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In spring 2012 (!), computers were disassembled and reassembled again on a Saturday afternoon in the “Computerhotel” of Linux4Africa at the Linux4Afrika warehouse, also hard disks were exchanged and tested. 80 computers and monitors, keyboards, mice and all kinds of computer accessories were packed and went on a long voyage to Africa in a container in May 2012. The computers […]
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One and a half years ago, our member Peter Diez went to South Africa for vacation. It was there that Vuyani, a hiking guide of the Pondoland Walking Safari, made contact with a school in a rural area on the east coast near Lusikisiki. The idea was born to set up a PC room with donated PCs at the school.
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The Linux4Afrika project has been supporting schools, universities and educational institutions for over ten years with a system based on Linux and open source software. In order to continue providing this assistance, it is important to pass on the knowledge to the next generation. With the new Linux4Afrika task force under the direction of Werner Buchholz, the project makes an […]
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Today (Wednesday) is the last day in Ruaraka. Birgit & Michael will be heading to Masai Mara National Park, and when they return they’re going to spend one more night in Karen, where they will meet with Dr. Walk and his wife (who are arriving in Ruaraka on February 8th). Both classroom are now fully operational, except two computers which […]
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Fridays are half days at the school. After lunch, all the students go to do aerobics. Michael had brought over a suitcase full of new jerseys and shorts from his table-tennis club as there’s a table inside the auditorium. As chance would have it, he met his match that day, namely Stefanie Seiz, who works with street kids in the […]
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During our past visits, we‘d always put on a movie for the boarding school students at some point, an evening they always greatly appreciated. Last year, as the film we‘d brought with us wasn‘t entirely compatible with the ethical tenets of Catholic teaching (we hadn‘t watched it beforehand), we‘d simply decided to visit the nearby Thika Mall to buy something […]
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Flying to Nairobi from Stuttgart and via Zurich is a far more economical solution than flying directly from Zurich. So we decided to start this year‘s Kenya mission from Stuttgart instead, especially given that there‘s a good bus connection directly to the airport from Konstanz. Michael was concerned whether the baggage would be loaded up in time during the stop-over […]
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