Networking Schools: Uconnect holds first Regional NTW in Tororo

180 schools have received computers from Uconnect.  The team has been working on getting more schools networked and connected to the Internet. Our first Regional Network Training Workshop (NTW) given at Rock High School in Tororo was host to 37 trainees, students and teachers from seven schools coming from three districts in the area.  The trainees brought floor plans of their schools' computer labs to use for designing their local area networks (LANs).    After the NTW they return to install LANs at their schools.  Their computer labs can then be connected to the Internet at special discount prices offered to Uganda schools by ISP partners.

Regional NTWs are helping to establish technical support trainers in each region who can then work together to assist each other.  Students train other students, one school assists another school, installing and troubleshooting schools networks, that they may enjoy the benefits of Internet.  

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Times Educational Supplement

"People are starving for information - literally dying for want of information"

Information Harvest by Dorothy Walker on Uconnect Schools Project

Daniel says, “Put in the communications infrastructure, and the electricity will come later. The right initiative by G8 or the UN could cause a real revolution. People are starving for information - literally dying for want of information.”       TES article published September 2005

Times Educational Supplement article by Dorothy Walker - September 2005

Visit the Uconnect Schools Project stand at S-DEV Geneva 05

S-DEV Geneva 05 : A rendez-vous in Geneva for innovating cities from all over the world

Sustainable urban development is one of the great challenges of the 21st century. Actors from all over the world - local authorities, business, NGOs, international agencies - will come together at S-DEV Geneva from 11 to 13 October 2005 at GENEVA PALEXPO. An annual interactive event for the discovery and exchange of concrete developments.   More

Beneficiary schools total 220

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MTN announce partnership with Uconnect for schools' Internet

At a press conference held at education ministry headquarters attended by Minister of Education Hon. Ms Geraldine Namirembe Bitamazire and other officials MTN Uganda's Marketing Communications Manager, Philip Besiimire, announced a partnership with the ministry-based NGO, Uconnect, in which schools would benefit from subsidized Internet connectivity.  Filmed portions of the press conference were shown on UTV and WBS television news, and articles about the new partnership were published in newspapers.         

MTN, Govt to Connect Nine Schools On Internet           from The Monitor

by Dorothy Nakaweesi

MTN Uganda and the ministry of Education have agreed to jointly provide Internet services to nine schools through the schools connectivity programme.

The programme being managed by Uconnect, a project at the education ministry, will intended to create equal opportunities for students in Uganda to compete with the rest of the world.

"This is a timely action because of the changes in the education system with more students turning to the Internet for learning resources," Mr Philip Besimire, the MTN Uganda spokesperson, said.

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Uconnect again to present Schools Project at Geneva Sustainable Development Event

       Programme

Cette année, la fête du développement durable aura lieu sous trois chapiteaux érigés sur la Plaine de Plainpalais le samedi 11 juin et le dimanche 12 juin, sur le thème de la maison.

Uconnect takes ICT to schools

CONNECTED: Computer lesson at Kashozi school, Bushenyi By Elvina Nawaguna AT least 100 schools that would otherwise not afford it have been able to buy computers at lower prices from an NGO that extends Information Technology to rural areas. The NGO, Uconnect imports used computers from Europe and USA, revamps them and supplies them to schools and organisations. The organisation also helps them to network their computer labs and to get Internet connections. In the first year of the project, the organisation distributed hundreds of computers to 60 mostly rural-based schools. In the last 20 months Uconnect has supplied over 100 schools, both primary and secondary with computers. Schools from as far as Mbale, Lira, and Tororo have benefited from the project.   8 March 2005   See full article

AITEC Uganda 2004

Hundreds visit the Uconnect stands, dozens of teachers sign up

Hundreds boarded demo truck for hands-on Internet

Joan, Sophie and team greeted stand visitors

          Uconnect Schools Project Presented at INET04

Rethinking of Tele-education and e-Learning, Implications for Development

Vint Cerf describes broadcasting Internet by television signal

 Multichoice donates dish to schools    New Vision 5 May 2004

Multi-choice Uganda Ltd has donated a satellite dish worth $200 to the Uconnect Schools project.

Joan Amaniyo of the Ministry of Education and Uconnect project co-ordinator said the dish would enable the project get connected to the Internet via satellite and boost information communication technology (ICT) in rural schools and sorrounding areas.

Uconnect Sends Three More Containers of Refurbished Computers to Uganda from Europe for Schools Project Expansion

Uconnect Adds Telecentre Management to Network Training Workshops

 

Junior I-Network Node invites Uconnect to demonstrate SchoolAxxess at Namilyango College

SchoolAxxess Server WiFi Demo at Uganda’s Education Exhibit

 

 

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