An international nonprofit organization called SPARK works to increase the social and economic impact of grassroots telecentres. It has over 10,000 members in its Community Skills Hub who share knowledge in English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Russian. SPARK hosts events like the Global Telecentre Forum and initiatives to empower over 382,000 women across 141 organizations in 82 countries. It provides webinars, partnerships and programs on long-term sustainability to benefit grassroots communities, telecentre operators, and policymakers.

1. …an international nonprofit organization committed to increasing
the
social and economic impact of grassroots telecentres

2. Community
Skills Hub

6. 10,000 members
engaged in
knowledge sharing
ENGLISH
SPANISH
FRENCH
ARABIC
RUSSIAN
Events, awards, data
collection
SPARK > Global Telecentre
Forum:
May 28-29, 2013
Granada, Spain

7. Global initiative
to empower women
382,016 Women trained
141 Participating organizations
100
Globally recognized
telecentre women leaders
82 Countries

8. Addressing the changing
technology, management
and financial needs for
long-term sustainability
for telecentres
Webinars ■ New Business Models ■
Partnerships

9. • Grassroots
Capacity communities
• Telecentre
development operators
• Telecentre network
program providers
• Policymakers and
decision makers

10. Technical •
•
Individuals
Special needs groups
Economic • Communities
• Telecentre operators
Social • Telecentre network
Community providers
• Policymakers and
Personal decision makers

11. DOST -
ICTO

12. www.telecentre.org