladesh in April 2007 and participate in a 3-week Exchange under the the Linking Individuals, Knowledge and Culture (LINC) Program implemented by Relief International with generous funding from the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the US State Department. The program gives Bangladeshi and American youth the opportunity to learn about science and technology, community service/volunteerism, youth leadership, and cross cultural understanding.
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ILC at a Madrasa in Khulna
This is probably first of its kind in Bangladesh: students of a madrasa are going to participate in cross cultural collaborations using information and communication technologies such as computer, online discussion forum, digital camera etc. In October 2005, RI SOL has signed up an agreement with the Khulna Alia Madrasa, a public owned religious school with a student population of nearly 1300, to set up an Internet Learning center. Khulna is about 320 km south from Dhaka and situated on coastal rim of the Bay of Bengal.
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More Events in 2007
ILC at a Madrasa in Khulna
GCE Public Meeting in Bagerhat, Rangunia and Comilla
GCE Bangladeshi students discuss MDGs in Online Forum
GCE Schools celebrate World Press Freedom Day 2007
Earth Day 2007 observed in Jessore
Global Youth Service Day 2007 observed in Bangladesh
ICT and Youth Grant 2007
School in Kustia District joins GCE Program as an Associate School
Meena Video Show at GCE ILC Raises Awareness about Rights of Girl Children
Watch Vedio of the TPD training in Comilla
GCE Youth Exchange: July 10-30, 2007
Dhaka Madrasa students Observe World Environment Day 2007
Khulna Alia Madrasa Advocates for an Inclusive Information Society on World Information Society Day 2007
Chowara School Celebrates Mother's Day
GCE students draw for future with US LINC students
Bangladeshi schools participate in Doors to Diplomacy and Cyber Fair 2007
Best ILC award 2006- 07
LINC Program 2007
Madrasa School Opening
GCE School Receives Disney Minnie Grant 2007
Bangladesh-East Indian English as a Foreign Language Institute (EFL)
US to Bangladesh and India Visit: February 10-21/2007
GCEP ICT and Education Conference 2007 in Dhaka
Teacher Professional Development Training in Comilla, Jessore and Chittagong District
RI-SOL Jessore Khulna Cluster participates in International Knowledge Management for Development Workshop
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