Aptivate facts for kids
Aptivate is a special kind of organization from the United Kingdom. It's a NGO and a non-profit group, which means it doesn't try to make money for itself. Instead, Aptivate uses smart ideas from the computer world and from groups that help people around the globe. Their main goal is to create computer services that make it easier for people to communicate, especially in places where the internet is slow or hard to get. They want to help people in developing countries improve their lives.
Aptivate is well-known for creating an open-source (meaning free to use and change) website service called Loband. The organization started on December 1, 2002. For its first four years, until December 2006, it was known as Aidworld. Aptivate is also part of a group called the Humanitarian Centre.
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Loband: Making the Internet Faster
Loband is a helpful service that makes websites simpler. This allows them to load much faster, especially when people have slow internet connections. It's really useful in countries where the internet isn't as fast or reliable. Loband was first created in 2004 and was originally called Aidbase.
Aptivate's Journey
Aptivate began with an idea from two aid workers. They were in Nepal, helping people with the United Nations. They saw how hard it was for people in many countries to communicate because of bad internet. They wanted to find a way to fix this problem.
So, they teamed up with some tech-savvy friends. In 2002, they started their organization, calling it Aidworld. At first, they focused on helping groups that provide humanitarian aid.
In 2006, Aidworld changed its name to Aptivate. Since then, Aptivate has worked with many different groups. These include other non-profit organizations, charities, and experts in web and software development. They all work together to make communication better for everyone.
Key Moments in Aptivate's History
- 2004: They received a special award of £75,000 from the UK government.
- 2004: The Loband service (then called Aidbase) was tested for the first time in Kenya.
- 2005: An improved version of Loband was released.
- 2006: They published helpful guides for making websites that work well on slow internet.
- 2006: Aidworld officially changed its name to Aptivate.
- 2007: They helped launch a website called the Network for Information and Digital Access (NIDA).
- 2007: Aptivate also created web design guides with support from INASP, another organization.
- 2007: They started a project to improve how people access research for groups like the UNFAO and WHO.
See also
- Appropriate technology
