Olutuase Emmanuel Opeyemi, Nigeria

Created by: Hinde ten Berge

I am OLUTUASE, Emmanuel Opeyemi. I am from Nigeria. I have been involved in the Information and Communication for development sector for over five years. I participated in the implementation of the WSIS Rural Youth National Campaign for the Information Society where more than 500 youth were introduced to FOSS

I have assisted in the setting up of the Network of quite a number of ICT establishments. I have experience in the use of Mandrake linux and a number of FOSS Softwares, i also developed a number of websites which makes use of FOSS tools.I have trained many youths and women in a project (ICT for Rural Dwellers) which has been implemented in several villages in Nigeria

I work presently with a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) by the name KnowledgeHouseAfrica. (http://www.KnowledgeHouseAfrica.org). Our vision is to empower youths and women to be self sustaining using FOSS as a tool to bridging the digital divide.