GP launches 2nd 'Tathya Tori' at Bajitpur with CARE
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Grameenphone Ltd, in association with CARE Bangladesh, has launched the 2nd 'Tathyo Tori' (Information Boat) at Bajitpur, Kishoreganj Wednesday, said a press release.
The Information Boats are designed to provide necessary livelihood information to the riverine communities of the country and moves from one place to another on a fixed schedule.
The boats will work as an information hub to meet the information and communication needs of rural communities, especially the char and haor areas.
People of these areas have limited access to up-to-date livelihood and other information due to their remoteness.
These boats are equipped with digital content, such as livelihood and agricultural information, suited for the specific areas serviced by the boats.
A typical Information Boat would have computers, internet and email facilities, photocopiers, printers, TV cameras and video machines, scanners and more, depending on the needs of the community.
The main objective of the project is to break the digital divide by both educating and empowering the rural people with the necessary information for their livelihoods.
The project will place specific focus on underprivileged and marginalised people of the community.
The boats will also provide primary healthcare services to the community, once in a week with pre-scheduled route plan, which will be communicated in advance to them.
Grameenphone Chief Communications Officer (CCO) Rubaba Dowla, DGM, Corporate Social Responsibility of Grameenphone, Debashis Roy while CARE Bangladesh Country Director Nick Southern, Program Director Asif U Ahmed and Regional Director Zakir A Khan from were also present at the event.
In her speech, the Grameenphone CCO said that, "We believe that, connectivity generates opportunities. Access to information would help generate new possibilities in the rural communities where the information boats would operate."
It may be mentioned that the first Information boat was launched in the community at Dhirai, Shunamgonj, Sylhet division in September 2008.
The Information Boats are designed to provide necessary livelihood information to the riverine communities of the country and moves from one place to another on a fixed schedule.
The boats will work as an information hub to meet the information and communication needs of rural communities, especially the char and haor areas.
People of these areas have limited access to up-to-date livelihood and other information due to their remoteness.
These boats are equipped with digital content, such as livelihood and agricultural information, suited for the specific areas serviced by the boats.
A typical Information Boat would have computers, internet and email facilities, photocopiers, printers, TV cameras and video machines, scanners and more, depending on the needs of the community.
The main objective of the project is to break the digital divide by both educating and empowering the rural people with the necessary information for their livelihoods.
The project will place specific focus on underprivileged and marginalised people of the community.
The boats will also provide primary healthcare services to the community, once in a week with pre-scheduled route plan, which will be communicated in advance to them.
Grameenphone Chief Communications Officer (CCO) Rubaba Dowla, DGM, Corporate Social Responsibility of Grameenphone, Debashis Roy while CARE Bangladesh Country Director Nick Southern, Program Director Asif U Ahmed and Regional Director Zakir A Khan from were also present at the event.
In her speech, the Grameenphone CCO said that, "We believe that, connectivity generates opportunities. Access to information would help generate new possibilities in the rural communities where the information boats would operate."
It may be mentioned that the first Information boat was launched in the community at Dhirai, Shunamgonj, Sylhet division in September 2008.