A core component of the Ulwazi Programme, which uses volunteer field-workers to collect indigenous knowledge and local history from their own communities, is the transference of digital skills. Many field-workers arrive at the Programme offices with limited ICT skills – some never having worked on a computer before – and we conduct a series of …
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Betsie Greyling on the Ulwazi Programme
Interview as part of Mile.org.za’s ‘Innovations in Local Sustainability’ project.
Online games … in isiZulu
We recently completed a fun project which is getting a fair bit of attention. Together with Skillpod, we produced a series of online games in isiZulu for the Ulwazi Programme. The aims of the games are to get children and people not used to computers to start using the internet and engage with them in …
Innovations in Local Sustainability
The Ulwazi Programme (www.ulwazi.org) was featured in a recent publication by the Municipal Institute of Learning (www.mile.org.za) which looked at good practice in the eThekwini Municipality, and we got a mention as the consultants who keep it going – thanks Betsie! The Ulwazi Programme is a ground-breaking initiative and is growing from strength to strength …