Announcing telecentre.org photo contest results!

The telecentre.org photo contest received overwhelming response from all the members. The pictures submitted for the contest captured all the moments and emotions that are so unique to the telecentres, very beautifully. The contest also reaffirmed the popularity of photography among our members. We received 47 entries in total out of which 17 were selected and forwarded to an esteemed panel of judges for their opinions. The judges represented a good mix of people from ICT4D, telecentre and photo journalism sectors. They judged the photos on the basis of theme relevance, creativity and technical quality.

The following is the list of the photos that made it to the top five, in no particular order:

• Connecting Slaga Wirelessly by Agbenyo John Stephen (Ghana)

 

Wireless experts setting up a mast during a model implementation of wireless connectivity at Salaga Telecentre in Ghana.

http://www.telecentre.org/photo/connecting-salaga-wirelessly?context=user

 

• Farmers and Telecentre in Bangladesh by Mohammad Kamrul Islam Bhuiyan (Bangladesh)

 

This picture shows a farmer from a remote part of Bangladesh being aided to access some information regarding rice cultivation from Gyaner Hat telecentre in Bangladesh.

http://www.telecentre.org/photo/farmers-and-telecentre-in?context=user

• Creating Leadership for Grassroot Development by Niranjan Meegammana (Sri Lanka)

 

The pictures shows some Telecenter Leaders from Nenasalas (Telecentres set up by the Sri Lankan government under the e-Sri Lanka Initiative) that took part in an e-Agriculture Workshop in Sri Lanka.

http://telecentrecommunity.ning.com/photo/photo/show?id=2086278%3APhoto%3A40103

• Tamil Children Playing Yodigo by Oliver Zielke (Canada)

 

The pictures show two 12 year old Tamil girls are playing the literacy game "Yodigo" using Acer laptops, at a telecentre in India.

http://www.telecentre.org/photo/tamil-children-playing-yodigo?context=user

 

• E-Learning for Village Students by W.M.C.R.K. Disanayake (Sri Lanka)

 

http://telecentrecommunity.ning.com/photo/elearning-for-village-students-1?context=user

 

 

Telecentre.org takes this opportunity to congratulate all the winners. They can look forward to exciting prizes! So, dear winners don't forget to check your mailbox in the coming days!

At the same time, we would like to thank all the participants for their efforts. Because of you, the telecentre.org community was able to see some beautiful photos and also the work that the telecentres are doing in different parts of the world. It was really fun “celebrating telecentre successes” through the medium of photography.

Thank you everybody for making this contest a success!