Partners for Knowledge

Digital Links understands that sending PC hardware is not enough. In order to be an effective tool for development, computers must be accompanied by the tools and training that makes the physical infrastructure valuable.

The digital and knowledge divide between developed and developing countries is getting wider and now that most western children facilitate their learning through access to a PC and the Internet, the knowledge divide is also widening. 70% of American children aged 4 have used a computer whilst IT teaching and learning is not yet considered in African pre-schools. Students commonly graduate without having touched a PC let alone having had access to innovative e-learning programs. Digital Links believes that access to computers and electronic learning within schools in developing countries will help students to accelerate their learning and develop the skills necessary to compete and contribute within the global marketplace.

As such, DL works with partners for knowledge to add-value to PC distribution and ensures that recipients get the most out of their access.

The e-Learning Foundation aims to reduce the effect of the “Digital Divide” in the UK by working with schools, parents and other stakeholders to ensure that all children have access to ICT for learning. By partnering with E-learning, Digital Links hopes to provide a link between UK schools and their peers in the developing world. Digital Links will promote awareness of the educational and developmental challenges facing Africa by accessing by reusing computers from UK schools for deployment in Africa and by creating the tools necessary to link these schools together in cultural and knowledge exchange.

e-Learning for Kids is a global non-profit organization that is dedicated to opening doors to education worldwide. Established in 2004, e-Learning for Kids is dedicated to fun and FREE learning on the Internet (or via CD ROM) for children aged 5-12 with over 175 best-in-class courses in math, science, language arts, computers, English as a second language, health and life skills. The courseware is also available in Spanish, French, and Portuguese and other languages are in development. A large volunteer staff consists of education and e-Learning experts and business professionals from around the world committed to making a difference.

Digital Links, Fusion Universal and representatives of the Ministries of Education of Ghana, Rwanda and India, are developing an ICT programme for secondary school students, drawing from the best digital curriculum expertise available worldwide. This program will include contextualised local content to ensure its relevance and effective application.

Pearson has provided resources to over 30,000 educational institutions. Using their material, we can provide separate English, Maths, and Science CD’s, each will be customised with the recipient school’s name.

The largest supplier of hardware to the educational market also has a comprehensive range of software titles that are used in UK schools. RM works with Digital Links to ensure these programs are made available to our partners in the developing world.

By establishing a partnership with an organisation focused on reducing the digital and knowledge divide in the Arab region, Digital Links can expand reach and impacts and create important knowledge, cultural and skills linkages internationally.