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FOURTEEN out-of-school youth from the slum area of
Payatas in Quezon City have produced a CD on health protocols such
as treating tuberculosis and prevention of dengue and parasitism
through a training program under the e-Knowledge Public Domain (eKPD)
project supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (Unesco).
According to Unesco, 80 percent
of Payatas residents are squatters, living as scavengers, scrap
dealers and vendors.
The 14 participants conducted
health survey of the situation in Payatas and documented health
cases. They were trained in basic computer. Unesco said the eKPD
project is being tested in Eastern Visayas.
The CD-ROMs will have a greater
impact since it was localized. Part of the information in the CD-ROM
will be integrated in the eKPD website and CD-ROMs to be distributed
to 100 community e-centers in poor areas in the country, Unesco
said.
The eKPD project promotes greater
access to public domain information such as health, small business
and basic education. The pilot project prioritizes public health. It
has two components: the development of a website and production of
interactive materials.
--Jonathan M. Hicap
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