Kenya woman sources old computers to teach children IT skills

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR GPE - In this image released on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, students from Class 8 study in the computer lab at Marble Quarry Primary School in Kajiado Central, on July 19, 2022, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. Private sector partners like Avanti are working alongside the Ministry of Education to support girls' education through the Girls' Education Awareness Program. Avanti has an existing e-learning program in select schools in Kenya where students have been provided tablets with e-learning content. Press release and media available to download at www.apmultimedianewsroom.com/gpe. (Luis Tato/AP Images for Global Partnership for Education) Credit: Luis Tato/AP
Nelly Cheboi is the founder of Techlit Africa which collects old laptops from institutions and companies, refurbishes them and takes them to schools in remote communities to teach kids basic IT skills.
Published
Updated
By Marcus Megalokonomos
Source: SBS News
Share this with family and friends
Latest podcast episodes

Why you should wait to lodge your tax return as SMSF rules change
podcast episode11 minutes 4 seconds
Historic record for Messi as highest scorer at World Cup; Mbappé tracks as second most goal scorer
podcast episode9 minutes 19 seconds
It's been 10 years since the UK broke up with the EU. Can a new PM confront the Brexit legacy?
podcast episode8 minutes 32 seconds


