{"id":7276,"date":"2013-04-19T09:26:17","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T09:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/olpc-kigali-public-library-partners-to-enhance\/"},"modified":"2013-04-19T09:26:51","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T09:26:51","slug":"olpc-kigali-public-library-partners-to-enhance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/olpc-kigali-public-library-partners-to-enhance\/","title":{"rendered":"OLPC & Kigali Public Library Partners to Enhance Reading Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{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.}}<\/p>\n

Nkubito Bakuramutsa, Coordinator of OLPC project, says working with Kigali Public Library will enhance the reading culture. <\/p>\n

With the use of online technologies, books that are stored in the library will be made available to beneficiaries of OLPC project.<\/p>\n

“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 \u201csaid Nkubito Bakuramutsa.<\/p>\n

Currently about 100 school children are undergoing trainings about how to use laptops to get access to electronic books.<\/p>\n

Trainings are taking place at Kigali Public Library where each child has access to his\/her own laptops.<\/p>\n

Abindekwe Ngarambe Celestine, a trainer of children said that the later are now able to use laptops while reading online documents.<\/p>\n

She said that teaching ICTs among children will open their mind as well as encouraging them to exploit the benefits of new technologies.<\/p>\n

Within a one month of trainings, children have acquired skills in writing short stories, reading electronic documents and use of ICTs. <\/p>\n

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