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Yam Pukri is an association based in Burkina Faso that specializes in training, advising and disseminating information on the application of new technologies to rural and urban areas since 1998. Yam Pukri’s objectives are to: stimulate appreciation and skill development in new scientific technologies, make new scientific technologies available to rural areas by setting up community access points, support local organisations, NGOs and international development organisations in conceptualising and realising new technology and technology solutions for dissemination capacity building and implementation, as well as carrying out technology training sessions in rural and urban areas. Projects developed by Yam Pukri and its partner organizations include the set up of several online portals used for sharing and disseminating information on different topics (ICT portal (burkina-ntic.net), Development portal (faso-dev.net,) Development videos portal (wagues.net) and a road show training in Web 2.0 in rural areas.
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