GenARDIS grantee wins Africa Rural Connect contest

In 2008-2009, Ugandan organisation Toro Development Network (ToroDev) was awarded a small grant through the APC’s Gender and agriculture and rural development in the information society (GenARIDS) project. No more than a year later, the grass roots organisation has been awarded $12, 000 through the Africa Rural Connect contest, to continue its work in helping small-scale rural farmers – many of which are women – learn to use technologies such as mobile phones, radios and computers.

ToroDev’s award-winning project focusses on building the capacity of small-scale maize farmers in one of Uganda’s poorest regions.

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