21st-century Tech at South African School

Dear Friend,

You subscribed to email updates from 21st-century Tech at South African School by Universal Promise, a project on GlobalGiving. Here's the unedited update from the field.

I wish I had better news to offer about the progress of our computer lab project. While we have had some success off-line with laptop donations and local business support, we have been unable to make progress via GlobalGiving. We are always hopeful that will change, because the needs are great, and we know the GlobalGiving community is generous in word and deed.

The population of the school for which we would like to build this lab has steadily increased since our partnership with them began. Our goal, therefore, is ever-more-vital, as now hundreds of children would benefit from access to twenty-first century technology. If GlobalGiving donors are successful in helping to fund this project, we will raise the school’s computer literacy rate from 0% to 100%, as we have done in three other schools in the same region. We would be thrilled to extend this same access to this worthy school.

Any child without technology exposure early and without mastery later will struggle to succeed in university, college, or technical school and to find a career commensurate with twenty-first century advancements.

Thank you for doing what you can to ensure that the children at a rural primary school in South Africa get the access they deserve, and please share the project link with family, friends, and colleagues to fuel even more hope.

Martha T. Cummings
Universal Promise
Executive Director

Dear Friend,

A computer lab is much more than just the technology. A lab also requires

• security measures,
• a bank safe for storage,
• electricity,
• desks and chairs,
• Internet access, and
• curricular software that parallels the government curriculum.

The population of the school for which we would like to build this lab has steadily increased since our partnership with them began. Our goal, therefore, is ever-more-vital, as now nearly 600 children would benefit from access to twenty-first century technology. If GlobalGiving donors are successful in helping to fund this project, we will raise the school’s computer literacy rate from 0% to 100%, as we have done in three other schools in the same region. We would be thrilled to extend this same access to this worthy school.

Please share the project link with family, friends, and colleagues, and ask if your company offers corporate matching. Any child without technology exposure early and without mastery later will struggle to succeed in tertiary studies and to find a career commensurate with twenty-first century advancements.

Thank you for doing what you can to ensure that the children at a rural primary school in South Africa get the access they deserve.

Martha T. Cummings
Universal Promise
Executive Director

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