The objective of the TC is to support the implementation of an Internet connectivity program in low income urban neighborhoods in Chile by: (i) strengthening and improving existing systems of community organization and developing local networks of ¿promotores¿ that would serve to support marketing, collection and training programs in the communities; (ii) supporting financial literacy programs and initiatives that would serve to reduce the risk of overedebtness of participating families; and (iii) contributing to the dissemination and replication of the program in other areas of Chile and countries in the region.
Project Detail
Country
Chile
Project Number
CH-T1108
Approval Date
July 18, 2011
Project Status
Closed
Project Type
Technical Cooperation
Sector
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Subsector
ICT (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY)
Lending Instrument
BID Invest
Lending Instrument Code
IIC
Modality
-
Facility Type
-
Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)
Category C: Likely to cause minimal or no negative environmental and associated social impacts
Total Cost
USD 240,000.00
Country Counterpart Financing
USD 60,000.00
Original Amount Approved
USD 180,000.00