Most children educated in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, suffer from zero exposure to technology. That scenario dooms them to failure at university and beyond. With three 30-station school computer labs under our belts, we are now focused on a fourth: a primary school (K - 7) educating 550 learners. We have already funded the biggest expense: 30 laptops. Now we need your help to raise money for the lab itself: security measures, a safe, Internet, desks, chairs, renovations, and Internet.
A primary school of 450 children in South Africa suffers from a paucity of exposure to computers, curricular development, software usage, Internet research, and twenty-first century technology. This project will diminish the possibility of students falling behind, underscore the importance of education, and keep them in school. Consequently, the cycle of poverty will be interrupted in rural South Africa, leading the region to better paying jobs and reduced unemployment.
This project will, from an early age, help students be computer literate. Whether or not we like the onslaught and ubiquity of technology, it is a reality; students without extensive exposure fall behind and struggle much more than peers who have built an impressive computer foundation, including Microsoft software exposure, Internet acumen, research and writing skills, and general fluidity in the computer field. A proper lab will help children find and rightfully claim their more hopeful path.
Since the installation of our first three labs (2015, 2020, 2023), computer literacy rates of educators and students has risen to 100% in our partner-schools. This has catalyzed improvements in English and math pass rates, high school graduation rates, and success at the university level. Students are now studying Computer Science, coding, and other popular, important, impactful fields related to IT and other tech-driven careers.
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