http://syria.tigblog.org/ What's on the minds of young leaders from around the globe? en-us http://.tigblog.org/post/362309 The Stockholm Challenge is a pioneer among ICT awards and networking organisations,
So far the Stockholm Challenge has brought together over 5,000 ICT projects from all over the world, many of whom are active in lasting and growing networks.
The over all goal of the Stockholm Challenge is to help counteract social and economic disadvantage, wherever it occurs, by promoting the use of ICT for development. It is mostly targeted towards developing regions and community or social sectors such as gender equality and minorities with the greatest needs. The award invites projects in six different categories:
• Public Administration
• Education
• Economic Development
• Culture
• Health
• Environment
What about Stockholm Challenge Award 2008
The Challenge programme 2008 has been targeting ICT for Development projects globally. Great efforts have been put into the search for excellent examples of information and communication technologies that show convincing benefits to people and communities, wide impact and proofs of future sustainability.

"The standard of the projects in the Stockholm Challenge Award this year is better than ever", says project manager Ulla Skid鮠and adds: "the criteria for participation have been set to a higher level compared to earlier years. Participants needed to more clearly demonstrate social impacts and sustainability with their projects in 2008. This resulted in 145 exceptional projects from more than 50 countries.
Source:
http://www.stockholmchallenge.se
http://event.stockholmchallenge.se/
Nabil Eid

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•Enhanced interaction and exchange of experiences between Telecentres the participation.
•To promote the exchange of experiences between staff in the field of information technology.
•Communications amongst countries of basic steps to be worked for the promotion and development.
•Promotion of a common unified communication channel interactive exchange through which members of the participants their experience with others in variety fields, especially social and economic, with a focus on factors Advancement and Support of the communities and remote rural areas, which is sometimes difficult to access.
•The goal through ICTs and education ,learning to achieve ultimate goal by bridging the digital divide between the urban and rural in our countries and reduce the digital divide between men and women through information technology.
•To expanding horizons and scope of youth which use technologies and computer technology to reach vital point "Information for all".
•The exchange of experiences through the gate of the joint unified platform for the participants via members providing their experiences and their success and failure in some cases.
•That our site is the only forum that brings and included all participants in the Community Development Support Plan, which reflected on the future of society and its members have achieved this through the last event in Kuala Lumpur "TLF" Telecentre Leader Forum.

In order to do such steps should be initiatives in place and ready to cooperate in creating resources and solidarity to cross into the gate of information technology, communications and networking.

We invite all participants to exchange local national experiences, in addition international, organizations NGOs, governmental, and civil society organizations, private sector and SMEs.

To summarize interrelate ideas and goals and objectives and to live amongst technically countries lead at the global level. We will sum up the most important items participations through exchange of experiences:

•Discussion group goals and objectives that achieve community development through the exchange of experiences amongst colleagues.
•Promote access points amongst participants on the information useful, and available resources, articles, publications and information communications technology.
•Provide advice and guidance on all issues relating to information technology and serving the community.
•Found experiences and successful models in some countries in order to benefit from the repetition of such models or create better successful models.
Finally, our societies can grow and prosper through join hands and unify the ideas, strategy of action, transparent to serve everyone for a bright future.

Thank you.
Nabil Eid
ICT4D-Syria
Salamieh Telecentre


]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:46:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/317597 35.0166667 37.05 35.0166667 37.05 http://.tigblog.org/post/241527 Hand in hand with success makers

Salamieh Community Telecentre main target is to spread computer literacy among young women and to bridge the gap between the economy and the information sector. Also the Telecentre is implementing maximal use of computer technologies to promote and build young women capacities and enable them find job opportunities in a challenging women – power market .
These ICTs letters shed light on part of our efforts in this domain and focus on the critical importance of ICTs Programme .
We hope our young women might be inspired to take the first step to make success and bright future. The following stories are authentic .They were sent from our students who could get job opportunities and become more competent and qualified .

SURE, IT WAS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.

Our Salamieh Community Telecentre office has recently received floods of letters from our dear students who expressed their deep thanks and high estimation for our Telecentre. They revealed how much success they could ripe after finishing their computer and language courses in our Telecentre.

Roza khaled
Roza khaled is a student from "Barri" a village 30 Kms east of Salamieh. She got her high school certificate in 2003 . She was not able to continue her academic studies due to severe poverty. She came to Salamieh Community Telecentre and we consulted her to follow a computer course in secondary administrative assistant for 6 months .She also took a course in English language (profile 1-/interchange) and a course communicative English and other courses in management.
The Telecentre offered her all possible help to pursue her courses .Finally, she could finish her tests and exams successfully and get a certificate from Telecentre.
A week ago she surprised us with a letter she sent from her new job location.
Letter 1
Messrs
Salamieh Community Telecentre
Syria

From: Roza khaled
G.B.I
Manama-Bahrain
P.O.BOX 154
8810

Dear Eng. Nabil,
I do apologize for the delay in writing to you after I have completed my courses at your centre . The reason is that I have been busy preparing for job interview for my new a post at a bank in Bahrain.
I have the pleasure to tell you that since my enrollment in your computer and business English courses, I have been lucky enough to obtain better chances for my future career. Your courses helped me to get my new post and I'm indebted to you as you were behind this achievement .
I believe that the courses completed at the Telecentre were an important factor that has helped me get my new post and improve my computer and business English skills. Thanking you for all what you have done for me and wishing you all the best ,I remain

Faithfully yours,
Roza khaled

Janet Doun

Letter 2
To: Salamieh Community Telecentre

From: Janet Doun manager
Mushroom project
RSP Aga Khan
11-7-2007 - Syria

Dear Nabil Eid
I was lucky enough to obtain better position the RSP foundation. I have been promoted to the post of programme manager with increment to my salary and fringe benefits .The courses which I have completed with success were very decisive for me to get better position.
I have improved my computer skills and my English just twenty five days from now I'll be leaving for The Netherlands to attend a workshop on Mushroom programme management.
Thanking you for all what you have done for me and wishing you all the best.

Sincerely yours .
Janet.

Telecentre comment:
Jannet Doun is an agronomist working for the AGA Khan RSP Agency- Syria
She wanted to improve her input English and computer skills . She needed it badly as her job requires her to send and exchange e-mails , and travel a lot.
She attended a 3 month course at our Telecentre , she concluded her courses
with remarkable success.
She sent us her letter a week ago. She will be attending learning a training work shop in the Netherlands in September .

Fatemah Kanaan
Salamieh Community Telecentre is adopting an ambitious strategy to support women improve their computer and business English skills.
Fatemah Kanaan, from Al saan village 35 Kms north of Salamieh, She is a graduate from the Faculty of Economy and Trade , Aleppo University.
She strived for a long time to get a job, but all her efforts were in vain. Companies are doing wide cut off on its women power .It was a great challenge for her to expose new skills that could convince managers of her competence.
She followed two courses in computer(accountancy programme and more application from Microsoft office -ICDL and a course in Business English Profile 1- 2- and Interchange) . She was a brilliant student among her colleagues. She could attain the ICDL and business English in short period .She has recently sent us some good news from her job country .Sharjah Emirates in a AL ZAHRA shopping Mall as a sales manager .

Letter 3
MR.Nabil Eid
Manager of Salamieh Community Telecentre
Salamieh – Syria.

From: Fatemah Kanaan
AL Zahra Mall
U.A.E sharjah O LCH
14 - 06July -2007

Dear Nabil

I acknowledge with many thanks the receipt of a diploma with a credit letter in ICDL and Business English.
Many thanks to you for the sincere efforts you exerted in updating and improving my skills I am indebted to you for the cooperation which the Telecentre has extended to me during my course . I expect the future will be brighter for many young women.
On completion of my course. I am pleased to say that it has helped me greatly acquire better knowledge and competence.
I am going to follow your news on the telecentre web site


Best Regards.
Fatemah.

Nabil Eid
ICT4D – Syria
Salamieh Community Telecentre



]]> Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:38:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/241527 35.0166667 37.05 35.0166667 37.05 http://.tigblog.org/post/228797 "Information at your finger tips"
ICTs, under the motto "Information at your finger tips", is a promising programme that would work as bridge for children in (SCT) Salamieh Community Telecentre, to communicate with other children in the world.
It helps enriching them with necessary knowledge station and sense of creativity . It is by far, a way to materialize their dreams and enables them pass the threshold of global horizons.
Salamieh Community Telecentre, through its Communication and Information Sector, is therefore actively assisting children and young people to produce information themselves by supporting children media, and facilitating them create information.
Training was conducted at the Strategic ICT programme for socio-economic development , ReefNet-Syria by Salamieh Community Telecentre – Syria – as part of education programme for children which was developed with the collaboration with the UNDP and the Ministry of Communication and Technology in Syria.
The two-month training period in computer, English and French language was dedicated to help children to access information world. The children were enthusiastic to investigate world of information .
90 ICTs teaching hours are allocated to train children on concept of computer, access to internet world and English, French languages to develop skills in learning information on application programme.
(SCT) always works to investigate the roles that technology can play in improving teaching and learning children inside and outside the classroom. It also designs and develops technology applications that support engaged, active learning in formal and informal settings.
the programme is conducted by " Nabil Eid , Head manager of the (SCT) and Abdallah Fadel , Head of Language Department .Also ( Khloud Hwaijeh, Roaa Al Daman ) teachers of computer and (Reem Al Daman , Faten al Haj, Hawazen al Chaarani) teachers of English. (Lamis Mahfoud ) teacher of French language.
All children and their families participants realized the importance and benefits of this kind of training for education professionals. The children received a package of handouts, which is of great help for their future teaching activities.

Okba Al Khateeb is five years old. He is as student in the primary class in computer .
He has shown much attachment and zeal to learn computer and has made a remarkable progress. He was at his computer doing some practices when I approached him:
- Hi, your name is Okba, isn’t it?
- Yes, it is , I am Okba.
- How old are you?
- I am 5 years.
- Do you like your class?
- yes I do. very much.
- Why do you like computer class?
- I learn a lot about computer. I can write document and draw by paint programme and play games.
- How many times do you come to Salamieh Community Telecentre?
- Three times a week, but I want more.
- How can you work on computer?
- Look it is easy you do … this …. move the mouse , choose the menu bar , icon , and click here and it is OK.
- What things would you like to learn more in the computer class?
- I'd like to learn how to use internet explorer and I'd like to chat with other children around the world.
Raghdah Yehia
She is a 7 years old girl. She came from jadouah , small village it's 15 Kilometers far from telecentre . She is active and frank , She is studying English language in her class in addition to computer . She is reviewing her grammar modules with her teacher.
- Hello, What's your name ?
- Raghdah Yehia
- And I am Mr.Nabil Eid , manager of centre
- How do you do?
- How do you do?
- So what are you doing here?
- I am learning English in my class
- What other subjects do you take here?
- I take computer and English.
- How are you getting on with your English and computer?
- I am doing well . I can speak English with my friends and I can deal with them by internet.
- Any thing else?
- Nothing, I want to do my assignment now.
Mohamed al Fadil , 10 Year old boy He is active smart and hard working , He has proven great skills and success in taking our programme . He can do any thing on computer " as He said "
- Hello Mohammed , what are you doing, now?
- I am designing medicine a programme for my father . My father is a doctor and he needs programme for his clinic.
- What are the sources of your programme ?
- I use visual basic and data base to cerate my programme.
- Thanks Mohammed , Please we want to photograph you , right now
- You are welcome.
Mr Faisal Darwaish . A local citizen in Salamieh , came to our centre in the morning and asked us to enroll his daughter Hibba, for 2nd Time.
When I asked him about his impression , he expressed his great estimation to the centre and this is is what he said
" First I had a simple …idea about the centre but when my daughter Hibba had her first ICTs training at your centre I was surprised and over joyed with the bulk of information progress, she has had and the change that has come over here. My only daughter showed much attachment to the computer programme you are giving". I was at loss how I could fill her summer times . Now , She can contact by internet with her brother in UAE, by sending emails, photos, news of our family and we can hear daily news from my son abroad.
ICTs programme in Salamieh Community Telecentre threshold to a brighter future.

Eng. Nabil Eid
ICT4D - Syria
Salamieh Community Telecentre
Nabileid21@yahoo.com

]]> Sun, 08 Jul 2007 06:58:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/228797 35.0166667 37.05 35.0166667 37.05 http://.tigblog.org/post/210457 How ICTs can enhance teaching and learning in Special Needs Education
This study aims to explore the following issues relating to how ICTs enhances learning, and It will also explore how ICTs enriches the learning opportunities and potential of students who have SEN, especially in the following areas:
• Physical disabilities
• Visual impairments
• Hearing impairments
• Autistic spectrum disorders
• Dyslexia
• Learning Disabilities
• Emotional and behavioral difficulties
ICTs and Special Needs Education
• I CTs can help disabled pupils but it is not a magic wand!
• ICTs can help disabled pupils to provide access to learning.
• ICTs can provide support for learning.
• ICTs can help disabled pupils teachers and promote their skills..
ICTs and Pupils with a Physical Disability
• ICTs may be essential for access for some pupils
• ICTs can help with written work.
• Regular assessment is needed to ensure equipment is suitable.
• Pupils and helpers need training and support.
ICTs tools that can offer support
• Communication aids.
• Computer access devices – switches..
• Access utilities and specialized software
• Software with alternative input options
• Word list and word prediction facilities
ICTs and Pupils with a Visual Impairment
Allow pupils to make the most of their vision when using ICTs
• Consider the position of the pupil
• Consider the position of the screen
• Consider the clarity of the display
• Use large, clear fonts if they help
• Adjust the colors.
• Add speech feedback where possible
ICTs tools that can offer support
• Talking word processors
• Big pointer utilities
• Screen magnifiers
• Screen readers
• Electronic Braille's
• Closed circuit television
ICTs and Pupils with Hearing Impairments
Language is a major problem
• ICTs can be used for language development activities
• Symbol or picture enhanced text can bring meaning to print
• Illustrated Concept keyboard overlays make writing more accessible
• Access to whole words can aid expression and help pupils to organize their ideas.
• Graphics can stimulate writing
ICTs tools that can offer support
• Symbol generating software
• Word processors
• Concept Keyboards
• Word lists
• Clip art to illustrate writing
• Spell checkers and grammar checkers
ICTs and Pupils with Autistic spectrum disorders
• Explore ways in which ICTs can be used to support individual students' needs
• Provide exposure to on-line resources/software which the teacher can use to support those needs
• Learn about the use of these resources and strategies to assist with their integration into the curriculum
• Learn about different uses of ICTs, such as the use of ICTs to assist in language development and communication
• Focus on a topic of particular interest to the participant through a project in a supported environment.
ICTs and Pupils with Dyslexia
• ICTs can be used for drill and practice
• Such use should be part of a planned programme of activities.
• ICTs can be used to minimize difficulties.
• This involves providing tools that enable pupils to overcome their difficulties
ICTs tools that can offer support
• Specialized programs.
• Talking books.
• Concept Keyboards.
• Word list facilities.
• Spell checkers.
• Laptop computers.
• Talking word processors.
• Speech driven writing tools.
ICTs and Pupils with Learning Disabilities
• ICTs can be a focus for language development activities
• A medium for differentiated activities
• ICTs can make writing more accessible
• ICTs can make information more accessible
• ICTs can enable pupils to practice skills in an enjoyable way
ICTs tools that can offer support
• Talking books
• CD-ROMs with good sound and graphics and a minimum of text
• Drill and practice programs
• Concept Keyboards
• Word list facilities
• Talking word processors
ICTs and Pupils with Emotional Behavioral Difficulties
• ICTs is motivating
• ICTs is not threatening or judgmental
• ICTs can make tasks more manageable
• ICTs can provide satisfying outcomes
ICTs tools that can offer support
• Multi-media
• Educational 'games'
• Concept Keyboards
• Word list facilities
• Word predictors
• Spell checkers
Best Regards
Nabil Eid
ICTs4D in SNE
www.caihand.com


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Romance, to me, isn't something you do only on special occasions, but something you do every day. I am not saying anything against that, once a year, valentine candlelight dinner,or special birthday, evening out, I think they are wonderful, but to really, keep, that fire burning, I think it needs more than that. And its not just something that women are supposed to do, men should too. "IT TAKES TWO, TO KEEP THE SPARK, IGNITED"

I am talking about the little things....a moonlight stroll, holding hands , or arms wrapped around each other... a hand caressing a cheek, or sending, a signal, only known to each other, across a crowded room, or blowing a kiss...or mouthing something, like "I want you", or sitting next to each other while watching tv, running your fingers through their hair or giving a foot massage. Even at the park with the kids, take the time, while you are sitting on the bench watching them, play, to softly tell each other something, playful, and sexy.
With the proper mind set, you will always find time for these things, and, when u least expect it. Never be embarrassed to hug, or peck, be spontaneous! And these things, can be done, even in front of the kids, that is a wonderful way to show them, that it is ok, for people to show affection.
And, if they laugh and think you are nuts, THEN U KNOW YOU ARE DOING IT RIGHT!! :)
There are countless things you can do, on a day to day basis, that only take a minute, or two but the rewards are immense :)

Send them to work with a smile on their face, and you on their mind and them on yours :) Tuck a note, (with, sweet sentiments or promises of things to come) in a briefcase, lunch, or pocketbook, or even on a pillow, what a nice way to wake up, or to go to sleep! :)
Something like, "When you get home tonight, I'll have a nice hot bath waiting for you..." or "Have I told you, how much I love you?" or, "this coupon is worth a full body massage" or "Baby, you never cease to excite me!!!" Take the time, to make a brief call, during a hectic work day, and just talk to each other, about each other. Always remember to FLIRT, and be PLAYFUL!

Of course there, are always the old stand-bys, that work well, too... a single rose, or putting the cd player on, and slow dance :) or a candlelight dinner at home,(kids sleeping over grandma's :) and as an unexpected, surprise, eating it, in something sexy, or even better, nothing at all!

Ok...I know what you are thinking. I work all day when I get home, I am tired. I have chores to do, children to attend to, etc...Of course you are :)
Today's lifestyle is not easy, affairs, divorces and separations are prevelant. It's so easy for relationships, to come under strain. Both partners work, schedules are tight, and so is money, but, it makes it all the MORE important, to take time for the little things..and they cost NOTHING...but, a little EFFORT... and,,if you have taken the time, and done some of the above things, in your hectic day, you will find, that somehow, someway, you will fit this in... You will be aching to get in each others arms :)
And even, if you have something planned, and, you get home, one of the kids are sick, and you are attending to the needs, and it just can't be done, the seed is sown, it's on both of your minds and there is always another night..

I am not claiming or pretending to be, an expert, in the art of romance. The only knowledge I have, is based on my 25 years, of marriage experience. It has never failed me yet :)

The most important things to remember are:

ROMANCE DOES NOT BEGIN IN THE BEDROOM (of course it almost, always ends up there :)
and by showing and telling them, in the LITTLE THINGS, you do, you are letting them know that they are IMPORTANT to you and ALWAYS on your mind and you will always be on theirs :)
Isn't your marriage or relationship, worth it? ....you bet it is :)


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} أبتسمت دليلة لشمشون الجبار .. داهية عصره .. فخر صريعاً .. ودب في عينيه النعاس وهو على ركبتيها فسلبته قوته وأذلته لإعدائه



} ابتسمت آن بولين لهنري الثامن ملك انجلترا فثار على البابا و الكنيسة و الدولة وثار على التقاليد جمعاء



} ابتسمت لولا مونتيز للملك لودفيج الاول ملك بافاريا فسحرته من الوهلة الاولى ودمرته في ايامه الاخيرة ففقد هيبته كملك وأضطر ان يتنازل عن العرش .



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The use (ICT) in special needs education (SNE) is very high on the political agendas of countries.
They we need to be taken to move into the information society and the central role played by education in making the information society a reality is clearly highlighted.
Until now information on the use of ICT in the field of special needs education (SNE) has been limited to national and region level and very little information has been available at the world level.
What the key information sources available, and what specialists see as being the future of ICT in disable people.
The ICT in SNE Project in Context
Sets the project information into a wider context. The subject presents points of view on special needs education, We will which promote the use of ICT in educational sectors, rehabilitation, develop disabilities skills, to introduce and support the introduction of ICT into organizations, The present indications are that an "Information Society for All "
The focus in this subject describing the types of provision available within special educational settings as a result of national or regional level policy and the perceived strengths and weaknesses of this provision.
Specialist ICT in SNE support networks
The different types of support structures available within countries focused upon combinations of one or more of the following:
• National dedicated agencies for ICT in education and development skills.
• Support services that work directly with teachers – trainers and pupils within in disabilities students and handicaps.
• Specialist resource centres where volunteers and teachers obtain advice materials and information.
• Specialist regional working groups.
• Specialist websites and on – line networks.
• In school support for training and steaming.
ICT in SNE training

The following factors clearly emerged as concerns:
• Diffused responsibility for policy implementation.
• Attitude barriers in relation to understanding the benefits and possibilities of ICT – at policy and implementation levels.
• Lack of information on needs and requirements of schools and pupils upon which to base policy initiatives.
• Limited finances supporting different aspects of provision or funding that is not needs targeted.
• Lack of specialist teacher training, limited flexibility in training options.
• Limited availability of specialist hard and software resources.
• No formalized national support structure for ICT in SNE.
• Disparity in availability of specialist expertise at regional level.
• Limited availability of specialist information (particularly on –line ) resources.
• Geographical isolation of trainers.
The development of theory for using ICT in SNE is seen as being potentially enhanced if there are opportunities for co –operations between different groups of actors ( pupils and their families, teachers, support professionals and researcher hers ) at national and international levels. Furthermore, the possibility to enhance virtual co –operation with face –to –face meetings and exchanges was raised. The power of ICT as a tool for communication as well as a tool for learning is reinforced by the personal contact and exchange of SEN and ICT specialists.
ICT in SNE- Studies Centre for Handicapped Research.

Internet access
The following suggestions were highlighted with respect to widening access to internet:
• Email with speech recognition. for example in Arab Region and MENA (lBSAR system from Sakhr Co. and Natiq system from Dolphin Co.) now this equipments available in Salamieh Community Telecentre to teach blind and visually impaired to access internet .kindly find link for more information :
http://www.caihand.com/success.htm
• Browsers for pupils with services learning disabilities (Deaf mute – Blind – visually impaired Motor Disabilities with flexible control mechanisms (for example controlled using only a few icons, special mouse, keyboard,…).
• improvement of networking facilities to allow more efficient co – operation between institutions.
• Building a Telecentres for all type disabilities people on –line network (discussion groups ,mailing list, chat ) in MENA, between teachers ,volunteers ,trainers and working with pupils with different disabilities.
• Creation of a very simple system for installation of websites
• The development of an international virtual resource centre with all the information being related to ICT and SEN.
Compatibility / application issues
Four possible areas of concern were identified here:
• Adaptation of standard software to the needs of the children with different disabilities.kindly find link for more info.
http://www.caihand.com/tym.htm
• Models to simplify the frames of windows based programmes. More programme in Salamieh Community Telecentres for Autism and Down's Syndrome pupils.
http://www.caihand.com/phgalley.htm
Co – operation in order to get a standardized storage format for text, pictures and sounds in different teaching materials and software according to the different needs of pupils with SNE ( Autism ,Cerebral Palsy).
What the target of Salamieh Community Telecentre in SNE
1- we will improve the E – learning experience for disabled students studying.
- Disabled students are the target of our project. It is clear that our efforts aim at providing a better learning environment on computer systems for the disabled students. Disabled students spend a good deal of time and effort in order to break the barriers within the society.
- The trainee will gain satisfactory experience that enable him /her to be an active member in society.
- The accomplishment of this level of education for all students can be a highly stressful task for us. In spite of the all the unusual problems, the disabled student is ultimately able to overcome them and start a new life .Further more, the trainee will have an access to job market. In this respect we encourage both local and governmental organizations to ensure job opportunities that emerge for those students.
2- We aim to help academic learning disabilities students to understand the issues relating to the development of accessible learning environment
The project is specifically arranged to create healthy learning environment. Although the term “special needs “is used in its broadest sense yet ,We want to have better understanding for this term by all people .For this reasons ,We have initiated an ambitious move to rehabilitate the disabled and qualify them for good life .The program includes activities such as providing equipments ,access to information at the pre –entry stage ,access to information and use of ICT facilities.
3- We aim to increase the competence and confidence of academic staff in understanding the needs of disabled students.
Although aim two is directed towards providing practical examples of developing accessible teaching environments ,still there is a need to increase the general staff , awareness of better understanding to disability issues.
Finally we have community telecentre promoting all disabled people and give the advice for learning disability students about using ICT to access the world and implementation issues .( Information for All ).

Best Regards .

Nabil Eid
ICT4D – Syria
Salamieh Community Telecentre
Tel: +963 33 832360
Fax: +963 33 832361
E-mail: nabileid21@yahoo.com
Http://www.caihand.com
http:// www.reefnet.gov.sy




]]> Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:37:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/162079 35.0166667 37.05 35.0166667 37.05 http://.tigblog.org/post/160419
It's my pleasure to share you another vital topic which , I do believe may open a vast area of discussion and exchange of ideas. I intend to put forward the above mentioned topic" Promoting youth through ICT"
For the following reasons. There is an increasing interest in youth promotion all over the world especially in MENA region.
And another, promoting youth It's one of the main targets in Salamieh Community Telecentre by bridging digital gap in rural Syrian and MENA.

I would like to participate in this subject for describe ways in which youth have been able to Promoting youth through (ICT) has been used to generate youth through (ICT) to develop and implement strategies that give young people in the Syrian society and MENA region everywhere a real chance to find decent and productive work.
And I would like to presented a series of best practice examples demonstrating how young people have used ICT to generate employment opportunities.
On the low-technology end, these based services, working as "information intermediaries" and engaging in e-commerce – economic - based activities in rural areas.

What the role of Telecentres in promoting youth through ICT
- Run and establish telecentres by youth with equipment of technologies.
- Sharing the expense of equipment, skills and access amongst an ever-increasing number of users also helps to cut costs and make these services viable in remote areas.

What barriers youth face through ICT
the barriers young people face in terms of financing, opportunity and skill sets. looking to develop the potential of ICT for generating employment for young people. These are summarized below:
1. Promote youth to participate in ICT.
2. Promote youth to consider self-employment as an option.
3. Develop other application computer skills which will assist in ICT enterprises.
4. Use competitions to generate interest in ICT.
5. Implement youth-friendly credit programmes.
6. Explore public sector and private partnerships.
7. Develop national and regional networks and partnerships.
8. Develop rural business models for public sector and private enterprises
9. Plan and evaluate the knowledge and technology partnerships.
The digital divide is real and best practice examples of ICT-generated employment for youth are not necessarily going to be easy to repeat elsewhere. another option is for young people to use their skills in information technology to develop simple web sites in local languages. to access agricultural, medical and educational information on the Internet. and design local web sites include not only information on agricultural, medical and educational services but also ways to develop existing income generating activities or set up new ones. The web site could also include detailed information about NGO programs to address poverty.

Can we promote the youth capacities in MENA countries, and what the role of Governments.
1- We can sets the context by showing the importance of youth in the demography of MENA countries, the broad definition of information and communication technologies used in the analysis and a categorization of MENA countries according to their differences in technological and socio-economic capacity.
2- Definition the rule of governments in MENA countries for promoting youth ICT? specific ways are proposed for governments to give effect to this recommendation. The first is the need for governments to provide opportunities for youth to acquire ICT literacy, technical skills in ICT, and to look to ICT industries to provide employment or entrepreneurial opportunities for young people.
3- Governments are exhorted to make greater use of both new and traditional information and communication technologies as tools for development and to close the ICT gender gap in terms of access to ICT.
4- The Governments are encouraged to use infrastructure development and appropriate trade and fiscal policies and legislative frameworks to create an enabling environment for ICT diffusion.
Finally, governments are urged to use public-private partnerships to bridge the digital divide for promoting youth through ICT.

Nabil Eid
ICT4D – Syria
Salamieh Community Telecentre
Tel:963-33832360 Fax:963-33832361
nabileid21@yahoo.com
http://www.reefnet.gov.sy
http://www.caihand.com

]]> Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:05:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/160419 35.0166667 37.05 35.0166667 37.05 http://.tigblog.org/post/40303 Tue, 04 Jul 2006 07:31:00 EDT http://.tigblog.org/post/40303 http://.tigblog.org/post/36605 Islamic rainisance and a strongly contraversary debate finds it way to public minds and hearts ...


the last declarations of Bilal Zaiter about Hijab has been a strognly debatable issue in the past few days ...
Bilal Zaiter had announced it publicly that the islamic women is not requeted by islam to cover hear hair with a scarf ( Hijab) or whatever. the woman can pray without Hijab and she can attend public places and go out without it for sure.

Bilal Zaiter latest words has been a place of a contraversary debate in the whole middle east region and in the islamic world .

radical powers has been threatning of killing Bilal Zaiter if he didnt withdraw his words and calim he was wrong.
but after such threatens Bilal Zaiter went again to public saying that making love is not an adultery action it is only strongly requested that partners take care about pregnancy issues and be stronly commited to each other . he aslo added that both partners are not suppoed to to talk publicly about their intimate and sicnere privcy unless they are not making love and just making sex and in this case they should be responsible of the consequences .

the contraversory issue raised by Bilal Zaiter is causing an overwelming discussions amongst religious, intelctual and moderate normal publics .

Bilal said" we can not forbide people from love, it is in their gense, it is in their creation and the mercyful and beloveing creator had encouraged them to be passionate and in pairs.." he aslo added: " the single one problem that has been always misused about making love is the pregnancy issue and the rights of the comming children to know who their parents are, so for those who are making love, they just need to respect what they are creating and bringing to life, just in the same manner they are respecting their own passions, emotions and desires.."

When he was faced by the word " desires " and that he is encouraging people to follow their deisres blindly he reflected " we make sincere and real emotions turn into wild desires and lusts when we do not give them a space "

asked what he think about terrorist muslims who would kill him for his words he said " No, they can't ,, they simply can't becuse then they will not be obyeing god's will. God said that the only reason to kill a person is that he kills a person and the family of the killed person does not forgive . and god added that if you forgive it is better for you .. " then he continued " so they simply cannt kill me becuse they will be saying that they are against god will "
then we asked bilal " what if they said that you are killing souls by your words and thats why you must be killed " , and Bilal said " by not allowing people to be in love we are killing their souls, who worth killing then !?"

"the culture of fear must be ended, if not tomorrow then TODAY, we cannt postpone this critical issue anymore. Isalmic relegion does not have masters . nobody has an authority over the others, everyone is euqal, there is nothing such as a superior and subordinate .. "


Bilal Said, that we need to fight adultery, the action of selling sex and trading it for money, becuse it is against humanity and distort the concepts of love and passion . the most controversial part about hsi words is that he consider many marraiges in the islamic world as form of adultery...

" even the most intellectual girls has been decived, they grow up in a culture that value marriage but not love, a culture that combine marraige and how mach the bridegroom is going to pay for hsi comming wife, a culture that value by wealth when thinking of marriage rather than valuing the values .. "

this is could be one of the reasons for why the divorce rate is climbing up so high, year after year ....

"many things must be changed, we need to go back to the routes of islam and its core and we need to take off the skin that this so simple relegion has been dressed forcefully throughout years ...."

No Hijab
Yes for making love
Yes for the No fear culture
No intermideraries and islamic authorites
No for political abuse of people's beliefs
YES for the mind driver culture and life


Bilal last words were, everyone is requested to contribute, we do not have in the islamic religion something that is called shieks or masters of the religion .. every muslim is a master with hsi /her own methods ..


and this explains the most very witty thingy about Bilal Zaiter's declarations which is that he is not a relegious man, he is a branding and communciation expert .

love and peace


]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:29:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/36605 http://.tigblog.org/post/33450


thepolitical islamic flod is promising to eat everything in its face, squizing in one close fist all the diversfication in the arabic culture leading to a one color arabic world.



the color of the comming world is promising to be black, red or green.

Fundementalist political islamics base is growing day after day and has expanded to the degree that they are playing politicly in a dangerous way . in Egyept, Palestine/Israel, Lebanon, and Iraq we can see how political isalm is spreading fear, suiciding culture, agressiveness, women disabling and isolation.



these groups are so well connected through different ntworking syrstems and well funded basicly through Iran.

Studying the Political Islamic " Drought Flood " requires extensive and more elaborated exploration and explanation. We can raise three basic points in brief here:

Political isalm does not necessirly mean terrorisim as being labled and defined in our daily media

Political Islam in its current form might be more dangerous than Al Qaeda . Because Al Qaeda is making tangible, measurable and quantifiable destruction to the global weatlh, infrastructure and souls . While Political Islam curently is destroying the youth souls and brains , an UNPLANED yet agressive mass destruction that is not tangible yet with great impact on the short - medium and long run in the arabic societies. in this way we can say that Political Islam may fertile the soile for terrorists to grow. It pave the way and prepare the young people to be terrorist entities recruits . Fundemental Islam in its cureent form is forming backwarded societies with hatred and death culture .

thirdly, the sole remedy and cure is by developing outstanding and professional arabs who are capable of enlightening their societies and can take them possibly to another developed phase .
]]> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 18:04:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/33450 http://.tigblog.org/post/33449
I have always been a child ...then have always been a girl ....

Years, movies, passions are all inside me

and men with nice words in their mouths had taken me

a child, a girl and then a woman , full of passion and desire

full dozen of years and then another dozen of years addd no fears

gray hairs lighten with silver my head

wrinkless pampered my face



and here i am older and older just like stars

men had walked over my body like invadors kill the cities

leaving nothing behind except the bruned memories

all they were good in were throwing words in the skies

but words dry and fall dead on my life grounds



men melt like ancient lies then fade so dry

but my hope and passion twinkle like a little star

again ? i ask myself .. after alll the pain ?

yes and yes

some light creep inside and enlighten my life with hope again



free to be like en eroded board of wood drifted in the sea

yet i am the sea and i am the wave

no captain coz the wind of words had faded away

dried and died

no words of lies are still alive

and so my heart will beat like it had never died ...



i am a woman full of passion


]]> Sun, 25 Dec 2005 18:03:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/33449 http://.tigblog.org/post/33069
yesterday has been a hell, Jubran Toueni, the well recognized lebanese journalist, politician and parlliment member was killed in a savage terrorist bombing. jubran has always been a relentless fighter for lebanese rights .

a man can be killed his words cannot . . . .

may god rest your soul in peace jubran . . .
]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:50:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/33069 http://.tigblog.org/post/32087 I needed to finalize the last requirements for the website of the newly established company that i am and my partner are the founders of it called ard wa sama for social marketing www.ardwasama.org

i posted some news there too, and prepared the discussion board over there for posts from my country with regard to issues pertaining to youth.


i had prepared some material for the pitch concerning an anti smoking markeing campaign

and i finalized november issue of colorful syria which is about cultural activities and initiatives in Syria . then i distributed the newsletter to a long e-mailing list

i have many ideas that i love to bring to reality .

our so comming project under the title " YES, we love life" is intended to be something too :) it is a bout creating visuals based on quptes for well recognized figures about PEACE. figures such as marthin luther king, mother teresa, ghandahi and so ....

so i have been workin alot recently but i guess i am done with the core .

]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:29:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/32087 http://.tigblog.org/post/31686 This is NOTHING...

what do we understand now ?

assholes or affiliators ..?

with or against ?

did we or didn't we ?

yallla clap and clap . . . . before we understand . . ..and maybe clapping will get all of a sudden a certain power that enables us to understand . . .



]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:23:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/31686 http://.tigblog.org/post/31673
but now let us examine this case. let us go byeond the shock..

the funnies thing is that just as in 11 of september the sonnest the news were brodcasted the moment we heard that this must have been done by al qaida ..

it sounds that this has become the easiset way to determine who is the responsible ....

and for sure tomorrow we will hear a declaration by al Q aida or one of its branshes claiming there responsibility to these explosions .

funy ha ! innocents die . while who knows who is the real killer ..

who do you think is the real killer ? hard question ha , hard tothink out of the box :)

we will end by saying al Qaida but where the hell is this UNREAL - intangible, and maybe so faked entity ... funy ha?!, fuck.


and guess what , bush administration is adding now that jordan has proven being a great allied . do our ppl has to be killed so that our governments prove they are good allies to USA administration?

If the hidden answer is YES, then let us face it. WE are expecting to see similar explossions in the region in the comming period .

this is a crime , no body but sick people can tell say anything but this. but the hardest question is who s the criminal? answer is so hard, yet so simple . who is the benefitiary. ....?

FUCK
yes FUCK.
you know why ? coz we cannot answer . We are afaid of bush admin and our arabic dictitors ... !

and again remember it ... a man and a girl was about to get married . they were killed along with another dozens of innocents ... ]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2005 16:07:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/31673 http://.tigblog.org/post/31565
isn't that a black comedy .. ! isn't that a one pole policy , one direction thinking , a one BIG industry that benefit the few USA figures and Islamic terrorists .

can't this be just a very nice / destructive deal ...?aiming at polrizing ...?

RETHINK IT.

GET OUT OF THE TERRORISIM BOX.

DO NOT LET YOUR THOUGHTS TO BE TERRIFIED . . .

funy ha! I know..
buti like it though . . ..i mean myself, my thoughts .... ]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2005 19:12:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/31565 http://.tigblog.org/post/31564
today i was asking myself an unsual question . .

" who said that the planted seed which is laying deep in the ground has no potential ,, who said so ... ? "]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2005 19:03:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/31564 http://.tigblog.org/post/31542
these are not my words these are ernest himinguay words .. and you can find them in his well recognized novel " Old man the sea "

but i do strongly beleive in this . . .
i am very much aware that i am going into a very hard phase in my life time .. i am almost so tired and broken into many pieces . BUT then i stand still everyday with oen thought in my head .. if i can not overcome my sorrows and pain then i am not a real man, and my mind is sick and tired and unable to solve problems ..

i keep strugling to survive, every single day .. and i know that the strong wind times will go and end ..

and i know that i will stand still again .. strong and creative worker, faithfull and full with love like I have always been .....


]]> Sat, 05 Nov 2005 23:38:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/31542 http://.tigblog.org/post/31510
Pain . . . .

Oneday everyone is going to be paid back . . . .

It is written. . . .

It is written . . .. ]]> Sat, 05 Nov 2005 11:59:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/31510 http://.tigblog.org/post/31485
sometimes no matter how stong we are we need to face these moments where we need to face our sorrows .

now i was just passing through a moment where i recalled the injustice and betrayel i have been exposed to like three months ago.

i was so sad

i was so lonely

and I knew i could do nothing about my feelings but to accept them, and maybe write about them and thats what i have just did .

]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2005 18:23:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/31485 http://.tigblog.org/post/31371
one of them was advised by a a very close friend to my heart . she handed me the novel before her departure to USA and told me " here, take this is a nice novel about time, you will like the perspective"

and i loved it..
read it when you have time it is called " MOMO " and it is written by a german writter called Michel Ende.


read it and send your thanks to that great friend of mine :) ]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2005 22:01:00 EST http://.tigblog.org/post/31371