Today I would like to take some time to share with you again what my vision is for my 2013 trip to Uganda. As I have said before some of the children who leave humble after grade seven will never again step foot inside a classroom. This is something that as Americans we often take for granted. I was a rarity in that I always loved school but my peers more often than not cheered for missing school. This is something you will not find in the children at Humble! They love to learn, they want to learn, they are eager to learn and they understand that an education is not only a privilege but likely their only opportunity to be the change they want to see for their community. For those of you who do not know, information technology is a BOOMING industry in many developing countries. Think back to the United States circa 1989-1995, that is where many developing nations are today. There are a multitude of opportunities for growth and development and the children are infatuated with the technology visitors bring from the states. When I arrived in Mukono I was knee deep in my pursuit of a certificate in web publishing, and spending time with all of the children had Lindsay and I reminiscing about Oregon Trail day in our computer class. Then a light went off, why do these children not have access to real computers where they can play educational games and learn everything from word processing to html coding, the way we did in elementary school. I could not help but think how these skills would help the children communicate with others around the world, garner support for their secondary education and provide marketable skills for them to enter the work force with. I have been working with textbook vendors, computer manufactures and local nonprofits to bring ten desk top computers with non-internet dependent educational software to the children at Humble. Ester and I spent some time doing the math and with these computers each child would get computer time every week. Their time in the lab would fit in with the core curriculum and the older student would have the opportunity to learn advanced skills after school. Ideally I will be there for 8-10 weeks with another volunteer (who is a bit more tech savvy) to teach the children and staff at humble not only how to use the computers but how to fix them if they break--making the program more self sustaining. All of the money I raise will be going to support this effort which the administration at Humble is very excited about! For now I leave you with some images of the "computers" the children have now. I believe they have 5 of them, and while they are a phenomenal resource the older children in particular need experience with fully operational full sized computers.