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Raspberry-Pi in Third World Countries

Raspberry-Pi inspires many in third world countries all over the world. The microcomputer is used to teach those who never touched a computer before, thanks to its very low price! Here are two sample projects, and more can be found HERE . First Project: Graham Schwikkard worked to get supplies of Raspberry Pis into hackspaces across sub-Saharan Africa. The first batch was donated from Pi foundation, but the idea is to start a business model in the long run. Kids, as in below photo, are benefiting a lot from it and start practicing and learning! More information about this project can be found in HERE . Second Project: Bring computing to rural Cameron is the name of a project implemented in a small village in Cameron. The village is called Binshua and is located close to Nkambe in the Northwest region of Cameroon. This is a relatively poor region of the country, with no reliable water and electricity supply. Children are taught how to use Office and other open softw