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Our Goals & Objectives

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1. To bridge the digital divide
a. Help school children get ICT exposure and skills through the School PCs Project
b. Help underprivileged youths within the community to gain ICT skills through Community IT Training Centres.

2. To give the poor and underprivileged a chance to be educated.
a. Provide for the educational needs of  orphans and underprivileged children through Child Sponsorship
b.      Set up Community Education Centres in needy communities to cater for the education needs of the poor and underprivileged.

3. To fight poverty and unemployment
a. Provide access to low-interest loans and business management training to the poor for through Africa Rural Investment Fund (ARIF).
b.      Equip underprivileged and unemployed youths with marketable IT skills so help them find employment.

4. To improve the health of the underprivileged poor
a. Train HIV Educators who in turn will educate their communities, social groups and families on how to prevent HIV and other diseases.
b.      Run medical outreaches to educate the general public on healthy living and disease prevention.

5. To help develop needy communities
a. Provide clean water where needed
b. Provide solar electricity where needed.

HINT is now a certified ICIP partner with INVENEO, USA

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Inveneo is a non-profit social enterprise whose mission is to get the tools of ICT into the hands of organizations and people who need them most: those in remote and rural communities in the developing world.

To do this, Inveneo creates and sells highly affordable and sustainable ICTs that are specifically designed for organizations — governments, NGOs, private enterprises — that serve these rural communities with vital services that include education, healthcare, economic development, relief and telecenters. Our ICTs are designed to overcome challenges that these organizations face:

  • Lack of dependable, if any, electricity
  • Extremely high cost of power
  • Prevalence of heat, dust, moisture and humidity, often punishing conditions for ICTs
  • Lack of affordable access to Internet and telephony services
  • Novice users and administrators

This partnership follows HINT’s participation in Inveneo’s workshop in Cameroon in November 2007.

Becoming a certified ICIP means we can sell and install Inveneo equipment.

More here: http://www.inveneo.org/?q=ictpartners#cameroon

HINT's IT Project selected as a finalist in the Stockholm Challenge awards 2008 in Sweden!

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HINT IT project Rural Electrification And Communication Technology (REACT) has been selected as one of 145 finalists in the prestigious Stockholm challenge Award 2008 out of a total of over 2000 applicants from all over the world.

Here is the information letter as received this week:

Dear Tinshu Genesis Gemuh,

We are very pleased to inform you that the jury has selected your entry of Rural Electrification And Community Technology (REACT), in the Stockholm Challenge Award 2008 to be a finalist with a chance to win the Stockholm Challenge Trophy.

The winner in the Education category will be announced at the Gala Dinner and Award ceremony in the Stockholm City Blue Hall on May 22. The winner will receive the Stockholm Challenge trophy and certificate of achievement and a cheque for 5.000 Euros at that event.

The Gala Evening will close Challenge Week, which will be held at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm between May 19 – 22. As a finalist you are invited to join in all of these events free of charge. We are unable to subsidise the cost of your travel or accommodation but the following parts of the programme are free to all finalists:

Welcome reception on May 19th, at 5 p.m. Six parallel Workshops on May 20th The Open Conference on May 21st Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony in the Blue Hall on May 22nd.

Finalists will also receive: Exhibition spaces Study visits to a choice of organisations in Stockholm Morning and afternoon tea and coffee on May 20th and 21st. Finalists dinner on May 20th

We will shortly send to you a request to login to your Stockholm Challenge account to update your personal details for participation in Challenge Week, fill out a registration page and confirm the names of those taking part in the events. You are welcome to bring as many of your colleagues as you like to the workshops and conference but participation in the Gala Evening in the City Hall is limited to TWO representatives for each entry.

You will then also be able to join the finalists on-line forum where you will learn more about the programme for Challenge Week, find out about travel requirements for getting to Sweden and be able to help decide the topics of the discussions that you and your peers will have in Stockholm.

Once again, congratulations on your success in becoming a finalist in the Stockholm Challenge Award 2008, we look forward to greeting you in May, during Challenge Week!

Kind regards

Ulla Skiden

Director and

Earl Mardle Chairman of the Jury

www.stockholmchallenge.se

The Stockholm Challenge is an ICT for development programme at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). It culminates in the Challenge Week Event, May 19-22, 2008.

Medical Outreach 2008

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In February 2008, Rachelle Lynn Clune and Elizabeth Rhea Embry, both nurses in the United States of America (USA), will visit Helps International (HINT), an NGO located in Buea, South West Province of Cameroon in Sub-Sahara Africa.

During their time here, they will take part in a medical outreach program planned to take place in 2 rural communities: Ekona and Tole.

The outreaches are intended to:

  • Sensitize these communities on the HIV/AIDS pandemic
  • Train HIV Educators in these communities
  • Educate the public (esp. youths) on sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
  • Train community members on various aspects of basic hygiene.
  • Offer free consultations and free medication.

Rachelle & Beth need US$ 3,425.97 (excluding their flights to Cameroon and back) to be able to reach these rural villages with this life-saving information, training and resources.

We would like to invite you to participate in this outreach with your donations.

You can donate online through PayPal or write a check to:

Hope Outreach International Ministries (Put HINT in the Memo)
10993 N Harrells Ferry Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70816-8304
Phone: (225) 272-5432
Fax: (225) 272-6805

OR

Give directly to Rachelle (dallfn123@yahoo.com) and Beth (bembry28@yahoo.com)

You can also download details of the program and budget here.

We need local volunteers to help with ground work. If you have medical knowledge and training and can help, please contact us immediately.

Thank you for being a part of this outreach.

About HINT

Our mission is to improve the well-being of the underprivileged in our community through education, skill development, and job creation.

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