At EAST, we believe that involving participants in concrete programmes is the best way to provide them with the practical skills they need to succeed in their work or studies and enter workforce with strong experience and networks. It's about having a lasting, positive impact. This is why we have developed five different programmes that aim to target the over-arching topics of the conference, with the people that could be benefiting from them the most. Would your organisation like to partner with us and support this programme? Please read more on how you can partner with us here.
The Women in ICT Programme
The aim of this programme is to support women working or studying for ICT to meet, network and to acquire knowledge about the latest in ICT. This will also be an opportunity for sharing knowledge and experiences with each other. A goal specific for this group is to be to develop a networking platform to support and share information with each other.
Those eligible to apply for the programme are:
- African nationals
- Women working with or studying ICT
- 18 years old or older
- Women from all over Africa. Diversity in countries is preferred
- Minimum basic ICT-skills
What the programme offers:
- Conference fees and material
- Pre-conference workshop
- Travel costs to and from the conference may be funded where funding circumstances allow
- Hotel accommodation for two or three nights may be funded where funding circumstances allow
- Visa costs if applicable
- Networking between the participants before, during and after the conference
- Opportunity to network with health stakeholders at the conference
- Access to networking platform
- Certificate of Attendance
The Entrepreneurship Programme
The aim of this programme is for innovative entrepreneurs to get acquainted with how ICT can support their own entrepreneurship. This will also be an opportunity for networking and sharing knowledge and skills with each other. One of the goals specific for this group could be to develop an action plan for how ICT could support their own businesses. A goal for this group is to locate ten things gained from the conference that can help their entrepreneurship.
Those eligible to apply for the programme are:
- African nationals
- Entrepreneurs from all sectors
- 18 to 25 years
- Entrepreneurs from all over Africa. Diversity in countries is preferred.
- Minimum basic ICT-skills
What the programme offers:
- Conference fees and material
- Pre-conference workshop
- Travel costs to and from the conference may be funded where funding circumstances allow
- Networking between the participants before, during and after the conference
- Ten-point programme in how to develop their business with ICT
- Certificate of Attendance
The Health Ambassador Programme
The aim of this programme is for health providers to meet and discuss the importance of ICT in their sector and to accumulate knowledge on how ICT can enhance their work as well as enable networking and sharing skills with each other. A goal specific for this group is to develop an action plan specific for the region where their work is focused and to function as ‘ICT ambassadors’ for their organisation and region.
Those eligible to apply for the programme are:
- African nationals
- 18 years or older
- People who are working full-time or part-time in a health setting
- Nationals living and working in Ethiopia. Diversity in regions are preferred
- Those who are ready to function as ICT-ambassadors in their organisations and region
- Basic ICT-skills
What the programme offers:
- Conference fees and material
- Pre-conference workshop
- Travel costs to and from the conference may be funded where funding circumstances allow
- Networking between the participants before, during and after the conference
- Opportunity to network with health stakeholders at the conference
- Action plan for how to move on
- Certificate of Attendance
Social Media Reporter Programme
The aim of this programme is to strengthen the knowledge and networking of youth and their organisations in the area of eLearning in Africa and raise awareness before, during and after the conference on the topics and sessions presented there. Another aim is to enable direct and indirect stakeholders who are not physically present at the event to be updated on the conference proceedings and engage them in discussions. With this programme we hope that the participants will leave the conference with a boosted interest for ICT in journalism, education and politics and accumulated knowledge in social media reporting.
Please read more about the success of the 2014 programme here (PDF).
Those eligible to apply for the programme are:
- Youth between 18 and 28
- Nationals living and working in Ethiopia. Diversity in regions is preferred
- Good English language skills
- practical knowledge of journalism, writing and PR is preferred
- Minimum basic social media skills
What the programme offers:
- Conference fees and material
- Pre-conference workshop
- Travel costs to and from the conference may be funded where funding circumstances allow
- Training in social media technology
- Networking between the participants before, during and after the conference
- Certificate of Attendance
The Education Programme
This programme aims to connect African experts and educators to those who help shape the future of education and digital learning in Africa. Researchers or educators who could otherwise not afford to participate are invited to take part in Africa’s educational research and development through workshops, lectures, networking and training sessions with a focus on ‘home grown’ solutions relevant to Africa’s needs and constraints.
Those eligible to apply for the programme are:
- African nationals
- Educators from all educational sectors
- 18 years old or older
- Educators from all over Africa. Diversity in countries is preferred
- Minimum basic ICT-skills
What the programme offers:
- Conference fees and material
- Pre-conference Workshops
- Travel costs to and from the conference may be funded where funding circumstances allow
- Hotel accommodation for two or three nights may be funded where funding circumstances allow
- Visa costs if applicable
- Networking between the participants before, during and after the conference
- Opportunity to network with health stakeholders at the conference
- Access to networking platform
- Certificate of Attendance
