A total of 100 eCARE Rural Business Centers(RBC) will be in operation by December 2007 in seven regions of Ghana including Western, Central, Greater Accra, Eastern, Volta, Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions.
A minimum number of 200 eCARE Business Centers will be established under the eCARE Project to offer tailored contents including agriculture, health and education in the communities of operation. Internet and other data services will be offered in addition to voice telephony by December 2008. Additional funding is being sought for the eCARE Investment Facility to support the establishment of more centers and content provision. |
| eCARE enables the local communities to have access to communication facilities like the telephone, fax, email and Internet for information sharing and knowledge development. It offers employment to others and generates revenue for entrepreneurs by selling airtime, GT products and services, renewable energy solutions, business services like word processing, computer training among others. |
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