Category: Peace Corps

Return to the United States

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Forty-four months ago I packed up my laptop, solar panels, and random USB peripherals and traveled to the Kingdom of Swaziland.  I dedicated the years that followed to creating and growing a national network of IT professionals, IT teachers, and IT enthusiasts. I am very proud to have seen The Swaziland Computer Society grow over time to its current 350 members.

Although I have left Swaziland and I am in contact with the administrators of the group and am eager to see what true international collaboration will do for our group.

Thank you to everyone who has supported The Swaziland Computer Society during it’s infancy up until today.  We are currently working towards several projects and would love to have your assistance.  If you have passion for using technology to address the developmental challenges of Swaziland and other developing countries, email [email protected] and help us use technology to move this country forward!

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A fantastic Swazi-Pi Project has come to Indiegogo!

This is an exciting post! A few months ago I wrote a post about using the Raspberry Pi as an alternative to a traditional PC.  Now one of the volunteers is helping a local primary school to implement a computer lab running on Raspberry Pi computers!! This project has the potential of dramatically impacting the future of the students at the school.  It’s quite exciting, because even better than my initial look at using the Pi along with traditional peripherals, the PCV is going to use Motorola lapdocks!

Please check out the project, donate and share it with everyone you can. This project can change the way computer labs are thought of in the country. Once it is running, people will point to it and realize there is an easier, cheaper, and better way to get technology in front of the students here who so desperately need tech integrated into their lives.

I’m supporting this project, and I really hope you will too!

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/raspberry-pi-computer-lab/x/2969458