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DDU Digital Divide in Uganda

What the problem is: As the world is becoming more and more modernized, more and more people now have access to the internet, and have several sources of communication. Yet, the ones who cannot afford to buy a phone or a computer have lost contact with family members, and are falling 'behind'--they know what a cell phone is, but they don't know how to use it. They know what a computer is, yet they have no idea what it is for. The digital divide between the ones who have access to technology and those who don't are growing wider as more our technological things are becoming more advanced. After our group realized this, we felt that it is necessary for everyone to have access to the internet, and to have some sort of communication and a way to keep up with the rest of the world. It is crucial as in the 21st century many people travel to other countries, for work or for their own pleasure. Thus the reason our group is here!

Our specific goal: Uganda in particular, is doing badly. Its been at war for 10 years, and in this rapidly changing economic scene, they will fall behind without the help of organizations around the world like us. DDU ( Digital Divide in Uganda) is our organization. We want to raise money to help donate to the unfortunate children of Uganda. We will do this by working with WRI. The World Resources Institute is a massive organization with sponsors such as Microsoft, Intel, and Johnsons and Johnsons. You, my dear reader, may think that they don't need our help with these kind of resources. But you would be wrong. Because WRI runs so many projects, they spread money comparitively thinly when you compare it to their total funding.

They are another organization who are trying to help the digital divide in Uganda. We will give our money to them and it will be put into helping with their goals of bridging the digital divide.

Case Study

For information on our plans and a thorough runthrough on what we're actually doing, please go see our action plan (see link below).

Action Plan

Also, if you want to get a better understanding of what the Digital Divide actually is, and some statistics to explain the problem better, please proceed to this page (see link below):

Background Information
 * Poverty
 *    Education for all
 * Global infectious diseases
 * Digital Divide
 *    Natural disaster prevention and mitigation
 * International labor and migration rules