It seems John's Ndiyo has a forerunner in South Africa, tuxlab.
"WHAT IS A tuXlab?
A partnership between the Shuttleworth Foundation and South African schools to provide learners access to information, knowledge and education. This is carried out through the establishment of Open Source computer centres in the schools. Open Source (non-proprietary) Software is installed on these computers as an economical and sustainable way to bring the power of computing to the learners.
WHERE CAN I FIND tuXlabs?
tuXlabs can be found in schools all over the Western Cape, Eastern Cape & Limpopo. Click here to see a list of existing tuXlabs.
WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR?
• The tuXlab project has installed:
• 110 tuXlabs in the Western Cape since August 2003
• 25 labs in the Eastern Cape since February 2005
• 19 labs in the Limpopo since March 2005
• We have a committed team and a dedicated band of volunteers who assist in tuXlab installations.
• We have given over 100 000 learners the power of Open Source Computing."
What a terrific project.
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