House of Africa
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| Type: | Non-governmental organization (NGO) |
| Founded: | N'Djamena, 2017 |
| Headquarters: | 2nd floor, Imm. Amdjarass, Klemat, N’Djamena, Chad |
| Country: | Chad |
| Email: | info@houseof.africa |
| Website: | houseof.africa |
| Key People | |
| Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong, President and CEO | |
House of Africa, formerly House of Internet, is a pan-African organization based in N'Djamena (Chad). It was created on January 27, 2017 and approved by the Chadian State on November 7, 2017 under the name of HOUSE OF INTERNET , and became officially HOUSE OF AFRICA by the Order amending an Authorization to Operate by the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Public Security and Local Governance dated February 25, 2019 and registered in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Chad under number 005 from January 1 to 15, 2019.
House of Africa campaigns for the development of ICT in Africa, to contribute to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG) of the United Nations and also that of Agenda 2063 of the African Union.[1]
Objectives
Its objectives are to:
- Contribute to the development of the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Internet Governance in Africa
- Contribute to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN);
- Participate in the development of the African Union Agenda 2063;
- Provide an open & collaborative space for the emergence of African youth, African children and African women;
- Support capacity building and development Contribute to peacebuilding;
- Defend consumers;
- Humanitarian action;
- Promoting Human Rights Education.[1]
Association Working Groups
House of Africa is organized into Working Groups, and each Working Group is called upon to develop and execute an activity program. There are eight Working Groups within the organization:
- The Working Group on Raising Awareness of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN);
- The Working Group on the Development of the Field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), the Digital Economy and Internet Governance in Africa;
- The African Union Agenda 2063 Awareness and Development Working Group
- The Working Group on Peacebuilding, Promotion, Conservation of Peace, Dialogue and Cohabitation between Cultures;
- The Working Group on African Youth, African Children and African Women;
- The Working Group on the defense of Consumer rights;
- The Working Group on the Promotion of Human Rights;
- The Working Group on Humanitarian Actions.[1]