A Happy New Year
Thanks a lot to all supporters of Linux4Afrika! We wish you a healthy and happy new year. Your Linux4Afrika Team
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Workshop for transfer of know-how to further projects in Africa – plans for Mozambique and South Africa
For practising the installation of the new master solution for Linux4Afrika, which had been compiled by Hans-Peter Merkel (HPM), the Volkshochschule March generously offered its training rooms for free again to the Freiburger Open Source Netzwerk e. V.
» Read moreVisit of Sr Emily from Kenya
For many years Linux4Afrika has supported St. Scholastica Catholic School of the Benedictine Missionary Sisters of Tutzing in Ruaraka, Nairobi. Invited by Linux4Afrika Sr. Emily, principal of the school, was our guest for some days at the end of March. A considerable and multicoloured program had been planned for Sr. Emily by the host families Scholtz and Merkel: trips with […]
» Read moreSee you next year!
The last two days of our work (Sunday and Monday) consisted of HP finalizing a few server settings and cloning a few hard drives, while Stefan and Michael started freeing up space in the classroom by removing the unnecessary hardware and stowing all the spare items in the closet at the back of the room, inside somewhat neatly labeled cartons. […]
» Read moreBack to school
After managing to overcome the last few technical difficulties thanks to Hans-Peter and having Stefan further initiate the sisters into the “secrets” of Libreoffice, Firefox etc. over in Karen, we were ready to set off on our way back to Ruaraka on Thursday afternoon. Sr. Christiane decided to join our travel group, and this time round we were taken right […]
» Read moreKaren: suburban tranquility
The priory of the Benedictine Missionary Sisters is located in Karen, a fairly upscale suburb just west of Nairobi. It’s the central administrative center for all of their organizations in Kenya and also the place where their novices are sent for training. We were here to set up computers in the computer room in the main building, as well as […]
» Read moreThe bumpy road to Chesongoch
Today we were off to an early start, at 6 AM to be precise. Four people – our driver Peter, Sr. Maria, Michael, Stefan – and a whole pile of computer stuff. Luckily we’d already packed everything the night before, allowing us an extra 30 minutes of sleep. Our destination was Chesongoch in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Only a few hours […]
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