Bridge the Digital Divide – Sierra Leone (BDDSL) is an NGO based in Freetown, Sierra Leone, whose primary mandate is to contribute to spreading the benefits of digital technology in Sierra Leone by providing free-of-charge equipment, digital tools, and digital skills training programmes at national and local level. In particular, BDDSL is responsible for deploying the ST Foundation (a partner of the DTC Initiative) Digital Unify (DU) programme in the country and has been actively implementing digital skills training through its 45 operational DU labs across the country. In addition to its capacity development interventions, BDDSL continues to establish, equip, and connect local training centres with the support of ST Foundation and local stakeholders. Since its inception in 2009, the NGO has trained over 265,000 Sierra Leoneans in digital skills.
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