1. IMPACT ON EDUCATION
IT capacity-building is a crucial need. The demand for IT learning is still immense: IT education can be an alternative to traditional education and a second chance for people in remote and rural areas who could not pursue their school or college education.
2. IMPACT ON GENDER Highly motivated, women are eager to learn and improve their skills, hence, more capacity-building activities are to be dedicated to women as they tend to be IT marginalized for several reasons: early marriage, housework, early school drop outs, financially vulnerable and dependant (can work from home once computer literate), etc. Women have more confidence in assisting their kids on computer learning, in communicating with their family members abroad, etc. (Computer and Internet literacy offers women diverse ways of communication, access to information, knowledge, hence confidence. IT has been recognized by the UN as the fundamental human right. It represents an education tool that provides women with the opportunity to achieve social and economic equality.)
3. IMPACT ON POVERTY a. E-Caravan trainees have acquired the necessary IT skills and therefore have become marketable and employable. By introducing IT in these villages and by increasing IT capacities, this could lead to consider that this project can contribute to decrease unemployment.
b. By taking up administrative jobs working from home, women can generate a second income. (Empowered by their new IT capacities, women can find jobs - working on a computer even from home - and increase the family financial resources, which in turn improves their living and economic conditions.)
c. Trainees have indicated to us that they are already applying their newly acquired skills at work, improving their performance, thus, their efficiency, which could have an impact on the enterprise they work for.
4.IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT Impact on environment: There was no negative impact, as the E-Caravan Phoenix project is implemented through a Mobile School that has no engine to pollute the air and no gas emissions. As such, its stay in the targeted regions remains short. Its parking locations are always selected in areas that are environmental risk free.
Trainees were interviewed by E-Caravan Field Coordinator. Here is a sample of some Trainees impressions about the project.
1. What’s you opinion about the project?
Ali Harb:
It’s an important project for the region but we hope for a large centre for computers in Nabatyieh, after all we are a large city and there is a lot of people.
Fatima Ismaiil:
I liked the way that the trainer taught us, he had a different way from the school and I liked that a lot.
Hajji Nada:
(Head of Handicapped association)
We encourage projects like this one especially now a days where the computers are a very important machine on every aspect of life.
Ramia Wanna: :
I liked it and hope that you will come next year.
2. Do you think that your IT background has improved?
Ali Harb:
Sure it did but if I don’t work on it will disappear.
Fatima Ismaiil:
I have to say yes even though they give us some computer lessons at school.
Hajji Nada:
(Head of Handicapped association)
I hadn’t that much information about computers before, now I know more and I will try to enlarge my knowledge.
3. Did the Caravan satisfy your needs?
Ali Harb:
I was surprised by the information I learned.
Samya Hamdan:
Yes but as I said before we need more time I honestly think the time is short.
Bassima Nohra:
I didn’t expect to learn a lot in a small period of time but surprisingly I did.
Elias Massaad:
I came here not expecting any thing, but I am surprised from the amount of information that I got in a short time.
Ramia Wanna:
I wanted to learn more about computers because of my children and now I know few things, thank you.
4. How will you use these new acquired skills in your daily life? (School, University, Work, Personal)
Ali Harb:
Mostly at home with my researches.
Jaafar Kassir
I’m a clerk in the municipality so I’ll be more reliable with the Computer and especially with office.
Hajji Nada:
(Head of Handicapped association)
In my work we use a lot word and excel and now I can help the others in the center when I have time.
Bassima Nohra:
I want to grow in my job, and this project gave me an opportunity to improve my computer skills
Elias Massaad:
I can’t use computer in my job, but I hope to change my career so I am working on it.
5. Would you encourage other persons to enroll in this project?
Ali Harb:
I would be selfish if I don’t, knowledge should be for everyone.
Jaafar Kassir
Yes of course because it’s a chance which maybe will never come back to Deir Qanoun.
Hajji Nada:
(Head of Handicapped association)
Yes everyone, and it’s a shame that a lot of people didn’t benefit from this chance.
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® Phœnix"PROJECT: FACTS & FIGURES
1. TRAINING PARTICIPATION
