Make a difference in Latin America!
Posted by: cdieurope on: February 1, 2010
Want to help? Access www.globalgiving.co.uk/cdi, choose a project or a country and donate. From indigenous women in Ecuador to volcano victims in Chile: help make a difference in Latin America!
Two UK Charities First to Benefit from Dell YouthConnect Grant
Posted by: cdieurope on: January 12, 2010
Dell YouthConnect, a global programme designed to support education and digital inclusion initiatives for underserved youth was launched in the UK today. The US$694,000 cash and in-kind grants of Dell products were awarded to the Center for Digital Inclusion (CDI) and Action for Children. The grants will be used to improve access to technology in the UK and help young people develop the transferable skills needed to enhance lives and pursue professional careers.
The Dell YouthConnect programme was launched in February 2009 and by the end of the year, Dell will have donated more than US$8 million to educational and digital initiatives that will impact more than 100,000 young people in eight countries. The cash and in-kind grants support technology education for young people, and promote maths, science and technology skills development. Dell assesses technology and infrastructure needs together with the recipient organisations, and awards strategic partnerships and employee-directed grants to meet their specific needs.
Field Visit: Jordan
Posted by: cdieurope on: December 7, 2009
CDI Jordan: helping to bring IT education to illiterate women in the South of Jordan Valley.
Rodrigo Baggio talks at Ashoka Support Network in London
Posted by: cdieurope on: November 30, 2009
Rodrigo Baggio, CDI founder, is in London today and will be talking at the Ashoka Foundation about further expansion and the increasing focus on a social enterprise model.
The Ashoka Support Network is a global community of successful business people who share our belief that entrepreneurs are the primary engine for economic and social development. They engage with Ashoka, committing time and resources to support the work of social entrepreneurs.
ASN members are business entrepreneurs, top executives, investment bankers, venture capitalists, and consultants from Europe, the US, South America, India and beyond, as our network rapidly expands.
If you would like to join us tonight, please, forward your details to Silvia Giovannoni, from ASN: sgiovannoni@ashoka.org
Tim Berners-Lee announces partnership between CDI and Web Foundation
Posted by: cdieurope on: November 17, 2009
On the 16th of November, the World Wide Web Foundation launched its global operations at the Internet Governance Forum in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (full press release and more information, please, click here). Founded by Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, the foundation seeks to advance the use of the web for social impact. Together with its official launch came the news of two key strategic partnerships, one of which will be with CDI.
3rd day of CDI’s Annual Meeting in Rio de Janeiro
Posted by: cdieurope on: November 12, 2009
Mauricio Davila, CDI Global Director for International and Institutional development, shared with our network, CDI’s main achievements during 2009 and the plans for 2010. The partnership with Dell in Brazil and Mexico, the expansion plans to the UK and Middle East were some of the topics presented on the 3rd day of CDI’s Annual Meeting in Rio de Janeiro.
The pilots in the UK caused excitement and showed where CDI network will be heading to in a couple of years: mobile technology. More on that click here.
Michael Dell visits CDI’s schools in Brazil
Posted by: cdieurope on: November 11, 2009
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Michael Dell visited this week a CDI school in Hortolandia, São Paulo. The school is part of the initiative which is benefiting more than 1,100 young Brazilians up to 17 years. The program is called Dell Youth Connect and is sponsoring the nine schools that comprise the Brazilian CDI network: three in Campinas, three in the capital Sao Paulo and three in Porto Alegre. The company also is donating about 55 computers to the first super community center in Rio de Janeiro, scheduled to open on the 17th of Novembrer.
The partnership between Dell and CDI was also launched in Mexico where 12 CDI’s schools benefited with new equipment. Today Dell is CDI´s main sponsor globally and will be also supporting CDI Pilot Programme in the UK.
11th CDI Annual Meeting – 2nd day
Posted by: cdieurope on: November 10, 2009
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The second day of CDI network 11th Annual Meting started with an inspirational presentation by Hans Donner, the most important Brazilian graphic designer. Hans Donner traveled to Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, to share with us his experience in trying to reach the perfect combination between technology and humanity. This is what CDI has been doing for the past 14 years.
During the second part of the morning, educators and monitors shared their experience in training and monitoring. They have also talked about the innovations added to CDI classic methodology, such as the use of social medial as twitter and of text messages. The results are promising and show that CDI 14 methodology of community empowerment is entering the new millennium.
Lucky Winner!
Posted by: cdieurope on: November 10, 2009
We are delighted to announce the lucky winner of CDI’s first project competition.
The winner project is: “Community development throuth IT trainning in Rio”.
The correct answer to the question: “Name one Latin American country that is celebrating 200 years of Indepedence in 2009″ is either Bolivia or Ecuador.
The lucky winner is: Bianca Mileck! Congratulations!
Bianca wrote:
“Technology: Powerful tool that in the hands of the impoverished people of Latin American can change the continent. Globalization can only be democratic if everybody has access to information and technology. Technology + learning new skills + citizenship = Democracy. So let’s get started!”
We would like to thank all the participants! Keep an eye on this space for future events and competitions.
CDI 11th Annual Meeting
Posted by: cdieurope on: November 9, 2009
CDI is now hosting its 11th Annual Meeting in Nova Friburgo/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
More than 160 participants are already present at the event: students, educators, CDI’s directors and board members from 12 different countries will be sharing their experiences, good practices and current challenges during this five days meeting. It’s the most exciting moment of the year for the CDI network!
Some very important topics will be discussed during this week: social networks, social entrepreneurship and CDI Community model.
There will be also a fantastic video competition amongst CDI’s students who will be sharing the work they have done during CDI courses.
More on that here soon!
