Education Hubs Camara Kenya Located: East Africa Population: 43 million Area: 581,309 km² Camara Kenya dispatched 1,266 computers to 102 schools and trained 1,057 teachers, volunteers and members of the public in 2012. Training figures were the highest in the Camara network, showing positive responses to new courses introduced, such as the Intel Teach program. The project to dispatch to 40 schools in Western Kenya sponsored by a Member of Parliament was successfully completed, bringing ICT in Education to one of Kenya's poorest regions. Camara's sub-hubs in Lamu and Bungoma continued to service the schools in their regions with enthusiasm and determination. Camara Kenya also established a number of successful public-private partnerships with NGO's and corporates. The tenancy agreement at the hub’s location in MITC was not extended at the end of the year. Camara Kenya will expand operations during the move to new premises and plans to become a Cisco Training Academy.
Camara Lesotho Located: South Africa Population: 1.9 million Area: 30,355 km² Lesotho proved a challenging environment for Camara to operate in 2012. Governmental restrictions on fee structures for schools remained firmly in place, limiting Camara’s abilities to grow. Despite this challenge, the Lesotho hub dispatched 55 computers and trained 86 teachers. A nationwide food shortage saw the diversion of funds away from education projects to help avert a national food crisis. SchoolNet, Camara Lesotho's operations centre, remained at St Monica, Leribe in the north of the country. A partnership with Nedbank resulted in the installation of a networked eLearning Centre at Maputsoe Community School, with 40 Camara refurbished computers in place.
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