http://www.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1664 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.apc.org/en/news/africa/radio-france-international-talks-tanzanian-rural-t <div class="abstract"><span class="locality">MONTEVIDEO</span> (LC for APCNews) - <p>The Family Alliance for Development and Cooperation (<span class="caps">FADECO</span>) has come a long way since 1993, when Joseph Sekiku and friends formed an alliance to help overcome poverty in north-western Tanzania. Starting as a network of people sharing an <a class="glossary-term" href="/en/glossary/term/258"><acronym title="internet: A set of interconnected networks operated by government, industry, academia, and private parties which allow computers and other electronic devices in different locations to exchange information. The internet includes services such as the world wide web, electronic mail, file transfer (FTP), chat and remote access to networks and computers. Style information: APC uses &quot;internet&quot; with a small &quot;i&quot; in all languages. Source: TechSoup Glossary and GenderIT.org">internet</acronym></a> connection, the small telecentre eventually became a computer literacy training station, an <a class="glossary-term" href="/en/glossary/term/258"><acronym title="internet: A set of interconnected networks operated by government, industry, academia, and private parties which allow computers and other electronic devices in different locations to exchange information. The internet includes services such as the world wide web, electronic mail, file transfer (FTP), chat and remote access to networks and computers. Style information: APC uses &quot;internet&quot; with a small &quot;i&quot; in all languages. Source: TechSoup Glossary and GenderIT.org">internet</acronym></a> café, and has expanded to an informative radio station reaching two million listeners, many of whom are farmers. Radio France International interviewed Joseph after his story was featured in an <span class="caps">APC</span> study called <a href="http://www.apc.org/en/node/7237/">Unbounded possibilities: Observations on sustaining rural ICTs</a>. <a href="http://www.rfi.fr/player/telecharger.aspx?ancien=False&#38;amp;fichier=http://telechargement.rfi.fr.edgesuite.net/rfi/anglais/audio/modules/actuen/R109/African_Media_31_Jan_09_sustainable_rural_ICT_projects.asx">Listen to the interview</a> (off-site).</p> </div> http://www.apc.org/en/news/africa/radio-france-international-talks-tanzanian-rural-t#comments ICT for development press coverage Africa Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:06:17 +0000 LisaC 7809 at http://www.apc.org