Ahmed Ismael - Smiley's Page

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Organization

Siyafunda Community Technology Centre

Job Title

Director

About Me (biography and organization description)

Establishing partnerships and relationships with stakeholders, such as local government, private business organisations and community based organisations in delivering Community Technology Centres in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality previously disadvantaged areas, thereby making the dream a reality:
“To ensure that all citizens of Ekurhuleni are computer competent and have access to information and communication technologies, the internet and email”
Vision
“Empowering Educating Econnecting Communities”
Mission
Empower communities by providing easy access to CTC
Educate communities by providing e-Learning CTC
Econnect communities by providing e-Access to Internet, Email

Areas of interest/expertise and types of services provided:

e-Learning:
To provide affordable ICT accredited courses and training.
To provide mixed blend of self-paced and tutor-based and peer training

e-Access:
Committed to ensuring that by the year 2010 every learner/citizen in the Ekurhuleni will have an e-mail address.
Provide Network Access with access to Internet, Email and Faxing facilities. The CTC will be available for the convenience of the community, i.e. in the evenings, on weekends and school holidays for learners and communities.
Longer Term: the CTC will develop the following competencies:
Business Skills Development and Training
Abet – Adult Literacy Programmes
Multimedia Centre facilities
A “fix and repair centre” for the local businesses and ICT users
Partnering with Local Government for the Multi-Purpose-Centre (MPC)
Bulk SMS facilities
Website design and hosting
Employment opportunities by CV preparation services and networking with employment agencies and businesses
Implementing e-learning by partnering with the Dept. Of Education
Connecting schools in the Ekurhuleni Metro

Website

http://www.siyafundactc.org.za

Phone

+27119042720

Street Address

72 Celtis Street

City (or closest town or municipality)

Palm Ridge, Alberton,Gauteng

Country

South Africa

Region

Eastern & Southern Africa

Languages (in order of preference):

English

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