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Up close and personal with people who have positive experience of working with Camara Zambia.
The advent of Camara-Zambia has brought about a lot of change in Zambia, through the education system and society. This has been verified by an M & E survey that was done on the Camara beneficiaries who testified about the good things that Camara education has come with. Apart from the computers and education packages [...]
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Update from Camara Ethiopia
The month of June continues to busy for the Ethiopian hub. The training of teachers and EMA ( Local partner) is still on going. Camara Ethiopia is negotiating with the Ministry of Education, Regional Education Bureaus, and also awaiting the container which is currently in Djibouti to sail through Addis Ababa in the coming week. [...]
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Camara Zambia hub:Going To Southern Province
In 2006 it was noted that in Zambia about 90% of the population are lacking ICT tools and training, which has resulted in most schools failing to provide quality education and also leaving the students and teachers disadvantaged when it comes to career opportunities. The Zambian government through the draft ICT policy of 2009 has [...]
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YOUTH APPENTICESHIP
The goal of the Government of Rwanda is to reduce poverty and in turn improve
the well being of its population by ensuring equitable access to quality education
focusing on combating illiteracy. Recommendations from the Workforce Development
Authority (WDA) in Rwanda recommends the acquisition of technical skills by able
individuals to ensure that those that are unable to get [...]
Update from Ethiopia
In March, a contract was signed with the Ministry of Education, where we have committed to delivering 17,500 computers over the course of 5 years, with 2,500 computers being delivered over the next 10 months.
The facility at EMA compound was handed over by the Ministry of Education to Camara Ethiopia on April 1st, at which [...]
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GM Africa Trip Fifth and Final Installment
Ireland – England – Ethiopia – Zimbabwe – Zambia - Ethiopia - Uganda – Rwanda - Uganda – Ethiopia – South Africa – Lesotho - South Africa – Ethiopia – Italy – England – Ireland
It’s been a hectic two weeks however thoroughly worthwhile. It was great to be in Ethiopia to meet all our [...]
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GM Africa Trip Fourth Installment
So how does one introduce oneself to a Prime Minister? That was what I was mulling over as I was on the aiport bus back to the terminal, but first let me start at the beginning.
As the airport bus drove us to the plane to bring us from Johannesburg to Maseru (Lesotho), the rain started [...]
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GM’s Africa Trip – Second Installment
The emergency announcement on the Boeing 787 from Lusaka to Addis Ababa was a little more formal than the one we heard previously. Two days before in Ndola on route to Lusaka, the pilot turned around to the seven passengers to tell us where the exits were, oh, and by the way can [...]
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Our GM’s African Trip – First Installment
After six airports in two days, I finally made it to my first destination, our hub in Kitwe, Zambia where I met Douglas (standing at back of photo).
Douglas finished school a few months ago and has started to volunteer in our top performing hub, Camara Zambia. On my arrival and introduction he sought me [...]
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Camara’s Christmas Learning Shop- Coming Soon!