USAID Digital Development
Digital Inclusion in the Peruvian Amazon
In 2018, USAID launched the second-annual Digital Development Awards (the “Digis”) to recognize USAID projects that harness the power of digital tools and data-driven decision making. The Peruvian Digital Inclusion in the Peruvian Amazon was one of five winners chosen out of the 140 applicants.
From 2013-2017, el Centro de Información y Educación para la Prevención del Abuso de Drogas (CEDRO) built 38 technology centers (telecenters) in the regions of San Martín, Huánuco and Ucayali. To date, CEDRO has increased connectivity in 42 communities. More than 5,000 citizens—58 percent of which are women—received training from the telecenters in digital literacy, and nearly 5,200 women received training in financial literacy.
Photos by Jack Gordon for USAID / Digital Development Communications
Digital Inclusion in the Peruvian Amazon
In 2018, USAID launched the second-annual Digital Development Awards (the “Digis”) to recognize USAID projects that harness the power of digital tools and data-driven decision making. The Peruvian Digital Inclusion in the Peruvian Amazon was one of five winners chosen out of the 140 applicants.
From 2013-2017, el Centro de Información y Educación para la Prevención del Abuso de Drogas (CEDRO) built 38 technology centers (telecenters) in the regions of San Martín, Huánuco and Ucayali. To date, CEDRO has increased connectivity in 42 communities. More than 5,000 citizens—58 percent of which are women—received training from the telecenters in digital literacy, and nearly 5,200 women received training in financial literacy.
Photos by Jack Gordon for USAID / Digital Development Communications