Bridges.org is one of the leading organizations in field of information
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bridges.org | It's not about the technology, it's about the people
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About bridges.org
Bridges.org is a US 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, with origins in Washington DC and bases in Uganda and South Africa. Although most program services are currently delivered in East and Southern Africa, much of our work is broadly applicable — and noticed and learned from — across the developing world. Bridges.org was founded in 2000 by Teresa Peters, together with a group of Internet visionaries who have stayed involved as board members and advisors. The bridges.org team combines practical multi-disciplinary skills, diverse perspectives on technology and business innovation, a commitment to social issues, and far-reaching international experience.
Most of our work is supported by grants and donations, however, we also do fee-based work. You can help us do more! To find out how you can support our work, please click here.
Our mission
Bridges.org is an international organization with a mission to promote the effective use of information and communications technology (ICT) in the developing world for meaningful purposes, such as better healthcare, education and self-sustaining economic development. We seek to bring a practical vision to the realities of ICT-enabled socio-economic development, and an important aspect of our strategy is to apply basic business principles and processes in development projects. We conduct technology research, evaluations and policy analysis to inform civil society organizations, governments, development aid agencies and the business community and help them improve the way they integrate ICT into their activities. This in turn brings the benefits of technology to more people — students, small business owners, doctors and their patients and the general public — in more meaningful ways: not only to overcome the challenges and adversities they face, but to give them the tools to build their own solutions and manage their own affairs in more efficient ways.
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