murambinda works: inspiring local talents!

Murambinda Works: Inspiring Local Talents!

Interfacing Technology, Language, and Knowledge Management with Sustainable Development

Joseph Bishi,Murambinda, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe

bishjj@gmail.com or murambinda@worksgroup.org

Introduction

• Information and Communications Technologies.

• Murambinda Growth Point, Buhera District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe.

• Community engagement since 2002.• Offering Internet Services, Office

Services, and Training.• Profit to Murambinda Foster-Home

Trust: - orphans.• Affiliated to:

1. Macha Works, Zambia, www.machaworks.org

2. Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre (SIRDC), Harare, Zimbabwe, www.sirdc.ac.zw

Rural Technology Support

• Basic use of computers• Typing• Printing• Photocopying• Internet services • Mobile internet services & banking

basics• Training

- Computer Literacy Courses since 2002 (> 500 students benefitted).- ICDL training.- Schools Internet training.

Training & Workshops

Sensitisation, training, implementation and maintenance needs local initiative and support.

Local Training by Local Experts for Local Management and Users.

Computer Literacy Training (>500).

Training of leaders: School Heads and School Deputies (>200).

African Communities need African Technologies

• Longer-Distance Connectivity.

• to link rural schools.

• to link rural government services.

• • to link rural medical institutes.

• “TV White Spaces” opportunity

Sustainable ProgressIngredients of a Strategy for African Agency

• Community Engagement– interacting with other

communities in Zimbabwe, Zambia and abroad

• Workforce Development– trainings of community

leaders• Thought Leadership

– “Telling the Story of Zimbabwe community success”

Thank you!

Joseph Bishibishjj@gmail.com

murambinda@worksgroup.org+263 77 3031221