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24.02.12
By: emily.hughes
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Secondary Schools Computer Studies Contest
Kahuhia Girls’ High School is located in Murang’a town about two hours drive from Nairobi. This was the venue of the Computer Studies Contest held on 25 September 2010 that drew attendance from nine secondary schools: Bishop Gatimu, Chania Boys, Mumbi Girls’, Thika High School, Kahuhia Girls’, Mugoiri Girls’, Nginda Girls’, Murang’a High, and Gatanga...
24.02.12
By: emily.hughes
Digital Panchayat – Village Counsels in India
I am extremely happy to be here sharing the Digital Panchayat project that has just got selected for small grants program of Internet Society. Actually in India, the Panchayat is a collection and representation of 2-4 villages and their head of council, Sarpanch, is democratically elected. Panchayat is a the lowest link of governance. And if all the...
23.02.12
By: emily.hughes
Introduction
Internet School for Farmers aims to enable the creation of elearning courses for local farmers to learn about sustainable agriculture practices. An online community portal is being created with content covering topics including; sustainable agriculture, soil erosion, water pollution, livestock and composting and linking agriculture knowledge and help desk services from the...
23.02.12
By: emily.hughes
New activism, new hope
Imagine a country where 400 women and girls are raped everyday, where they have to walk sometimes 9 km to find the first health center and where after all, they will have to pay to have access to the basic treatment they deserve for the most cruel and brutal sexual violence done to them.
Imagine again that they will have to find a plausible reason to hide while they have...
23.02.12
By: emily.hughes
What is Interchallenge?
A community project based on Internet and information technology co-organized by Internet Society Hong Kong and AIESEC.
This year, Interchallenge is in the form of case competition to acquire insights from talents around the world to solve the problem of fund shortage on manufacturing of XO laptops in OLPC.
Theme of 2009: Enabling Access
Interchallenge acquired...