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Articles on Information Communications Technology .



Cyber Dialogues give women real power

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An innovative new concept known as cyber dialogues is putting the power of information technology into the hands of women who have had experiences of abuse.

Using a virtual meeting space women, and men, connect with each other from public meeting points or the privacy of their own homes and offices. Just a couple of years after the first launch in 2004, cyber dialogues are cropping up all over Southern Africa and beyond.
 

Relishing Sexual Health Information on the Mobile Phone

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Paddy Mwangi A Kenyan marketer has won a prestigious British award for developing a programme that is now helping Kenyans access information on venereal diseases, smoking, drinking, and drug abuse through their mobilie phones.

The 24-hour-service, the first of its kind in East and Central Africa, offers information not only in English and Kiswahili, but also in vernacular languages like Kikuyu, Kamba, Luhya and Luo.