Africa 2008 concluded this year with happy stories of teaching in new and old classrooms, meeting old friends and making new contacts. Over 70 volunteers travelled to Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia to teach basic and advanced IT in the Camara computer labs.
Mombasa, Kenya: The Skomara (Camara + SKOSA, the Sheikh Kaifif Old School Assoc, ie alumni of the school) hub is really inspiring, full of enthusiastic people. Monday was ladies day so lots of ladies in the black Muslim garb, many had beautiful diamante and embroidery features which I had not seen before. Ladies come Mon, Wed and Sat. The men come Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. There are some who come everyday for specific tasks so it was agreed the advanced class (techy) could be mixed but the basic class cannot which necessitated changing our plans a bit!
There are 2 classrooms with 20 PCs each arranged in a U shape, about 4/5 each side and 10-12 across the back. all with the screens facing the white board so backs to the teacher but they can turn around for instruction. it is a wide but not too deep a room. The second classroom is just divided by a high partition which is not ceiling high but hopefully won’t be too much noise coming through the gap! The classrooms are airy and not too warm which is good. The students are keen!
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Rwanda 08 volunteers dancing.
Mombasa, Kenya: The Skomara (Camara + SKOSA, the Sheikh Kaifif Old School Assoc, ie alumni of the school) hub is really inspiring, full of enthusiastic people. Monday was ladies day so lots of ladies in the black Muslim garb, many had beautiful diamante and embroidery features which I had not seen before. Ladies come Mon, Wed and Sat. The men come Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. There are some who come everyday for specific tasks so it was agreed the advanced class (techy) could be mixed but the basic class cannot which necessitated changing our plans a bit!
There are 2 classrooms with 20 PCs each arranged in a U shape, about 4/5 each side and 10-12 across the back. all with the screens facing the white board so backs to the teacher but they can turn around for instruction. it is a wide but not too deep a room. The second classroom is just divided by a high partition which is not ceiling high but hopefully won’t be too much noise coming through the gap! The classrooms are airy and not too warm which is good. The students are keen!