eLearning Africa 2012 will play host to an innovative series of children’s digital photography workshops. Terry Morris, one of the UK’s top celebrity photographers, and Adam Salkeld, an international media executive, will be working with groups of children and teenagers from Benin to create a portfolio of digital images of impressions of the conference as [...]
Just as technology is defining the pace of life and work, it is also defining education. If we want youth in Africa to compete on the world stage, we need to give them the tools to empower themselves to do so. By Samba Guissé, Education Lead, Microsoft West and Central Africa Region At Microsoft, we [...]
Guy Apan Johnson is acting Secretary General of Literacy, Traditional Craftsmanship and Tourism at the Ministry of Culture in Benin. He spoke to the eLearning Africa News Service about the country’s bid to boost its tourism sector – with eLearning leading the way. The government of Benin has launched a strategic drive to grow its [...]
In implementing eLearning initiatives, even the best laid plans can go awry. Fiona Wallace is the Manager of CoZa Cares, the corporate social investment (CSI) arm of UniForum SA (the not-for-profit organisation which administrates the .co.za domain space). She spoke to the eLearning Africa News Service about the need for a sustainable game plan in [...]
Fancy a flat screen TV for a mere 4000 Kenyan Shillings? (about €36) This is the going rate for a ‘green’ TV produced at East Africa’s first eWaste recycling plant in Nairobi. According to the International Telecommunication Union, only 13% of eWaste is recycled worldwide. Developing countries which are often used as dumping grounds for [...]
In this special report, independent writer Stephen Haggard stimulates debate by taking a critical look at China’s actions in African schools and mobile telecoms. Haggard argues that, up to now, China’s presence in Africa has had disappointing impacts on learning. However, there are signs that China’s government and companies are planning to branch out from [...]
The shock of being forced to drink human blood and watch his teenage sister be raped and butchered to death during Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war caused a young Sahr Yillia to lose his eyesight. Such was the extent of the trauma. Yet now, despite his blindness, he heads the Child Rescue Mission, a Sierra [...]
Interactive radio instruction is a popular way to reach those with no access to formal schooling, and thus in the Petauke District of Eastern Zambia, the recent introduction of two new radio models has boosted the popularity of the educational radio programme Learning At Taonga Market (LATM). Launched in 2000, the project was originally aimed [...]
Every year, eLearning Africa scholarships assist a selection of underprivileged students and practitioners to attend the Continent’s leading conference on ICT, education and training. This investment in African education is dwindling due to the present economic environment, but each donation makes a difference! The eLearning Africa News Service spoke to four scholarship winners and learnt [...]
Chaque année, les bourses eLearning Africa aident une sélection d’étudiants et d’utilisateurs du eLeaning défavorisés à participer à la plus grande conférence sur les TIC, l’éducation et la formation du continent africain. La situation économique actuelle fait continuellement baisser les investissements dans le secteur éducatif en Afrique, c’est pourquoi chaque don fait toute la différence ! [...]