Bringing computing skills to children in Africa

Summary

The TIV provides children in rural villages in Togo, Western Africa with computing skills and Internet access. It delivers facilites, equipment and training to help bridge the "Digital Divide".

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

Less than 5% of the population of Togo have access to computers or the Internat (>75% in the USA ), with even worse stats for children in rural areas. This growing disparity (or digital divide) is severly disadvantaging a whole generation of children growing up in rural Africa. This project is intended to provide computing skills to 1000's of children in rural Togo and helps connect these children to the world.

How will this project solve this problem?

The initial phase will equip, install and operate a "Cyber Cafe" in the rural village of Vo Pedakondji in Togo, Western Africa. Working with local schools the facility will teach basic computing schools to over 1000 children in the region.

Potential Long Term Impact

This project is intended to positively impact the lives of 1000's of children growing up in rural villages in Togo. It is designed to equip them with basic computing skills and connect them to the world via the Global Internet.

Project Message

"The TIV has opened up the world for these children - they now feel connected - for many of them this is the first time they have seen a computer, the excitement they feel cannot be described"
- Mr. Doki Kossi Gbedevi, Headmaster of the Village High School, Vogan Ville

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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