Saturday, December 29, 2007

Rwanda takes ICT to street kids

PANA, photo: Lindsay Stark

"Rwanda will launch an extensive campaign aimed at taking Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to street boys in the country, its Minister of Education, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, announced here Monday.
The project, initiated in Africa by American computer scientist John Negroponte, is aimed at equipping every Rwandan child with a laptop.According to the Minister, "it is an ambitious project, which aims at attracting street boys to discover and appreciate the advantages of ICT."
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Enjoy the article at the following link - "Rwanda takes ICT to street kids"


Category: Rwanda + Society + Technology

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