Cablegate: Zimbabwe: Response to Secretary's Initiative On

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RR RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN
DE RUEHSB #1421 3341120
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 301120Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0880
INFO RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
RUEHUJA/AMEMBASSY ABUJA 1392
RUEHAR/AMEMBASSY ACCRA 1246
RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 1396
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 0657
RUEHDK/AMEMBASSY DAKAR 1022
RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA 1450
RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 3835
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 1219
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 1872

UNCLAS HARARE 001421

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

AF/S FOR S. HILL
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR B. PITTMAN
STATE PASS TO USAID FOR M. COPSON AND E.LOKEN
PASS TO NICOLAS FETCHKO, EB/CIP/BA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECPS EINT EAID PHUM
SUBJECT: ZIMBABWE: RESPONSE TO SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE ON
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM

REF: STATE 142147

In response to the above reftel the following is a brief
explanation of the USAID program in FY05 that was
supportive of the GIFT objectives.

Project Name: Linkages for the Economic Advancement of the
Disadvantaged
Recipient: Development Alternatives, Inc.
Project Description: Using local NGOs to increase access to
information and communication technology.
IT Component: Provision of computers, communications and
office equipment to enable disadvantaged Zimbabweans to have
better acccess to sources of information, including business
information.
FY 05 Funding: US $9085.00
FY 06 Funding: US $0.00
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