Awarenet program receives funding from North-South Bridges Foundation!

Posted on March 23, 2021April 19, 2021 by Kjetil Torp

A new exciting awarenet project involving mobile learning has received funding from the North-South Bridges Foundation in Germany! The funding is meant to support our core group learners in their quest for both digital competency and academic excellency by providing them with access to tablets and connected learning support. The North-South Bridges Foundation has graciously Read more about Awarenet program receives funding from North-South Bridges Foundation![…]

Local school goes online!

Posted on January 20, 2020January 29, 2020 by Kjetil Torp

Primary school Archie Mbolekwa goes online due to intervention from awarenet! Learners and teachers can now finally access the internet in the school’s well-maintained computer lab, which consists of 16 computers.

Opening of the awarenet Learning Lab

Posted on September 21, 2018September 26, 2018 by Meike Krauss

This Wednesday we officially opened the second awarenet computer Lab! All the people who put in effort in establishing the lab were invited to share some cake and admire the progress. This Lab will serve as a learning lab to give a core group of school learners the opportunity to follow a structured program composed Read more about Opening of the awarenet Learning Lab[…]

Programming course made in Italy!

Posted on October 30, 2017July 13, 2018 by Max Resch

Two weeks ago, we had the nice guys from the Fondazione Bruno Kessler, based in Trentino, Italy, teach our learners programming, using Blockly games.

Our working environment – the school computer labs!

Posted on December 1, 2016December 6, 2016 by Lukas Hüneke

One of the ideas behind the awarenet program is to better utilize the existing computer facilities at local schools. While the lack of equipment obviously is one of the key reasons for the poorly developed IT skills amongst the youth of South Africa, the lack of specifically trained teachers seems to be even more of Read more about Our working environment – the school computer labs![…]

3 Successes, 3 Challenges, 3 Opportunities

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Anna Wertlen

I was recently introduced to the 3-3-3 method of reporting about our work, which convinced me, so I am going to present our current developments to you today following this idea. 3 successes Over the years, we established annual awarenet projects that follow the school terms and provide useful knowledge to the learners. They motivate Read more about 3 Successes, 3 Challenges, 3 Opportunities[…]

The Cripple is healed

Posted on August 17, 2015November 23, 2015 by McVay Boko

“I was once cripple but now I can walk!” 6 months from now, the Joza Youth Hub Computer Lab was just finished, made ready for use. Fourteen computers, fully functional and in good condition, so it seemed until two computers were dysfunctional/ broken … These two computers just decided to go without a word or Read more about The Cripple is healed[…]

The Joza Youth Hub’s computer lab

Posted on April 27, 2015November 25, 2015 by McVay Boko

I call it the “Brain” of the Joza Youth Hub (JYH); it knows so much, gives so much, and is so much more. The computer lab was sponsored by Rhodes University and has been installed in the JYH for a while, but it was missing an Internet connection for a long time. Improper use also Read more about The Joza Youth Hub’s computer lab[…]

The Joza Youth Hub has its own aerial mast now!

Posted on September 29, 2014November 25, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

We are proud to announce that last Saturday, the aerial mast at the Joza Youth Hub was erected to serve the partners in the Hub and their customers – the learners of Joza, Grahamstown. The 12 m mast is a 165 kg galvanised steel lattice. The partners in the Joza Hub will use it to Read more about The Joza Youth Hub has its own aerial mast now![…]

Donation of Laptop for Community Use

Posted on August 21, 2013November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

The Village Scribe Association Trust would like to thank Amy, Mary and Brandon Goodenough and Samantha Munro sincerely for the donation of their computers. They will be of great help for our community programme “awarenet”. They will be used as (portable) servers to provide Internet access to underprivileged learners in Joza-Grahamstown and for general awarenet Read more about Donation of Laptop for Community Use[…]