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The
E-Caravan-Phœnix is a fully equipped mobile computer and
internet school, aimed to empower the local communities
in the formerly occupied areas of South Lebanon through
teaching computer and IT skills, especially for youth,
women and persons with disabilities. In January 2006,
Fondation Saradar in partnership with UNESCWA launched
the E-Caravan project. The project builds on the
original E-Caravan project the vehicle which was
destroyed on 29 July 2006 while parked at the
Intermediary School of Ayta Al-Shaab in South Lebanon.
The
new E-Caravan is
equipped with a network of ten PCs with flat screens,
one laser printer, one LCD projector with screen, two
satellite connection modems, an air-conditioning system,
a water dispenser, and other accessories. The
E-Caravan-Phœnix also includes a ramp that facilitates
the access of physically disabled persons and special
software to provide the blind and the visually impaired
with the necessary IT knowledge. The content of the
different training sessions is based on the needs of the
target population. The courses range from ones
specifically for beginners to courses for future
trainers and for small and medium enterprises. Sessions
will be offered 6 days a week, and will last for two to
four hours. Sessions will include up to eight
participants at a time, allowing for a close learning
relationship between the trainer and the participants.
A website network will be created through 4 public
libraries affiliated to the Ministry of Culture to link
not only the cazas of Tyre, Nabatiyeh, Marjeyoun and
Bint Jbeil together but also to the rest of the country
and the world.
The
project is implemented in partnership with private
companies involved and in collaboration with the
concerned municipal councils, existing local and
international organizations and UN agencies.
The project will be managed and executed by Fondation
Saradar in cooperation with UNESCWA, Italian NGOs
operating in South Lebanon, UNIFIL, and other potential
partners which could provide additional resources to the
project. The main local partners of the project will be
the municipal councils of the various villages. The
municipal councils are expected to provide
administrative support, coordination and networking with
the selected participating municipalities, security
arrangements and power supply. Partnerships will also
be created with private companies and existing local and
international organizations. |