By Amy Stokes | Founder, President and CEO
Have you ever tried watching a movie in a foreign language? Thank goodness for subtitles.
Now, have you ever tried learning lessons in a foreign language without subtitles? This takes a LOT of concentration! Last week we saw what this looked like when our Net Buddy was watching a video about the solar system for his Natural Science project. Tough technical terms, complicated physics concepts, and inter-galactic perspectives, all fast and all in English. Through sheer determination he got it. We applaud his focus and effort!
Thank YOU to our incredible Infinite Family for bringing Infinite Family LaunchPads and an infinite range of worldwide learning resources into Alexandra, Khayelitsha, and Soweto so this hard-won learning can happen hundreds of times on countless topics each week.
Because of you, computers and internet access have been installed in marginalized communities in South Africa since 2006. They were the only computers and internet available to teens in these areas at that time...and they still are. Because of you, African teens are discovering the wonders and exploring the mysteries of their neighboring 53 African countries, their global community, and even celestial bodies light years away.
The very fact that it is now second nature to our Net Buddies to take the initiative to log on and learn is a small miracle that is easily lost in their hardscrabble days; but not to us. We thank you for their access today and their future success in school, work, and life.
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