Edoovillage #1607 - Kenya, Mumias East: People against Poverty

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Edoovillage #1607 - Kenya, Mumias East: People against Poverty

Location

People against Powerty Computer Skills Training Center Shianda
CDF junction along Shianda Malaha road off Mumias Kakamega highway
Mumias East , WE
Kenya
0° 20' 10.68" N, 34° 29' 20.76" E
Western KE
Coordinating hub(s): 
Project title: 
People against Poverty
Number of teachers: 
20
Number of students: 
1 000
On-site point of contact: 

JOSEPHATO CHIBATA CHIBAI, phone: +254 720212393, email: papocom.chibai@gmail.com
Web: https://papocomchibai.wixsite.com/papo
Facebook: www.facebook.com/peopleagainstpovertykenya

Project description: 

Our organization PEOPLE AGAINST POVERTY(PAPO) in Kenya is focused on empowering many young people both in and out of school to acquire computer & internet skills that can aid them improve their general academic performance, help them make informed decisions and for those out of school be equipped with I.T skills that they can use to start an income generating activity to earn a livelihood.

PAPO have an ICT project called EDUCATE INFORM WE EMPOWER (EIWE) initiated in February 2017. In August 2019 through the partnership with Global Learning and Education Network(GLEN)- ASA Germany , we got 2 volunteers from Germany who helped train teachers from our target schools and areas in basic computer packages which included introduction to computers, Microsoft word, excel, power point, publisher, video & photography editing, email, social media, website maintenance & internet research ,basic computer maintenance software installation and troubleshooting techniques. Such trained teachers are the ones we are collaborating with for our smooth implementation of the EIWE Project.

In 2019 to 2020 we have an annual target to reach over 1000 learners /students per year from 10 schools that are in rural villages away from Shianda the main town of Mumias East sub county of Kakamega county Kenya we have found out that many students either drop or graduate out of school without ever touching a computer in their life, and this places them in a disadvantaged position whenever they go out to seek for opportunities. Our goal is to use Laptops from Labdoo to empower such target young people with skills on Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) and unlock their potential to address both academic, social and economic challenges they may face so as to lead better lives. The ICT project we believe gives them access and familiarity to the internet & computer technology i.e. for the in school we train them on how to use internet & digital technologies to find and use the readily available academic materials, provision of the right of children to enjoy their right to access information, communication and have the access to the right technology so as to improve their academic performance and better their lives. For the out school the project will focus on how to use technology create / find jobs, do online business, participate in society and contribute to the local economy, the knowledge also provides them with a focused approach to use ICT to develop agriculture, health and other entrepreneurial related businesses

Our main objectives of the project; is providing the access and training for the young people to have computer knowledge, enhancing technology/Internet access ,to enable them access and do research, search for opportunities online and better understanding of importance of ICT for developmental projects. We also focus on training the young people with skills to repair, restore and maintain computers` hardware & software , providing entrepreneurship studies that will assist them to start up some businesses then create jobs to improve both their livelihood those of other young people and for their communities in general we also aim to create a conducive environment for them to get involved in socio-economic empowerment through agricultural, health and any other related activities for the betterment of both their personal and their communities livelihood in general.

Project application: 
Status: 
Open
Semaphore: 
Green: the rest of the dootronics can be sent
Number of dootronics needed: 
5
Local language(s): 
English, Swahili
Socket voltage: 
220-240 Volts
Socket type: 
G
Internet connection type: 
Wireless
Date it was created: 26/12/19/
Date it was last updated: 26/12/19

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Dootronic ID Country Status Model Serial number Weight
000016091 Kenya [S4] Deployed and being used Sony Vaio PCG-4V1M 275159615001721 - C103R2R6 1.40Kgms
000020692 Kenya [S4] Deployed and being used Toshiba Portege R30-A-111 6e115698H
000020831 Kenya [S4] Deployed and being used Compaq NX6310 EY427ETABE 3.00Kgms

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Dootrip #DepartureOriginDestinationStatusCapacityDootronics assigned
Dootrip #0000013492019-12-22T08:00:00barcelona, SpainNairobi, KenyaCompleted188

Story


LABDOO SAVED OUR COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM

Since the year 2000, ICT (Information and Communications Technology) is one of the fastest growing sectors in Kenya but you will find that the digital divide is huge between the haves and the have-nots, and between the urban and the rural dwellers.

In 2000, I was working in Nairobi and I was privileged to rub shoulders with the who’s who in ICT because by then, Kenya College of Communication & Technology (KCCT), the institute I was affiliated with in Nairobi, was the only institute that was fully recognized and mandated by the government to drive forward the ICT matters in the country.

Computers were becoming more visible in offices while entrepreneurs and the young embraced the new technologies by opening computer-related services like cyber cafés and typesetting. However, at the same time, the rural population were either ignorant of the importance of acquiring computer skills and knowledge, or they could not afford the cost of training and/or owning a computer.

I remembered the conversations of some of my friends at KCCT who had studied at the larger universities or were sent to countries such as Germany and Switzerland for refresher courses. “Computers are the next big bang”, they used to tell us sharing how computers had transformed those countries and had in fact created more opportunities for their citizens. But they also warned us that computers also phased out of the job market those who refused to embrace the new technologies.

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