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The project has started producing mini video documentaries about project activities in the village. We gave the brand name -SRTAC Village Knowledge Products_ to the vidoes documents. This movie clip was made using a simple digital camera with a movie mode and the (fabulous) Windows Movie Maker application. The project staff received a training on, how to use the WMM to prepare a short video document.
Noise at the Last Mile is the First fusion publication, synthesizing 4 research publications independantly carried out by multiple researchers on two ‘Virtual Villages’ s in rural Sri Lanka. The Virtual Village Project was another IDRC funded project implemeted by Sarvodaya. It was the first of it’s kind, sharing many lessons that one encounters when ICT reaches the grassroot communties. The document empasize, why rural community show reluctance at interaction with ICT tools provided at telecentres.
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The Sarvodaya Fusion Tele-Centre Family program -another IDRC funded ICT project- started working in collaborations with the VICs of the Strengthening Resilience in Tsunami Affected Communities (SRTAC) project from January 2008. The project has identified the need for a business plan for the VIC to become sustainable in the long run. Therefore the project is introducing a business model to the VICs, taking in to consideration generating income, profit making, and deprecations etc. The First basic introduction workshop on business models was done through the Fusions Tele centre Family project’s “I CAN” workshop last February 2008. This workshop helped the VIC workers to identify their business ideas, and strengths and weaknesses. In April 2008 they will participate in the “WE CAN” workshop where their capacity will be further strengthened on business planning and income generation.
"Building inner spiritual resilience is the primary coping mechanism to external disasters "
Dr A T Ariyaratne, Founder President, Sarvodaya
"Is small still beautiful? We think it is. In an increasingly divided and fragile world, Practical Action aims to demonstrate and advocate the sustainable use of technology to reduce poverty in developing countries" -PRACTICAL ACTION
