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12-12-2017, 09:37 AM
Computers made from e-waste are helping kids use the internet for first time
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Making computers out of e-waste and casing them in jerrycans is allowing kids their first chance to go online. The computers were built by an association in Chad, called Wenaklabs (http://wenaklabs.org/), in association with UNICEF.
Most of us cannot imagine a life disconnected from the internet, but there are 346 million young people who have no access at all. A new UNICEF report (https://www.unicef.org/sowc2017/?utm_campaign=SOWC+English+&utm_medium=bitly&utm_source=UNICEF_network) examines how digital technology is affecting children's lives, as well as their opportunity. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/11/jerrycan-computers-chad-unicef/)
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Making computers out of e-waste and casing them in jerrycans is allowing kids their first chance to go online. The computers were built by an association in Chad, called Wenaklabs (http://wenaklabs.org/), in association with UNICEF.
Most of us cannot imagine a life disconnected from the internet, but there are 346 million young people who have no access at all. A new UNICEF report (https://www.unicef.org/sowc2017/?utm_campaign=SOWC+English+&utm_medium=bitly&utm_source=UNICEF_network) examines how digital technology is affecting children's lives, as well as their opportunity. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/11/jerrycan-computers-chad-unicef/)
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