TEHAMA - computer technologies as a key to Kilimanjaro region development

Location: Moshi town, with a population of 144,739 people is situated in the northern part of Tanzania. Moshi is also considered as a capital of the Kilimanjaro region.

Project direct beneficiaries: Teachers from 47 primary and 35 secondary schools located in the Moshi district (1000 persons), public administration representatives, youth – mainly members of local non governmental organizations.

Project indirect beneficiaries: Pupils from the primary and secondary schools located in Moshi district and local community.

Reasons of implementation:
• lack of computer knowledge and skills in the region(concerns adults, youth and children), lack of computer equipment;
• Moshi town is well known by many tourists all over the world, as an excursion base to Kilimanjaro mountain as well as to many national parks as: Serengeti, Ngoro Ngoro etc. Such a location gives many possibilities to use the computer technologies in the tourism industry service. New technologies will enhance the region’s vast potential;
• Only 1% of the Tanzanian population has access to computers (380 000 people while the Tanzanian population equals 38 millions);
• Insufficient level of teachers’ ICT education, restricted possibilities of vocational trainings for teachers, hampered access to new technologies.

Project activities:
I. Establishing computer laboratory:
• Carrying out renovation works in order to adapt the existing room to a computer laboratory;
• Furnishing the class: tables, chairs, shelves, white board;
• Providing laboratory with a suitable equipment: computers (20 units), multimedia projector, laser printer, headphones, speakers, CD writer, CD discs etc.
• Providing Internet access.

II. Establishing IT Workshop:
• Carrying out renovation and adaptation works (electrical wiring, structural wiring, installing ceiling boards, burglar proof doors and windows, painting);
• Furnishing the room: tables, chairs, shelves;
• Providing equipment: 3 computers, printer, binding machine, headphones, CD writer etc.
• Internet access

III. IT trainings
• A series of IT trainings is planned for six months from July up to December 2008. The trainings will be available for: teachers from the primary and secondary schools from Moshi District, youth representatives (mainly members from local non governmental organizations, and community based organizations) and local administration representatives;
• The course curriculum will cover basic points concerning computer usage and computer packages (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Paint, MS Power Point, Internet). The students will be though equipped with sufficient knowledge and ability to use computers in their everyday life as well as in their professional work. The course will also constitute a starting point and a motivation to develop the acquired skills in the future.

• Additional workshops will be organized in order to:
- work out with students the possibilities and usability of computers and Internet in professional life,
- understand the means of websites construction and Internet connection,
- prepare a website of TRC.

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* The project is coofinanced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs within a Polish Aid Programe 2008