Computers

I've been in Ouaga for the past week organizing lesson plans, scanning my own lessons onto the computer and writing-up reports for Peace Corps.  Part of my coming to Ouaga was to take a break after the end of the school year.

Last year a super awesome small enterprise development (SED) volunteer, named Casey, started a project to order computers from the US.  He did an incredible amount of work which ultimately let to the arrival of 150 affordable computers from the Seattle company InterConnection in the middle of May. (Computers are expensive here because of customs fees etc.)  Before ordering the computers we collected money from organizations and teachers who wanted to buy a computer, some for the first time.  In Ouahigouya we ended up ordering 21 desktop computers and 14 laptops for my school, teachers and administration.  It was a lot of work, but Peace Corps helped transport the computers to Ouahigouya.  Unfortunately the monitors are still in Ouaga for the moment.  

Casey and all the computers at the Peace Corps office

Computers ordered by Yamwaya and area teachers

The proviseur (principal) of Yamwaya, me, and the intendant (our money guy).