OLPC repair and maintenance workshop
One of the first activities under our All Children Reading grant was a training workshop on repair and maintenance of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) laptops that started on January 28th. Some of the participants were youth and staff who have been working with the laptops in our libraries; others include Zambia Library Service staff and IT personnel from other partner organizations. But this workshop also provided IT training for highly vulnerable youth who have found opportunities in our libraries, including girls and boys who have come off the streets and live in the communities of our libraries, seeking support to attend school. We hope that laptop repair will be an important income-generating activity for them, and, perhaps more importantly, give them confidence and enhanced self-esteem.
The workshop was led by Christoph Derndorfer, an OLPC expert from Vienna.
Photo courtesy of Christoph Derndorfer
OLPC repair and maintenance workshop
One of the first activities under our All Children Reading grant was a training workshop on repair and maintenance of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) laptops that started on January 28th. Some of the participants were youth and staff who have been working with the laptops in our libraries; others include Zambia Library Service staff and IT personnel from other partner organizations. But this workshop also provided IT training for highly vulnerable youth who have found opportunities in our libraries, including girls and boys who have come off the streets and live in the communities of our libraries, seeking support to attend school. We hope that laptop repair will be an important income-generating activity for them, and, perhaps more importantly, give them confidence and enhanced self-esteem.
The workshop was led by Christoph Derndorfer, an OLPC expert from Vienna.
Photo courtesy of Christoph Derndorfer