3 Boloshoy Tolmachevskiy Pereulok, Office 27
Moscow Russia 119017
What we do as an organization (100-word description)
Information Dissemination and Equal Access (IDEA) project brings access to technology and free e-skills training to underserved communities and populations throughout Russia in the form of community-based IDEA Computer Centers, each of which is a partnership involving a local organization and stakeholders as well as Project Harmony's expertise and oversight.
My function in the organization
IDEA Project Director
Other services and activities:
Each IDEA Center provides:
- e-skills training in Microsoft Unlimited Potential Curriculum;
- capacity-building workshops and seminars in soft skills and different applications of technologies;
- free access to computers and internet;
- individual consultations;
- platform for developing social projects in the community.
Number of telecentres linked to my organization
59 centers from 52 cities
Target groups
Underserved communities throughout Russian Federation including: persons with low income, unemployed, people with disabilities, seniors, rural residents without access to technology and e-skills training
Other partners:
IDEA project is realized by Project Harmony Inc within Microsoft Unlimited Potential - Community Technology Skills Program.
The centers are launched as partnerships with host organizations (libraries, universities, or NGOs), and they collaborate with their local partners, such as regional or municipal departments of culture/education/social protection; social service centers; employment agencies, societies of people with disabilities, etc.
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Hello Ekaterina :-)
I'm very sorry for not answering for such a long time. Yes, Moscow is crazy. I hope that I'll go back there some day and meet you. I regret not having the chance to work with you. I wish you all the best.
Are you in Barcelona? I wished I would've been able to go! I hope you are well and if you are there I look forward for the updates for all the great work you guys are doing
Hi Ekaterina..
Want to say thank you for your kind words received yesterday...it was my pleasure to work and to be together with all telecentre.europe team...
Hope that some day we will have chance to work together again ...
Zane
p.s. Wonderful photos:)....there was sun in Riga right after conference and now it seems that spring is already here....
Hey Katia - it was great to see you again! I hope next time we don't have two wait one year to find each other at some telcentre.europe conference. I would love to visit Moscow, I would love for you to visit Seattle (you have a home here)
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I'm very sorry for not answering for such a long time. Yes, Moscow is crazy. I hope that I'll go back there some day and meet you. I regret not having the chance to work with you. I wish you all the best.
Are you in Barcelona? I wished I would've been able to go! I hope you are well and if you are there I look forward for the updates for all the great work you guys are doing
Big hug
How are you? How is everything going around Moscow?
Would love to see you soon... drop me a line if you have a chance
Hugs
Maria
Long time after GK3 and here you are !!!
Where is Mark and Maria from Esplai ? Are they in this too...
Carry out the impressive stuff that you do !!
Cheers
Isura
Want to say thank you for your kind words received yesterday...it was my pleasure to work and to be together with all telecentre.europe team...
Hope that some day we will have chance to work together again ...
Zane
p.s. Wonderful photos:)....there was sun in Riga right after conference and now it seems that spring is already here....
Thanks for all....you are a great person!!! I'm very happy becouse you are in Spain next june.....
See you in June......We will drink a fantastic wine!!!
You took lovely pictures of a fine, international network full of friends with whom we're gonna work on the digital divide!
I can't wait to start!
Kirsten
Hope your trip back home was nice
Big hug
Maria