Bringing digital inclusion to Colombia's Villages

Summary

This project provides digital inclusion to 60 poor children in a village in Yumbo, Colombia, improving the quality of education through the use of computers, Microsoft Office tools and software. progress report read updates from the field

Received £87 from 4 donations from people around the world like:

Tamara

(Anon.)

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Yumbo, Colombia is a small village whose population lives under poverty. With little investment in education, children attending 4th and 5th grade face the following challenges: limited access to ICTs and insufficient math/science skills that are required for them to attend middle school. We seek to provide these vulnerable kids access to computers in order to strengthen their competencies in math and science subjects, ensuring their admission to secondary education.

Activities

- Provide children with access to ICTs and softwares - Innovative and interactive educational training for students and teachers - Usage of PC didactic material to teach math concepts - Using Internet as a research tool - Connect to the world

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

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

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This project will serve 60 children directly and 900 people indirectly closing the digital gap that exists between children in rural areas and children from the city. Digital inclusion and math education will help them access secondary education.

Project Message

Addressing the educational needs of poor rural children is the best investment we can make to enable them to build their own progress and find a better future out of poverty and ignorance.
- Alejandra Molina, Project Manager

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Allison Masters,
Marketing and Communications Manager
6705 Red Road
Suite 502
Coral Gables, Florida 33143
Vanuatu
3057353385
Email:

Project Sponsor

Give to Colombia

Organisation

Give to Colombia
6705 Red Road Suite 502
Coral Gables, Florida 33143
United States
305 669 4630
http://www.givetocolombia.org

Learn more about Give to Colombia and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Colombia and can also be found under Education.

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

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 15, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

Make a Dream Come True!

By Alejandra Molina - Project Manager, August 06, 2008 12:55 PM

Imagine the internet experience for the first time—sense the joy of finally being connected to the world!

Using a computer has become part of our daily routines, we check our e-mail more than twice a day, we read the latest headlines, and we google any question to get an immediate response!

In today’s globalized world, digital inclusion is key to enhance a better education and to promote a prosperous future for children.

The sixty children in Yumbo are anxiously waiting for their opportunity to use a computer. Our goal is yet to be accomplished and we hope that with your valuable help we can make the dream of these children a reality!

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