Marjolein van Gendt
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Marjolein van GendtWat
Advisor and Business Analyst for Base of the Pyramid Markets ICT Entrepreneurship, Ungana-AfrikaWaar
Pretoria, South AfricaMeer over mijzelf
I am interested in the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) for Development field. This evolved as a way to combine my two masters in 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'Business and Development Studies', the latter of which I obtained in Japan. After my studies I have worked at the UN in South Korea as a consultant where I helped develop an e-learning system. Through this system government officials from developing countries can learn how to employ ICTs for socio-economic development. My next job will be with Ungana-Afrika in Pretoria, South Africa.
Examples of how ICTs aid development? Farmers get access to market prices which eliminates their dependency on middlemen, villagers can get an education and keep in touch with family across the globe at telecentres, and early warning systems warn people of coming tsunamis or typhoons so that people can evacuate to safe places.
Ik ben Hivos omdat
The organisation I will work for (Ungana-Afrika, South Africa) is one of Hivos's partners. Hivos has created the possibility for a Young Professional to be sent to Ungana-Afrika through the PSO Youth Zone Program. I was lucky enough to be selected and will work for Ungana-Afrika for the next 1.5 to 2 years. Ungana-Afrika's mission is to empower development organisations to better integrate ICTs as a strategic, mission focused, tool.
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Gepost op 23/04/2010
One month ago I arrived in Pretoria, South Africa, to join Ungana-Afrika through PSO's Youth Zone Program, facilitated by Hivos. Ungana-Afrika is a young organisation passionate about making sure South(ern) Africa does not miss out on the benefits Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can provide. This is right...
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