The personal computers which will be sent to Ghana (Kyoto Computer Gakuin, Sakyo-ku).
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Starting six years ago, Kyoto Computer Gakuin (Kyoto School of Computer Science, Tanaka Monzen-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City) has been sending old personal computers, which they no longer use, to South East Asia and Africa in order to "put them to good use in overseas educational facilities." This spring, 150 personal computers will be donated to an African country, Ghana, and they have been already sent to the Port of Kobe.
In 1990, Kyoto Computer Gakuin listened to the explanation of graduates of the institute who visited Thailand. They said, "Even if schools there want to provide computer education, they lack the personal computers and personnel." Working through the Thai Government, the institute sent 350 old models of personal computers, which they had used to high schools and technical schools in Thailand. With this as a start, the institute has sent approximately 1,360 personal computers to countries where the spread of computers has been delayed, such as Poland, Kenya and Peru. Also, the institute has sent staff members to these countries to provide instruction in using the computers and to conduct activities such as computer education at the schools and information processing. The institute received request for computers from the National Youth Education Center in Ghana, which will open in March. Kyoto Computer Gakuin decided to send 151 16-bit high speed and 32-bit personal computers. They expect the computers to arrive in Tema City, Ghana on April 17. |
