Project funding needed to empower young people through media and technology
Requested by
Youth Media Initiative (YMI-Sierra Leone)Who are you trying to help? What issue are you trying to address?
The Youth Media Initiative have develop a youth capacity building centre in the northern region of Sierra Leone, to empower young people on computer training, media broadcasting training and entrepreneurship.
The reason for establishing this type of centre in the Northern Region (Makina), is due to the past ten year civil war in the country, this region was destroyed and educational facilities was also destroyed and 75% of the youth within the age of 18 and 35 are high school dropout, this youth need an attition especially in the educational sector and also to help build a business skill in them.
Our organization is looking for donors to help facilitate this type of project in the due region.
21 Jul 2011 07:34 GMT
Global Hand Volunteers
(Unverified non-profit organisation)
Silla Chow says: We have done some research to try to find organizations that might be able to provide you with support and have identified the following that you may wish to contact:
Computer Aid International (www.computeraid.org/ )
To request for help, you should fill in their online form at www.computeraid.org/enquire.asp
Alternatively, Computer for Charities (www.computersforcharities.co.uk/ )
You can contact them through the contact details below.
Contact detail: Computers for Charities, Cemetery Lodge, Ersham Road, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3LJ, United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1323 840641 Email:: info@computersforcharities.org
We hope this will be of help for your work.