Sierra eRiders | Empowering ICT Across Sierra Leone -
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Sierra eRiders Activity Photos in Slides
Software Freedom Day Celebration 2009
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
ICT training for Community Radio Network staff in Sierra Leone
ICT training for Community Radio Network staff in Sierra Leone
ICT training for Community Radio Network staff in Sierra Leone
ICT training for Community Radio Network staff in Sierra Leone
ICT training for NMJD staff in Sierra Leone
ICT training for NMJD staff in Sierra Leone
Media training for West African journalist - IDLELO 4 Accra Ghana
Installing Ubuntu Operating System
Ubuntu Training
Installing and Networking Makeni Widmifery School Computer Library
Installing and Networking Makeni Widmifery School Computer Library
Installing and Networking Makeni Widmifery School Computer Library
Installing and Networking Makeni Widmifery School Computer Library
Offloading CLASSworks' Computers from VIAFRICA for five Secondary Schools in Freetown
Installing VIAFRICA CLASSworks Computers at five Secondary Schools in Freetown
Ten Teachers from five Secondary Schools in Freetown undergoing CLASSworks training at Sierra eRiders
The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) was established in 2000 as a part of the global network of autonomous Soros Foundations. OSIWA promotes open societies where democracy, good governance, the rule of law, basic freedoms and widespread civic participation prevail.
FOSSWAY - FOSS Advocacy in West Africa and Beyond
FOSSFA, in collaboration with the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), has recently launched “FOSSWAY - FOSS Advocacy in West Africa and Beyond”, a 3 year advocacy project to increase the awareness and use of FOSS in the Western part of the African continent at all levels, including academia, educational institutions, the media, SMEs, and governments. The project will also advocate for consideration of FOSS issues in the formulation of policies and standards in the sub-region. It will establish researched and accurate data on ICT use, software needs and expenditure, FOSS implementation total cost of ownership, opportunity costs, expectations and emerging trends in West African countries.
The eRider Concept
eRiding is a model for providing mission-driven technology support for the civil society sector. Services are provided by roving consultants with a wide range of skills including planning, training and technology troubleshooting. The eRider model is designed to deliver personal, flexible and mission-driven expertise at a relatively low cost to the non-governmental organization (NGO).
eRiders are roving consultants who work on a one-to-one basis with a group of NGOs, helping each organization to develop and implement an information and communications technology (ICT) strategy tailored to its unique aims, needs and context. The eRider’s primary aims are to help organizations:
- Understand the potential value of information and communication technologies (ICTs)
- Integrate ICTs into their programmatic work
- Enhance the ICT component of their management.
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Newsflash
In an effort to assist government in the integration of ICT in the development process of Sierra Leone, Sierra eRiders with support from OSIWA is organising a One day face to face workshop on the theme: DEVELOPING THE FUTURE OF SIERRA LEONE INTERNET TOGETHER.
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The Vision of FOSSFA is to promote the use of FOSS and the FOSS model in African development, and the organization supports the integration of FOSS in national policies.
Sourcefabric believes in quality, independent journalism. No matter what their resources or location, we provide media organisations with the open source software, tools and support to produce it.
CLASSworks, an abbreviation for 'Computer Learning And Sustainable Support works', guides a school through all the essential parts connected to the management and usage of a computer lab.
 Get Ubuntu operating system, perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser,
presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging, media players, games and
much more. |
 OpenDisc is a high quality collection of open source software (OSS) for the Microsoft Windows operating system.The majority of programs featured on OpenDisc and OpenEducationDisc are also available on Linux. See a categorize list of programs available in the OpenDisc & OpenEducationDisc. |
|  OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It can also read and write
files from other common office software packages. |
 The award-winning Firefox Web browser has security, speed and new features that will change the way you use the Web. Don’t settle for anything less. |
| Collect copies of the Ubuntu CDs, OpenDisc and OpenEducationDisc from Sierra eRiders office or you can directly grab the .ISO image file of the disc by clicking on the various icons. |
Campcaster is a free, open source radio suite enabling live broadcast and scheduling for radio stations, whether their transmission is analogue, digital or online. Campcaster runs on Linux. |
The
OpenEducationDisc is a modification of the OpenDisc format by Teachers
and Computer Specialists with a passion for education. The purpose of
it is to provide students with the software that they need to complete
school work at home.
