Engaging Communities with their own Cultural Heritage:

Winneba Open Digital Village Case Study, Ghana

Kafui A. Prebbie
Country Director, oneVillage Foundation, Ghana
kafui@onevillagefoundation.org

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 Don’t let me
die!

Sustain me!

Keep me!

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OVI Methodology: An Integrated Approach to
Sustainable Development

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The oneVillage Initiative - OVI
 Human-Capacity Focus
 Open Source Inspired And Echoed
 Digital Development Strategy
 Community Revitalization Opportunity
 ICT Facilitated Eco Living Practices
 A Process
 Trust Building

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A Process – Trust Building

 Find the best opportunity for entry

– What Is the best option of entry?
– Is technology the Solution?
– How can it be presented and demonstrated as everyday tools?
 Identify the needs
– Develop a close relationship
– Confidence Builder
 Introduce Technology Tools
– Select and present simple but appropriate
– Detail relevance to development

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Open Digital Villages
www.opendigitalvillage.net

 Field Agent Research and Training Centers for technology to

serve the human community

 A combination of mobile, wireless and accessible technologies

for human services

 A network of open, appropriate and low cost technologies

 To replicate best practices in the promotion of ICTs for

sustainable development practices

 An online community- Open Digital Villages Network that serve

as a Virtual InfoDesk

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 Winneba Open Digital Village - WODiV

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Why? Protectionist Attitude

 Assets preservations
– Issues of land and wealth

 Cultural lineage
– Kingship and enstoolment

 Digital Knowledge Transfers

– Means of knowledge transmission in the 21st Century

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How? Annual Festivals Video Capture

The annual Masquerade and Aboakyir Festival events are

recorded for sale and archiving.

Sample video

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 Why? Natural Hospitality

International Volunteer Project in Ghana, West Africa

National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
非洲迦納國際志工計畫書

Documentary for Kakum Rainforest,

Jukwa Rural Farming and Open Digital Village in Ghana
非洲 ICT 基礎建設及雨林保護全紀錄

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1village/2912622697/in/set-72157604867081822/
NTHU Students Flickr Photo Blog
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1village/sets/72157604867081822/

Jukwa Farmers Oil Palm Photo Blog

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1village/sets/72157607443431961/

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How? OVF EcoTourism Program

Students of National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

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 What can I say to you?

Thank You!

Kafui A. Prebbie
Country Director, oneVillage Foundation, Ghana
kafui@onevillagefoundation.org

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