• 2001– Conducted a detailed survey in 7 representative DCs to study the problems and issues in their education systems and identify their training and ICT needs.
  
  Identified the key barriers to e-learning in the developing countries:
  
  
  1. very high cost of "expert content"… While a lot of free resources are available on the internet, really good content from professional content developers is very expensive.
     
     
  2. Accessibility… Most e-learning content providers require credit card purchase that the underprivileged usually do not have.
     
     
  3. Lack of awareness… a lot of people are not aware that e-learning is a viable alternative to learning
     
     
• 2002 – Developed the technology platform together with an educational content provider to address ALL the barriers to e-learning and give access to nearly 240 professional development and IT courses.
  
  
• 2003-4 – Negotiated the price barrier. The same e-learning courses that, at the time, cost US$100 - US$540 each in the US, were made available at negligible costs each to sponsors who would distribute them for FREE to people in marginalized sectors.
  
  
• 2005-9 – Major Telco's like Etisalat, Celcom, Mobinil, Vodafone, etc. launch CSR programs in various countries
  
  
• 2009 – ICWFD's global initiative attracts other content providers and increases its skills library to over 1500 IT and Professional Development Courses.
  
  
• 2010 – ICWFD and ICWFD's e-Skills360° program is endorsed as a United Nations GAID Flagship Partnership Initiative
  
  
• 2010 – ICWFD granted Special Consultative Status by United Nations ECOSOC
  
  
• 2011 – ICWFD increases it library to over 3000 IT and Professional Development courses.

Since 2002, ICWFD has made it possible for over 3 million underprivileged students across the world to gain access to high-end IT training for FREE!