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Youth Empowerment initiativeYouth Empowerment initiativein Arab Region: AjialComin Arab Region: AjialCom
Najat RochdiNajat RochdiRegional CoordinatorRegional Coordinator
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What is ICTDARWhat is ICTDAR Youth empowerment initiativeYouth empowerment initiative Case study: MoroccoCase study: Morocco ChallengesChallenges The way forwardThe way forward
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What is ICTDAR?What is ICTDAR?
Information & Communication Technology for Information & Communication Technology for Development in the Arab RegionDevelopment in the Arab Region
As a result of AHDR on knowledgeAs a result of AHDR on knowledge Started in October 2003Started in October 2003 Based in CairoBased in Cairo Coverage: All Arab CountriesCoverage: All Arab Countries
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Link to AHDR2Link to AHDR2
Access, Access, sharing and sharing and dissemination dissemination of Knowledge, of Knowledge,
Skills Skills development, development,
Arabic Content Arabic Content development, development,
Strategy Strategy formulationformulation
Arab Region
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Service linesService lines Awareness raisingAwareness raising Stakeholders campaigns and participationStakeholders campaigns and participation Capacity developmentCapacity development Strategy formulation and implementationStrategy formulation and implementation Employment generationEmployment generation Pro-poor initiativesPro-poor initiatives
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ICTDAR Regional initiatives/projectsICTDAR Regional initiatives/projects
– Mashrouati: ICT Hub to support SME’sMashrouati: ICT Hub to support SME’s– WRCATI: Women empowerment WRCATI: Women empowerment – AjialCom: Youth empowerment AjialCom: Youth empowerment – e-Governance (REGI, Arab Regional e-gov Institute) e-Governance (REGI, Arab Regional e-gov Institute) – ICTARB: ICT for Blinds and visually impairedICTARB: ICT for Blinds and visually impaired– Policy formulationPolicy formulation– Knowledge sharing platform (egov@ASP, Bawabat Knowledge sharing platform (egov@ASP, Bawabat
Achabab, regional workshops, regional events, Achabab, regional workshops, regional events, LAS/Arab Working Group, )LAS/Arab Working Group, )
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What is ICTDARWhat is ICTDAR Youth empowerment initiativeYouth empowerment initiative Case study: MoroccoCase study: Morocco ChallengesChallenges The way forwardThe way forward
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Project Development objectivesProject Development objectives– To develop Skills To develop Skills – To address unemployment, To address unemployment,
underemployment, and population loss in underemployment, and population loss in rural arearural area
– To enable local developmentTo enable local development– To access to knowledgeTo access to knowledge
~~~~~~~~~~~~~to give them a channel to ~~~~~~~~~~~~~to give them a channel to voice their opinion, to participate and to actvoice their opinion, to participate and to act
~~~~to develop leadership, entrepreneurship ~~~~to develop leadership, entrepreneurship and a enlightened citizenship (rights and and a enlightened citizenship (rights and duties)duties)
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Information servicesInformation services Provide adequate information to enhance their Provide adequate information to enhance their
knowledge about issues of their concern: drug, knowledge about issues of their concern: drug, sexual education, HIV/AIDS, human rights, sexual education, HIV/AIDS, human rights, election ~~~~~play an active role in the local election ~~~~~play an active role in the local community. community.
Link all relevant national and international Link all relevant national and international information sourcesinformation sources
Networking and collaborative platformNetworking and collaborative platform CoPCoP
Arab Youth Portal (Bawaba Achabab)Arab Youth Portal (Bawaba Achabab)
Trough one platform: AjialComTrough one platform: AjialCom
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From a Concept From a Concept ~~~~ ~~~~
To a FranchiseTo a Franchise
AjialComAjialCom
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Access to knowledge Access to knowledge Awareness Raising and advocacy (development Awareness Raising and advocacy (development
issues: HIV, Drug, workforce development, issues: HIV, Drug, workforce development, unemployment, entrepreneurship,..)unemployment, entrepreneurship,..)
Skills developmentSkills development Job creation/Address unemploymentJob creation/Address unemployment Entrepreneurship DevelopmentEntrepreneurship Development Networking (Youth for Youth by Youth) Networking (Youth for Youth by Youth) In partnership with NGOs In partnership with NGOs Income generation ~~~~ SMEIncome generation ~~~~ SME
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ICTARBICTARB
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Visually impaired empowermentVisually impaired empowerment Access to knowledge (use of audio and Access to knowledge (use of audio and
Braille technologies)Braille technologies) In partnership with NGOs/local authoritiesIn partnership with NGOs/local authorities Skills developmentSkills development Social rehabilitationSocial rehabilitation Access to new job opportunitiesAccess to new job opportunities
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What is ICTDARWhat is ICTDAR Youth empowerment initiativeYouth empowerment initiative Case study: MoroccoCase study: Morocco Lessons learnedLessons learned The way forwardThe way forward
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Project descriptionProject description Community Access CenterCommunity Access Center Service providerService provider ToT (IT, business management, french, english, ToT (IT, business management, french, english,
“know how”, ..)“know how”, ..) Local development dynamicLocal development dynamic 10 centers year 110 centers year 1 PPPPPP SustainabiltySustainabilty Monitoring: SCMonitoring: SC Phase 1: April 04-June 05Phase 1: April 04-June 05
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AjialCom today:AjialCom today:
FiguresFigures Manuel of proceduresManuel of procedures Value added services/IncomeValue added services/Income Franchising AjialComFranchising AjialCom ToolkitsToolkits SynergiesSynergies
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Le Chiffre d'affaire des Centre AjialCom pendant huit mois du 1er Octobre 2004 au 31 Mai 2005
14.78%
9.39%
5.38%
10.00%11.83%9.07%
13.89%
7.26%
16.69% 1.72%
Khemisset
Tiflet
Alamal
Alwahda
Bouznika
Alarabi
Ibn Khaldoun
My Rachid
Bernoussi
Lissasfa
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Les Abonnements du Télécentre Tiflet
22%
78%
Fille
Garçon
Membership
Boys/girls
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Progression de la formation Informatique selon l'approche genre
02
7 75 5 4
9
2
7
38
29
36
30
27
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0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
oct.-04 nov.-04 déc.04 janv.-05 févr.-05 mars-05 avr.-05 mai-05
Fille
Garçon
2020
0 0
20
38
10
23
13
29
21
36
8 8 79
46
0
5
10
15
20
25
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35
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oct.-04 nov.-04 déc.04 janv.-05 févr.-05 mars-05 avr.-05 mai-05
Les Tickets Internet 1h jusqu'au mois de Mai selon l'approche genre
Fille
Garçon
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Les Recettes du centre 9 Juillet à Tiflet par type d'activité
80.90%
3.09%
1.63%6.59%0.79%
6.99%
Abonnements
Cartes 10h
Tickets 1h
Formation
Partenariats
Divers
Source of Income
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-50000.00.0
50000.0100000.0150000.0200000.0250000.0300000.0350000.0400000.0
Amount
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
AjialCom Center
Financial situation of the centers
Recettes
Dépenses
Solde
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Photo GalleryPhoto Gallery..\My Documents\Projects\AjialCom\Photo Gallery..\My Documents\Projects\AjialCom\Photo Gallery
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Pb facedPb faced
Management (turn over)Management (turn over) Location of AjialComLocation of AjialCom Local community ownershipLocal community ownership PPPPPP Content development (NGOs, ..)Content development (NGOs, ..) MonitoringMonitoring
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The way forward in MoroccoThe way forward in Morocco 100 AjialCom centers by December 2005100 AjialCom centers by December 2005 Based on requests from parliamentariansBased on requests from parliamentarians Franchising AjialComFranchising AjialCom Solidarity funds (wealthy centers to subsidize Solidarity funds (wealthy centers to subsidize
difficult locations)difficult locations) 50 centers per year (2006-2008)50 centers per year (2006-2008) Connect with other national initiatives (outlet to Connect with other national initiatives (outlet to
introduce ICT in schools, SMEs, )introduce ICT in schools, SMEs, ) Specific centers for vulnerable groups (single Specific centers for vulnerable groups (single
mothers, prisoners, centers to resist violence mothers, prisoners, centers to resist violence against women, ..)against women, ..)
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What is ICTDARWhat is ICTDAR Youth empowerment initiativeYouth empowerment initiative Case study: MoroccoCase study: Morocco ChallengesChallenges The way forwardThe way forward
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ChallengesChallenges
High demandHigh demand MonitoringMonitoring Local community involvement and buy Local community involvement and buy
in/ownershipin/ownership Management/Business approachManagement/Business approach Go beyond IT/ContentGo beyond IT/Content
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Implementation strategyImplementation strategy With UNDP COsWith UNDP COs Policy combined with Policy combined with quick quick
winswins projects/initiatives projects/initiatives Business modelBusiness model for replication for replication Business planBusiness plan for for
sustainabilitysustainability PartnershipPartnership with NGOs, with NGOs,
private sector (PPP): Microsoft, private sector (PPP): Microsoft, CISCO, Sakhr, national private CISCO, Sakhr, national private sector;sector;
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What is ICTDARWhat is ICTDAR Youth empowerment initiativeYouth empowerment initiative Case study: MoroccoCase study: Morocco ChallengesChallenges The way forward at the Arab Region The way forward at the Arab Region
levellevel
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The way forwardThe way forward Mainstream ICT in existing national Youth Mainstream ICT in existing national Youth
programsprograms Consolidate existing initiatives and start Consolidate existing initiatives and start
replicating/expanding them in the regionreplicating/expanding them in the region Youth portal/CoP launchingYouth portal/CoP launching Special focus on Youth empowerment and Special focus on Youth empowerment and
SMESME
