By Alix Halloran | GlobalGiving Field Traveler
My name is Alix Halloran and I am GlobalGiving's Field Traveler in West Africa. I spent five months traveling around the region meeting with GlobalGiving's incredible nonprofit partners. I was so excited for the opportunity to meet the regional librarians in Ghana who implement the EIFL Hands-on computer classes project.
With support from EIFL, the regional librarians use their mobile libraries to reach out to students in four regions of Ghana. During my visit, I got to tag along as the library team in Ho visited schools in the Volta Region. The students at these schools do not have access to computer labs or laptops. This makes preparing for their exams on ICT skills very tough! The mobile library brings the laptops to the kids each week for practical lessons.
I could tell that the ICT lessons are the highlight of the kids' week. All of the kids were eager to tell me everything they're learning to do on the laptops and expressed that they feel much more confident. They know that this will help them with their exams but will also be an important skill for their future careers. The teachers are excited too as they see exam scores improve and ICT theory classes having more of an impact with a practical component.
I am so grateful for all of EIFL's donors for helping their project to succeed. The mobile libraries’ impact in Ghana is very impressive and it would not be possible without your help!
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