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Contributions from
the Column
Facts and trends
World Bank responds to the Extractive Industries Review
German Development Budget 2005
BMZ: No money for Faisabad team
KfW banking group increases development loans
WHO withdraws recommendation for two generic AIDS drugs
“Village Phone” honoured
Strengthening small private water suppliers in the South
Stiglitz: “Doha is not a development round”
8-9/2004
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“Village Phone” honoured
Konflikt als Chance (Conflict as Opportunity)
The Grameen Bank’s “Village Phone” project in Bangladesh has received the Development Gateway Foundation’s first ever “Petersberg Prize”. The 100 000 euro prize is awarded for outstanding initiatives using information and communication technologies in the fight against poverty. The project conceived by Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus, helps women in rural areas buy mobile phones on favourable credit terms and start commercial phone services which benefit not only the women but also the entire village. The prize was awarded as part of the second Development Gateway Forum at the Petersberg Conference Center near Bonn, Germany, at the end of June. Participants from 39 countries discussed the efficient use of information and communication technologies in poor countries. (ell)
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