Op vrijdag 14 januari 2011 kon VVOB Rwanda 114 computers overhandigen aan de 'Vocational Training Centres' (VTC) van Southern Province Rwanda via het 'Geïntegreerd Polytechnisch Regionaal Centrum' (IPRC). Op die dag vond de eerste van de drie jaarlijkse vergaderingen plaats van alle bestuurders van de VTC's van Southern Province. Het was de perfecte gelegenheid om de computers over te dragen aan de opleidingscentra.
De 57 laptops en 57 desktops zijn geschonken door Close the Gap. Dit nieuwe materiaal zullen ze gebruiken voor:
- Administratieve werkzaamheden van de centra voor beroepsopleiding
- Internetverbinding voor onderwijs en onderzoek
- Netwerken tussen de opleidingscentra
- Training voor onderhoud, renovatie en recyclage van hardware
Achtergrondinformatie
"About Close the Gap
Close the Gap is an international non-profit organisation, based in Brussels, that actively helps to bridge the digital gap. Their mission is to assist in improving local knowledge and putting local talent to use by offering cost-efficient IT solutions to projects in developing countries.
IPRC South Director and VVOB's Assistant Programme Manager speeches to VTC/TSS directors
The annual meeting on 14th January started at 12h. The IPRC South Director welcomed the VTC/TSS’ directors to their first meeting of the year. He reminded them of the objective of these meetings: to review together what has been accomplished, to exchange good practices, to identify the problems that face VTC/TSS and to search for solutions.
IPRC/S Director expressed dissatisfaction about the absence of reporting from most of the centres and requested to see improvement in the quality and frequency of the reports this year. He outlined the programme of the day and the contribution of Close the Gap.
Demonstration of the laptops and their performance
The laptops resembled metal boxes made out of scraps of recycled beer and food cans, made by artisans in Senegal. Their appearance was not reassuring, until the ICT person demonstrated how they operate. And they are quite fascinating...
They are small, very easy to carry, incredibly strong and easy to use. Their UBUNTU system comprises every major useful programme such as Word processing, spreadsheets, database... They have poratls to connect to the Internet and for printers.
Moreover they are inspirational! Motivated trainers and trainees may be inspired to invent tools/machines as they realise that technology does not need to be overbearing and out of reach. It can be simple and sophisticated at the same time."
Done in Kigali on 26th January 2011
Suzana Mukobwajana Murara,
VVOB Rwanda Assitant Programme Manager
