ICT Sows Grassroots of South African Township

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ICT Sows Grassroots of South African Township

	Summary Training early childhood practitioners in Dikhatole Township, near Johannesburg, in science, technology and diversity training and empowering them with Information and Communication Technology (ICT). read updates from the field How Donors Like You Helped Thanks to donors like you, a total of $1,540 was raised for this project.

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Dikhatole suffers from chronic unemployment, no running water, electricity or basic housing. For the few who attend, the quality of education in the pre-primary facilities is very poor. ORT has created the Dikhatole Digital Village, with more than 90 Internet-enabled workstations, trained 2,400 children in basic computer use and is teaching teachers, school administrators and government employees to use ICT as an effective teaching and implementation tool.

Activities

Training suitable trainers from the Gauteng Department of Education to provide the science, technology and diversity training to improve childhood services and education.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,540

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,540. The original project funding goal was $82,866.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.ort.org.za)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Training early childhood practitioners and trainers from Dikhatole in science, technology and diversity training.

Project Message

Only skilled educators can inspire our children to reach their potential. I know that hidden in these squalid streets, are the champions who will one day lead our country.
- Iris Colyn, National Director, ORT South Africa

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Iris Colyn,
National Director, ORT South Africa
44 Central Street
Corner 10th Avenue, Houghton
Johannesburg, 2198
South Africa
27 11 728 7154
Email:

Project Sponsor

HP's e-inclusion initiative

Organization

ORT South Africa
44 Central St.
Houghton
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2198
South Africa
27 11 728 7154
http://www.ortsa.org.za

Learn more about ORT South Africa and the project team.

ORT South Africa's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Inner City Creche ECD teacher training

ICT Sows Grassroots of South African Township

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in South Africa and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 31, 2006.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 01, 2004.

Latest Update from the Field

Photo and Update from ORT

By Lucy Hillier - Regional programme manager- Southern Africa, August 31, 2006 01:08 PM

We recently received a donation from Global Giving to the value of Rand2125.67.

On behalf of ORT South Africa and people of Dikhatole I would once again like to thank all those who have donated to this project.

This project is ongoing and donations continue to come in in a steady trickle. We will use this addional donation to continue to support the training of pre school workers and buy small items of equipment which they desperately need, such as cooking utensils and furniture.

Attached is a photo which is of some of the children in one creche in Dikhatole which your donations are helping support.
In addition to your donations ORT also assists by undertaking second hand clothing and toy drives for the creches as well as continually looking for interested individuals and groups who would like to support these creches.

Many thanks,

Lucy

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