{{Both Kigali Public Library and One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project are in a collaboration aimed at developing and sustaining reading culture as well as use of Computers in Rwandan Schools.}}
Nkubito Bakuramutsa, Coordinator of OLPC project, says working with Kigali Public Library will enhance the reading culture.
With the use of online technologies, books that are stored in the library will be made available to beneficiaries of OLPC project.
“The culture of reading and laptops go hand in hand. Our partnership with the Kigali Public Library is a win win for children of Rwanda. Each OLPC school will relay this library nationwide through electronic books stored in school servers “said Nkubito Bakuramutsa.
Currently about 100 school children are undergoing trainings about how to use laptops to get access to electronic books.
Trainings are taking place at Kigali Public Library where each child has access to his/her own laptops.
Abindekwe Ngarambe Celestine, a trainer of children said that the later are now able to use laptops while reading online documents.
She said that teaching ICTs among children will open their mind as well as encouraging them to exploit the benefits of new technologies.
Within a one month of trainings, children have acquired skills in writing short stories, reading electronic documents and use of ICTs.
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