Sharing knowledge is fundamental to the empowerment.

‘Knowledge’ - implies information, content, indigenous knowledge and technical know-how.

Knowledge Empowerment envisages two-way sharing of knowledge between communities, institutions, nations and geographies, while respecting to the associated economic value, intellectual values as well as cultural, gender and other contexts.

Goal:

Sharing knowledge using ICTs (telecentres, Online / Offline tools)

Strategy:

• Develop knowledge products for rural communities
• Develop products and services for telecentres

Projects:

Agriclinic project > targeting rural farmer community, project develops Pest & Disease related information material to improve their cultivations. Project partners with Audio Visual Unit of Department of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture) and University of Peradeniya, under the sponsorship of UNESCO- Appeal.

Knowledge Products:

• Video CDs
• eBooks
• Agriclinic blog
• Agriclinic database

Read more>> Agriclinic project site