The inaugural Yeomens Award instituted by the Global Knowledge Partnership and Open Knowledge Network has been conferred to three ICT for development projects in Asia and Latin America and the Carribbean. The Award aims to internationally recognise projects, which bring socio-cultural changes using local content.
Namma Dhwani, a radio station in the Southern India to broadcast content produced by the local community, is one of the winners. The cable radio station, managed by the grassroots people, has set up advanced cable audio based network to air locally produced content.
Mocoronga Popular Communication Network in the Brazilian Amazon state of Pará has demonstrated how traditional and new media like newspapers, loudspeaker radios, video production, photography and even the web, can preserve and help exchange of traditional knowledge on livelihoods.
Efforts by Fundación AGRECOL Andes in providing ICT tools to Quechua-speaking farmers in rural areas of Bolivia to capture indigenous farming knowledge have been recognised through this award.
Source: Open Knowledge Network.
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