...let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. ( 1John 3:18)  and provide New Possibilities for a Dignified life for all Rural Women and Children

ALFA INFORMATION  AND COMMUNICATION CENTRE:
   A place for new ideas, contacts, motivation, resource materials  and excitement!  

Tomorrow’s society is often described as a society of knowledge. Modern Information Technology, therefore, will be of growing importance in such a society. But, the explosion in ‘Modern Information Technology’ must not be allowed to lead to the growth of an elite group, skilled in handling new technology, while the majority living in rural areas lag behind.    

This modern Information Technological environment provide new challenges with respect to how the new needs and demands among the rural people can be addressed. Particularly, access to information, knowledge and skills has become an important input in enabling the cope up with such changes – thus the need for ALFA Ministries to initiate ALFA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION CENTRE.   

ALFA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION CENTRE will be a vibrant and innovative networking support program designed to enable the rural communities in Mpigi district to use the computers and the Internet as a ‘tool’ needed for the facilitation of diverse cultural exchange and dialogue – a dynamic source of locally and globally generated information and discussion.   It is, therefore, very important for the rural communities to take advantage of the use of the New Information and Communication Technologies.  

ALFA ICC’s Vision:  

A place for advice, new ideas, new contacts, motivation, co-operation, training programs and resource materials to ease the learning curve, encouragement and excitement.  An opportunity to cross boundaries – be they geographical, race, cultural, religious, gender etc.  And indeed a possibility to discover and mutually create new prerequisites.

ALFA ICC’s Mission:  

Availing rural community organisations/groups a central place where they can exchange ideas and share experiences.

Instilling a reading culture amongst rural women, youth and the community at large.

Computer literacy lessons for people living in rural communities.

Enabling rural community based organisations, clubs, groups to use the ‘Internet’ to find contacts, resources and use it as a tool to enhance their efforts in rural community development initiatives.

Enabling rural community organisation/group leaders have access to information that would enhance their ability to bring about the empowerment of women and youth in their communities. 

Generating, recording, broadcasting and storing local information and knowledge from resources available to the community.  

Linking with other media and communications; and promoting the widest possible dissemination of locally and globally generated information, advice, ideas, contact exchange and dialogue.