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GHANA
In 2006, Digital Partnership sent over 400 computers to Kwahu-Tafo, a small rural town in the northwest of Ghana.
The computers, donated by Standard Chartered Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland, have transformed the Senior Secondary School in the town and there are plans to create computer labs in each of the Junior Seconday Schools.
Children now come from other towns to learn ICT skills and the computerisation of Kwahu-Tafo has been instrumental in its selection as the site for the government's district ICT centre within the next two years.
Partly as a result of the donation, the Senior Secondary School will be officially recognised by the Ghana Education Service from the start of this academic year.
This means that the teachers' salaries are paid, some text books are supplied and that the school is eligible for general
government assistance.
IBLF's partner in the project is Friends of Tafo, an organisation that aims to empower as well as help the people of Kwahu-Tafo via responsible giving that generates a capacity for self-development in education, health, employment and infrastructure.
Friends of Tafo operates alongside its sister organisation, the Kwahu-Tafo Development Council (KTDC), based in Ghana, which initiates, prioritises and administers projects within the town.
This project is an example of how IBLF can work with corporate partners and local organisations in developing countries to address the digital divide, putting pre-used ICT equipment to use for educational purposes.
The computers, donated by Standard Chartered Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland, have transformed the Senior Secondary School in the town and there are plans to create computer labs in each of the Junior Seconday Schools.
Children now come from other towns to learn ICT skills and the computerisation of Kwahu-Tafo has been instrumental in its selection as the site for the government's district ICT centre within the next two years.
Partly as a result of the donation, the Senior Secondary School will be officially recognised by the Ghana Education Service from the start of this academic year.
This means that the teachers' salaries are paid, some text books are supplied and that the school is eligible for general
government assistance. IBLF's partner in the project is Friends of Tafo, an organisation that aims to empower as well as help the people of Kwahu-Tafo via responsible giving that generates a capacity for self-development in education, health, employment and infrastructure.
Friends of Tafo operates alongside its sister organisation, the Kwahu-Tafo Development Council (KTDC), based in Ghana, which initiates, prioritises and administers projects within the town.
"You really have done something revolutionary and wonderful to a small rural town in Ghana"
Humphrey Barclay, Development Chief, Friends of Tafo
Humphrey Barclay, Development Chief, Friends of Tafo
This project is an example of how IBLF can work with corporate partners and local organisations in developing countries to address the digital divide, putting pre-used ICT equipment to use for educational purposes.