Linux4Africa, Bridging the digital divide

Linux4afrika has the objective of bridging the digital divide between developed and developing countries, especially in Africa, by supporting access to information technology. This is done through the collection of used computers in Germany, the terminal server project and Ubuntu software which is open source, and by providing support to the involved schools and institutions – hospitals and other important facilities. More information

Country	Tanzania & Mozambique
Organization	FreiOss (Open Source Network Freiburg)
Aim	Provision of 100 schools and hospitals

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07.07.2011	Activities of Linux4Africa At the moment Linux4Afrika is not active in Tanzania, because there is some trouble with the funding partners. For this they focus on their projects in Mozambique, Kenia, South-Africa - and in… Read on
07.07.2011	First Linux4Afrika classroom at a Univerisity On 2nd of July 2011, Linux4Afrika founder, Hans-Peter Merkel, had the opportunity to visit the classrom for Open Source Software activities with x2go.
07.07.2011	x2go Certification Training started This Monday, 20th of June of 2011, CENFOSS staff, Celso Timana and Ercilio plus Paulo Cossa, received the first official training about the x2go certification in Africa. This certification will be… Read on
25.02.2011	Mozambique: The first classrom has been handed over to Malhazine Secondary School Escola Secundária de Malhazine is now a milestone to Linux4Afrika implementation in Mozambique. It happens to be the first School running this project in Maputo, Mozambique. The ceremony couldn't… Read on
26.01.2011	Visit to Malhazine Secondary School , Mozambique On Wednesday, 19th of January 2011, Franz Epple from Linux4Afrika and Celso Timana from CENFOSS visited Escola Secundária de Malhazine.
02.12.2010	12 workstation PCs, a server and a notebook arrived in Riftvalley in Kenya 12 workstation PCs, a server, a notebook and a printer will support the work of a women´s project which is located there. Among other things they are planning to sell agricultural produce via the… Read on
20.10.2010	Linux4Afghanistan! Linux4Africa goes Afghanistan. A small delegation of the Linux4Africa team spontaneously went to Afghanistan to support the RESET Project Skateistan… Read on
15.09.2010	44 PCs at Ebenezer Majombozi High School Ebenezer Majombozi High Schol in Mdantsani is the next school the L4A team visits. Miriam will teach there for one year. A network exists already in this school and it has 40 fixed computers. Such… Read on
09.09.2010	First teaching practise for the volunteers The five L4A volunteers will be on the Hilltop farm for another week. Up to now they have been trained by Franz and HP. Today they are standing in front of a class as teachers for the first time.… Read on
05.09.2010	A further classroom will be put into operation in Peddie Similar to last Sunday the L4A team planned to put into operation a new classroom. This time the entire German team is on its way. After the two days´ introduction there are enough skills to put… Read on

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Calculation_Linux4Africa.pdf
Computer supply	2 500,00 EUR
Costs of transportation	4 000,00 EUR
Other technical equipment	5 000,00 EUR
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Total	11 500,00 EUR
Already financed	3 040,78 EUR
Still needed	8 459,22 EUR

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