FEBRUARY 3, 2024 – Launching and unveiling of Computer Literacy Lab: The Max and Ada Bailor Educational Foundation, Inc., with support from the Amazon AWS Innovation Fund, launched a computer literacy lab, a 3000-watt solar unit to power the lab, and unveiled fifteen Dell laptop computers to their Junior Secondary school in Kagberay Bomkapr village in the Karene district of Northern Sierra Leone. The lab is a shared use facility with the Foursquare Primary School of Kagberay.
Dignitaries from various works of life were invited to grace the occasion. These included the District Director of the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), a representative from the Teaching Service Commission, and Chiefdom authorities. Also present were parents/guardians of the students, a representative from the Teachers’ Union, and teachers from surrounding schools. Media personnel from AYV Media were at the scene to provide coverage of the entire program.
The following issues were highlighted by various speakers during the meeting:
The importance of computer literacy.
The importance of parents sending their children to school.
The District Director encouraged parents who had not yet enrolled their children in school for whatever reason to do so immediately and admonished students to make good use of the facilities available to them.
The Chiefdom authorities in their deliberations also emphasized the importance of education and celebrated the Max and Ada Bailor Educational Foundation’s efforts.
The meeting ended with a statement of gratitude by a student representative, thanking the Bailor family with particular reference to the Amazon AWS Innovation Fund provider.
The goal of the computer literacy lab is to introduce and accelerate STEM Education in the Kagbayray Bomkapr Village Community. We believe that our focus on technology education will help lay the foundation for bridging the digital divide and position the community for entry into the twenty-first century.
Prior to receiving funding from the Amazon AWS Innovation Fund to install a 3000-watt solar unit to power the lab, the community lacked electricity and internet access.
On September 14, 2023 – Santigie Kamara and Emmanuel Kamara attended a 2-day Train-the-Trainer workshop at the Develop Africa Computer Training Cener at Juba Hill, Freetown. Instruction covered basic computer literacy skills and information:
Use of the mouse to navigate and interact with the computer interface.
Creating and organizing folders including explanation on how essential it is for managing files and data on a computer.
How to access different software programs within the Windows environment. Windows Customization: Windows background, theme, change date and time, etc.
Introduction to Microsoft Word for preparing and editing basic documents which is a fundamental skill for many office and academic tasks.
September 18, 2023 – Excitement was the word for the day at the Foursquare Primary School in the village of Kagberay Bomkapr, Sierra Leone, as work began on the installation of solar panels, inverter, accessories, and wiring of the computer lab. Six 450 watt panels were installed. The completed solar power unit is capable of producing 3000 Watts. Videos are of work in progress
August 7, 2023: One of our US based volunteer interns, Victoria Jeffers (pictured in the white shirt) visited Kagberay Bomkaprr Village and had a consultation with project beneficiaries, including community leaders, students, and other stakeholders.
Last Updated: February 5, 2024 by mabefoundation
February 2024 Update
Submitted by Ben Conteh – Project Coordinator
FEBRUARY 3, 2024 – Launching and unveiling of Computer Literacy Lab: The Max and Ada Bailor Educational Foundation, Inc., with support from the Amazon AWS Innovation Fund, launched a computer literacy lab, a 3000-watt solar unit to power the lab, and unveiled fifteen Dell laptop computers to their Junior Secondary school in Kagberay Bomkapr village in the Karene district of Northern Sierra Leone. The lab is a shared use facility with the Foursquare Primary School of Kagberay.
The following issues were highlighted by various speakers during the meeting:
The goal of the computer literacy lab is to introduce and accelerate STEM Education in the Kagbayray Bomkapr Village Community. We believe that our focus on technology education will help lay the foundation for bridging the digital divide and position the community for entry into the twenty-first century.
Prior to receiving funding from the Amazon AWS Innovation Fund to install a 3000-watt solar unit to power the lab, the community lacked electricity and internet access.
Last Updated: February 5, 2024 by mabefoundation Leave a Comment
September 2023 Update
On September 14, 2023 – Santigie Kamara and Emmanuel Kamara attended a 2-day Train-the-Trainer workshop at the Develop Africa Computer Training Cener at Juba Hill, Freetown. Instruction covered basic computer literacy skills and information:
Windows Customization: Windows background, theme, change date and time, etc.
Keyboarding skills
September 18, 2023 – Excitement was the word for the day at the Foursquare Primary School in the village of Kagberay Bomkapr, Sierra Leone, as work began on the installation of solar panels, inverter, accessories, and wiring of the computer lab. Six 450 watt panels were installed. The completed solar power unit is capable of producing 3000 Watts. Videos are of work in progress
Last Updated: August 21, 2023 by mabefoundation
August 2023 Update
August 7, 2023: One of our US based volunteer interns, Victoria Jeffers (pictured in the white shirt) visited Kagberay Bomkaprr Village and had a consultation with project beneficiaries, including community leaders, students, and other stakeholders.
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