Bringing computing skills to children in Africa

TIV Update: February 2011 During the summer of 2010, I (Ben Smith) returned to Togo to check on the status of the Internet Café project. When I arrived back in the village of Vo Pedakondji, I was delighted to see the progress that had been made by the local partners. I was able to witness firsthand the development...

As Lorraine peered over the shoulder of Grace, a 14 year-old student in Vo Pedakondji, she asked what the student was learning in their daily computer classes. Grace explained that she was learning to create balance sheets and that she was currently using Excel to find averages. I found myself flabbergasted by the skills...

Update: We are please to report that first permanent Togo Internet Village Cafe officially opened in the village of Pedakondji in November of 2009. This coincided with the appointment of our first full time computer skills teacher, Mr. Edorh Gislain, who commenced classes on the 11th of November. Local children's...