[seul-edu] Article: PCs diverted from landfill to South African schools

[Jacqueline McNally <jacqueline@decisions-and-designs.com.au>]

PCs diverted from landfill to South African schools
SOUTH AFRICA: October 24, 2002

JOHANNESBURG - The first of around 150,000 personal computers destined for 
landfill sites were rolled out to schools in South Africa yesterday, as 
part of efforts to make the country's children web-savvy.

See: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/18308/story.htm

"Teachers also need to be trained.

But Davies's organisation has enlisted teacher training from three groups, 
he said."

Perhaps the Open Source community may be able to offer their expertise to 
assist with suitable educational software and scope of the project.

All the best
Jacqueline McNally
http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/users/zenryaku/

Community Contact, Australia/New Zealand
OpenOffice.org Marketing Project
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