Home > ICT training for Afghan Students Supported by UNESCO - Updated: 21-05-2002 12:16 pm
13-02-2002 11:00 pm - Work for the establishment of an INFOYOUTH Computer Centre at the Faculty of Journalism at Kabul University has now started. The Centre, which is entirely funded by UNESCO, will provide basic information and communication facilities, including access to the Internet and will offer ICT training for the students, especially of young women.
The project that is implemented in partnership with the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education, includes the purchase of equipment (computers, printers and software) and the development of ICT training programmes that are adapted to local needs. Priority will be given to training youth, specifically young girls and women, in computer skills.
The INFOYOUTH Network was initiated in 1991 by UNESCO in order to meet two main challenges: on the one hand, the necessity to counteract the splintering of various and scattered information sources and networks on youth, and on the other, the urgent need to implement appropriate and coherent youth policies from local to global levels.
