Category: partners

awareNet users awarded with free attendance at the EC Schools Festival

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

The Grahamstown Foundation and the Village Scribe Association made it possible for 13 awareNet users to attend the Eastern Cape Schools Festival 2011 in Grahamstown free of charge. The grade 11 learners were chosen because of their high motivation and regular attendance at the awareNet sessions which are offered as extramural activities at their schools. Read more about awareNet users awarded with free attendance at the EC Schools Festival[…]

Reed House Systems, TeleWeaver and the Siyakhula Living Lab in the German DIE ZEIT.

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

Dietrich von Richthofen, a German journalist, visited Grahamstown and the rural Eastern Cape in January 2011. After a series of long interviews with Ron Wertlen (eKhaya ICT and Reed House Systems CTO) and Anna Wertlen (Village Scribe Association), Sibukele Gumbo (Siyakhula Living Lab Management Unit) and Alfredo Terzoli (Rhodes University – Centre of Excellence) and Read more about Reed House Systems, TeleWeaver and the Siyakhula Living Lab in the German DIE ZEIT.[…]

Rhodes Community Engagement volunteers for VSA and awareNet

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

The VSA started a great collaboration with Rhodes’ Community Engagement. CE organised 10 volunteers who are going to work with us for the year 2011. We are very happy to welcome such a large group of motivated, young and active students. Thank you very much for your interest! The volunteers are going to join Thozi, Read more about Rhodes Community Engagement volunteers for VSA and awareNet[…]

“aware Yet?” Campaign to Raise Awareness of our Youth’s Plight

Posted on by Ronald Wertlen

  South African youth is in general vastly un-appreciated, un-skilled and un-employed (**). Yet they are the future of our country and the hope for the nation!  Second rate schooling, apathy and lack of a master plan are the ingredients in this terrible recipe for disaster!   “aware Yet?” a campaign that the Village Scribe Read more about “aware Yet?” Campaign to Raise Awareness of our Youth’s Plight[…]

RLabs Rhini’s visit to the LLiSA Conference

Posted on by Thozi Ngeju

RLabs is a partner of the VSA. I work for the VSA and also happen to be the chairperson of the Grahamstown branch of RLabs called RLabs Rhini. RLabs is a living lab that works to rehabilitate ex-gangsters and ex-drug dealers. Here in Grahamstown we are going to focus on peer pressure because many matriculants Read more about RLabs Rhini’s visit to the LLiSA Conference[…]

VSA partners in Cape Town: meetings and projects.

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

To get things going one has to go out and meet people. Best if you don’t know what the goal is. Anna and Ron Wertlen went to Cape Town for three quite different and very interesting meetings. RLabs and Marlon Parker in Athlone: The VSA, eKhaya ICT and RLabs want to work closely together and Read more about VSA partners in Cape Town: meetings and projects.[…]

VSA, BI and TU Berlin cooperate in school extension project in Nqileni

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

Manuela Walsdorf-Maul from the Technical University Berlin and Anna Wertlen from the Village Scribe Association visited  the Bulungula Incubator (BI) in Nqileni last week (2.-6.3.11). Together with Annette Champion, Rejane and Dave Martin, they discussed the possibilities for a school extension project in the area. Mrs Walsdorf suggested that German students finish outstanding work and Read more about VSA, BI and TU Berlin cooperate in school extension project in Nqileni[…]

VSA 2011 activities

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

The VSA has some exciting new developments to report: Anna Wertlen is currently writing a proposal to the Makana Municipality for the usage of a large building in Joza-Rhini. Several stakeholders are interested to move into the building to strengthen and widen partnerships to serve the community, eg. RLabs, the Centre for Social Development, The Read more about VSA 2011 activities[…]

About TeleWeaver

Posted on by Ronald Wertlen

TeleWeaver is a hybrid on- and offline product which allows access to Internet services in a manner that is friendly to mesh networks. Mesh networks are an important source of access in the African environment. Another unique feature of TeleWeaver is its low-maintenance architecture. Through OSGi, a technology standard developed for motor vehicle software and Read more about About TeleWeaver[…]