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TOCO FOUNDATION
Lead Organisation	NC
Type of Project Activity	Development project with ICT4D component
Project URL	http://www.tocofoundation.org/
Brief Description	The Foundation is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), which currently employs 65 people. It works with numerous agencies in pursuit of its objectives and to ensure that these have an appreciation of its needs. The Foundation also welcomes opportunities to collaborate and interact with like-minded community-based or charitable organisations. An excellent example of this type of multilateral co-operation was the highly successful October 1998 Toco Convocation which brought together some 300 representatives from government, UN agencies, community-based and cultural organisations with a view to consolidating the concept of community empowerment. The Foundation's initiatives have attracted worldwide attention with groups from the Caribbean, USA, Europe and elsewhere visiting the Foundation for training or informal discussions. Whilst the long-term aim is for projects to become self-sustaining, the Foundation continues to be somewhat dependent on external funding for the expansion of its projects. Its community business operations provide a sustainable approach to its continued survival. The Foundation also encourages anyone who supports its goals and is interested in the development of the Toco region to become an individual member of the Foundation.
Contact name	NC
Contact email	tfprojects@tstt.net.tt
Contact Phone/Fax	1 (868) 670-0068
Regular Postal Address	Victoria Prichard Resource Centre / Galera Road, Toco, Trinidad and Tobago
Affiliated Organisations
Funding Agencies	NC
Target Beneficiaries	Communities
Start Date	20-01-2007
End Date	20-01-2007
Project Budget	NC
Current Status	In process
Countr(ies) Involved	Trinidad & Tobago
Sector	Social cohesion and security
Description of ICT Components	Using a multi-media approach, information is disseminated in the targeted communities through the following programmes: - In-School Programmes - Community Out Reach - Abstinence Programmes - Media Intervention - Radio Programmes - On line/Internet Programmes - Eastern Voice Community Newsletter
Millennium Development Goals	7. Environmental sustainability;1. Poverty Eradication;2. Education;6. HIV/AIDS , malaria and other diseases
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TOCO FOUNDATION