Approximately 700 million children in developing nations are estimated to be living in monetary-poor households this year, up from 582 million in 2019, prior to the global pandemic.

Enjoy this recap from our Executive Director Matt and Development Manager Andy detailing our most recent project in Lodwar, Kenya! 60-70% of Lodwar's inhabitants are illiterate; this makes our project even more important! We partnered with Africare to provide their staff with the video capabilities necessary to produce and disseminate important content. Africare now has increased capacity through training and video equipment to reach disadvantaged people with best practices and health information.

In early March 2020, OMPT worked with Africare in the town of Lodwar, Kenya. Here are some photos from the four-day Video Education Workshop!

When OMPT goes out to complete a project, we only get the chance to work with members of the local community for a few days, but what happens after we leave? The impact of video education and ICT4D (information and communication technologies for development) remains positive and impactful far past the end of our workshop. We love hearing back from partners that we have worked with in the past who are still implementing technology to educate and promote positive behavior change. 

What does a Video Education Workshop look like for an OMPT staff member? Follow along in Kristin’s journey in Ethiopia with her week long travel diaries!

OMPT helps to progress the UN Sustainable Development Goal 17, which lays out targets for technology and capacity building that utilize partners in the international community to provide access to technology and innovation in order to enhance sustainability and implement developmental practices.