Students Bridging the Information Gap

New Life International Children’s Home Computer Lab

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In Ansaptu, Cape Coast, the Students Bridging the Information Gap organization has funded a new computer lab for New Life International Children’s Home, installed by 1Village. This lab will serve the students in the New Life School, Anglican School, Effutu D/A Primary and Junior High School.

SBIG provided the computer lab with 20 Inveneo computers, desks and chairs along with a library complex well equipped with relevant books and other library materials. In addition to the low voltage desktop computers, SBIG also provided a laptop computer, a laser printer, an LCD projector, a battery pack and inverter.

The computers have a mobile Internet solution using the Vodafone data chip with monthly plan with Easy Rout Internet Modem. They're powered by a power backup system using an inverter system working with battery banks to filter the power running the systems and also support the systems for up to 8 hours in case power goes off.

The computers where hooked up to the server using a wired LAN networking as well as a wireless LAN using Ubiquiti Nano router. Server resources like Wikipedia and Internet are accessed both by cable and by wireless.

Project

In Ansaptu, Cape Coast, the Students Bridging the Information Gap organization has funded a new computer lab for New Life International Children’s Home, installed by 1Village.

Key Goals: 

1. Install 20 seat computer lab
2. Share learning resources like Wikipedia and Internet
3. Empower students from 4 schools

Beneficiary Type: 
Students
Number of beneficiaries impacted: 
1200
Number of communities reached: 
4

Technology

Number of computers: 
20
Types: 
Desktop
Operating Systems: 
Windows XP
Power Source: 
Grid with battery backup
Internet Connectivity: 
G3

Organization

Implementing Organizations: 
Project Owner Organizations: 
Inveneo Involvement: 
Yes
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Wayan Vota

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Wayan Vota is a technology expert focused on appropriate information and communication technologies (ICT) for rural and underserved areas of the developing world. He is a Senior Director at Inveneo and is the editor of ICTworks

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THE PROJECT:

Project location: Ansaptu, Cape Coast

Project Funded by –Students Bridging the Information Gap

Beneficiary Institution –New Life International Children’s Home

Beneficiary schools –New Life School, Anglican School, Effutu D/A Primary and JHS

Number of Computers setup -20 ASUS eePC with Inveneo Hub Server

Internet Access: Mobile Internet solution using the vodafone data chip with monthly plan with Easy Rout Internet Modem

Power Backup System: We deployed a power backup system using an Inverter system working with battery banks to filter the power funning the systems and also support the systems for up to 8 hours in case power goes off.

Networking: The computers where hooked up to the server using a wired LAN networking as well as a wireless LAN using Ubiquiti Nano router. Server resources like Wikipedia and internet are accessed both by cable and by wireless

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FJ Cava

FJ is the Business Support Manager for Inveneo FJ has over 15 years in the non-profit field - he’s done everything from International Population Assistance in Ann Arbor, MI to Peace Corps in Gabon to Domestic Small Business Development in the Bay Area. He has a BA in Biology from Ithaca College with a minor in Photography and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from San Francisco State University. He also spends some nights teaching business planning classes for a local non-profit called Women’s Initiative. FJ started his own Internet Cafe in the Bayview District of San Francisco called the Bayview Webspot.

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