Geeks Have Landed in the Cape
31 January 2007 in News, DFI by Geekcorps
Two Geekcorps volunteers have been hard at work in Cape Town, participating in the Digital Freedom Initiative (DFI) in South Africa, with a third Geekcorps volunteer arriving in early February. DFI is a new form of public-private partnership to promote the economic growth of small businesses and entrepreneurs in the developing world through ICT. Geekcorps’ participation in the program is funded by USAID.
One of the Geekcorps volunteers, Adrian Woodhead, has placed a posting on the iCommons website with an update on recent South African Geek activities. Check it out at:
http://icommons.org/2007/01/29/the-geeks-have-landed-in-the-cape/
Papou Coulibaly is young boutique owner in Ouélessébougou. Previously, Geekcorps partnered with Papou to create a Cybertigi - an Internet access point for the local community via a wireless link to a Community Information & Learning Center (CLIC).