Ugandan Refugees Go Online
Refugees forced into crowded camps by northern Uganda's two-decade civil war need many things: food, doctors, toilets, bore holes for drinking water, schools -- and computers?
A new charity project wants to launch Uganda's long-isolated war victims into cyberspace, arguing that an Internet link to the outside world will give them a much-needed voice.
The project uses specially-designed PCs with such low energy needs they can be powered by solar panels or even bicycle pedals.
Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 09:46PM
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