Hullo everyone,
Hope you are all keeping well.
A note to kindly seek your assistance in
circulating this call for proposals. The grant
guidelines and application form are available online at:
http://www.wougnet.org/Events/projectnews07.html#RICTSP.
If you would prefer, I can also send you the
guidelines by email. Please note the deadline for
applications is 9th July 2007.
Regards,
Dorothy
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East African Community
Regional ICT Support Programme - RICTSP Incubator Project
Open Call for Proposal
The overall objective of the Regional ICT Support
Programme (RICTSP) is to contribute to the
Eastern and Southern Africa regional integration
agenda through an effective and efficient
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)
environment. The primary purpose of the RICTSP is
to achieve a reduction in the digital divide by
removing some of the constraints to the efficient use of ICT.
The EAC RICTSP Incubators Project is established
to support small and medium sized enterprises
(SMEs) and private entrepreneurs in initiatives
where ICTs are used to boost business or which
are regarded as ICT service businesses. The aim
of the Incubators Project is that the
entrepreneurs integrate ICT tools in their daily
business, create new business opportunities using
modern ICT solution or create new type of
business or services using ICT as vehicle for the
business and for cross-sectoral solutions or
having impact in the development of the society.
Special attention, although not exclusive, will
be given to enterprises run by women.
This open call for proposals shall culminate with
the award of grants to successful applicants to
establish and/or support projects the demonstrate
the viability of the Internet. The minimum amount
of any grant will be of 5,000 and the maximum of
20,000. However, the programme reserves the
right to support grants that would require less
funds than the minimum stipulated. In addition,
the grant may not exceed 75% of the cost of the
proposed action successful applicants are
expected to contribute at least 25% of the cost of action.
The call for proposal including guidelines for
grant applicants and the grant applicant form are
available at http://www.eac.int/. The guidelines
and grant application form as well as further
information can also be obtained from the local
focal persons in each country as identified below.
Kenya
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Ms. Alice Munyua
Local Focal Person
RICTSP Incubators Project
KICTAnet
P. O. Box 825
00606
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel: +254 (020) 44 53 671/2
Mob: +254 (0) 728 111 018
Tanzania
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Ms. Margareth Nzuki
Local Focal Person
RICTSP Incubators Project
Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF)
51, Uporoto Street, Ursino Estates
P. O. Box 31226
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel: +255-22 2760260, 2760758 / 2760751/52
Fax: +255-22 2760062
Uganda
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Ms. Dorothy Okello
Local Focal Person
RICTSP Incubators Project
Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)
Plot 53 Kira Road
P. O. Box 4411
Kampala, Uganda
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel: +256 41 4532035
Fax: +256 41 4530474
The deadline for applications is 9th July 2007 at 17:00 (EAST).
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Dorothy Okello
Coordinator, WOUGNET
Plot 53 Kira Road
Tel: +256-41-4532035
Fax: +256-41-4530474
Web: http://www.wougnet.org
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