The African Centre for Women, Information and Communications Technology (ACWICT)

ACWICT has been recognized by the United Nations Fund for International Partnership (UNFIP) as a key contact in Africa for bridging the gender digital divide through strategic partnerships.
In September 2003, ACWICT’s Project, AgriTradeKenya (ATK) was voted one of the most promising social-enterprise in the category of ICTs, Agriculture and Rural Development by the Digital Partners Social Enterprise Laboratories (SEL) program from a group of 130 entrants worldwide. Digital Partners is a non-profit organization based in the United States. The organization works to alleviate poverty on a global scale through deployment of technology to assist development efforts.
ACWICT’s communiqué provided a blueprint that informed Kenya government’s national ICT policy on gender.
Pioneered the successful implementation of the Gender and Governance Programme (GGP) by designing a website hence providing a platform for women leaders to share ideas. GGP is an initiative mooted under the auspices of the United Nations Fund for Women (UNIFEM).
Successful design and launch of USAWA, an E-newsletter for the Gender and Governance Programme.
In 2007, profiled 600 women aspirants for the presidential, parliamentary and civic elecyions. The profiles were disseminated through the Gender and Governance Programme website.
ACWICT is a steering committee member of the Open Knowledge Network (OKN) initiative in Kenya and the Kenya World Summit on the Information Society Civil Society Caucus.
ACWICT was identified as a key strategic partner and participant in the business incubation in Kenya and, through its Executive Director, sits on the ICT Technical Committee of the Kenya Kountry Business Incubator [ KeKoBi]