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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 software tools.
More information about this project can be found HERE.
References:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/tag/africa/
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/more-on-raspberry-pi-in-africa/
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/bringing-computing-to-rural-cameroon/

Comments

  1. AnonymousDecember 9, 2017 at 4:53 PM

    I think it is great that this is being used in third world countries! I think it is good that it is in expensive enough that people who might be able to afford other technology can afford this. Thanks for sharing!
    Danielle

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    1. Abubakr AbdelrasoulDecember 9, 2017 at 5:53 PM

      Hi Danielle
      It's very interesting and as you said the affordable cost is the main motivation. Luckily, RPi is an open platform, both SW and HW which reduce costs a lot. We hope to see more and more projects not only in Africa, but all over the world!
      thanks

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