murambinda works: inspiring local talents!
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Murambinda Works: Inspiring Local Talents!
Interfacing Technology, Language, and Knowledge Management with Sustainable Development
Joseph Bishi,Murambinda, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
Introduction
• Information and Communications Technologies.
• Murambinda Growth Point, Buhera District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe.
• Community engagement since 2002.• Offering Internet Services, Office
Services, and Training.• Profit to Murambinda Foster-Home
Trust: - orphans.• Affiliated to:
1. Macha Works, Zambia, www.machaworks.org
2. Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre (SIRDC), Harare, Zimbabwe, www.sirdc.ac.zw
Rural Technology Support
• Basic use of computers• Typing• Printing• Photocopying• Internet services • Mobile internet services & banking
basics• Training
- Computer Literacy Courses since 2002 (> 500 students benefitted).- ICDL training.- Schools Internet training.
Training & Workshops
Sensitisation, training, implementation and maintenance needs local initiative and support.
Local Training by Local Experts for Local Management and Users.
Computer Literacy Training (>500).
Training of leaders: School Heads and School Deputies (>200).
African Communities need African Technologies
• Longer-Distance Connectivity.
• to link rural schools.
• to link rural government services.
• • to link rural medical institutes.
• “TV White Spaces” opportunity
Sustainable ProgressIngredients of a Strategy for African Agency
• Community Engagement– interacting with other
communities in Zimbabwe, Zambia and abroad
• Workforce Development– trainings of community
leaders• Thought Leadership
– “Telling the Story of Zimbabwe community success”
