In an effort to expand the outreach of the “Introduction to Computer Basics for the Visually Impaired” (ICBVI) training programme nationwide, the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) conducted a second train-the-trainer activity for 49 Community ICT Center (CIC) managers in Kyebi, in January 2024. The training was held in partnership with Tech Era, a local Ghanaian non-profit organization that is skilled in providing digital skills training to persons with disabilities. It comes as a follow-up to the first training of trainers held in Accra in November 2023 with the support of ITU and the Government of Norway, which served as a kick-off for the implementation of the ICBVI programme in Ghana.
Under the ITU DTC Project, DTC-Ghana conducted a citizens training to cascade the programme across the country from 18 March to 9 April 2024. More than 474 (221 female) visually impaired individuals (aged 12 to 45) from communities were selected from the 13 regions where GIFEC’s CICs are based and benefited from an intensive three-week programme to learn about computer fundamentals and assistive technologies. Additionally, the training focused on empowering participants to use digital tools to perform various daily tasks independently and communicate effectively through e-mail, instant messaging, and social media platforms. An additional 120 visually impaired citizens will be trained in June as part of the final cohort of beneficiaries.
