Computers Educate Orphans and Empower Women

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Summary

Computers and Internet access will enrich learning for AIDS orphans, open jobs for rural women and widows, improve AIDS education and support regional economic development. A self-sustaining project. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Lack of communication infrastructure isolates rural Uganda, slowing development, limiting education and offering little hope for women and youth. First beneficiaries will be 500 students at Great Aubrey Memorial College, a secondary school founded for AIDS orphans. Other beneficiaries include: other students and teachers; community AIDS education & women’s groups; small businesses; charitable, development, and government organizations. The Center will collect user fees and become self-sustaining

Activities

The project will purchase & maintain 15 networked computers with a VSAT link to enable Internet access, plus software, printers & CD/DVD drives. It will offer training, community education, & better communications for business, government, & NGOs.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $2,555
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $13,445
Total Funding Goal: $16,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The center will be a major factor in regional economic and social development. It will support education, including HIV/AIDS education and job training. It will empower women and slow the out-migration of youth by providing access to non-farm jobs.

Project Message

"Everyday there is a funeral ... and children left behind with no one to care for them. As a priest, they call me Father. How can I sleep at night if I don't try my best to look after these children?"
- Father Centurio Olaboro, Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Fr. Centurio Olaboro,
Director
PO Box 714
Tororo,
Uganda
+256 4545199
Email:

Project Sponsor

The River Fund

Organization

The River Fund
11155 Roseland Road, Unit 16
Sebastian, Florida 32958
United States
772 589-5076
http://www.riverfund.org

Learn more about The River Fund and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Uganda and can also be found under Women and Girls.

For more information about Uganda, read the Human Development Report on Uganda or the Wikipedia entry for Uganda.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on March 26, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 31, 2005.

Latest Update from the Field

Field Update

By Jaya Canterbury-Counts - Executive Director, March 26, 2008 06:19 PM

We now have fourteen computers in the library that are being shared by 768 children. Two of the computers are connected to the net.
Our local women's groups and advocates also access these few computers. Often the net is down.
While we know this is not enough ... it is progress. Many many thanks to all of you who have so generously donated to this project. Together we are making a difference!
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