Ngamo School, Zimbabwe
Ngamo School became the first school in Zimbabwe to have student computers as a result of Henny’s Kids May 2018 donation.
As a primary school, Ngamo offers kindergarten plus grades one through seven and educates about 380 students ages 4 to 13. Located in Ngamo Village near the border of Hwange National Park, the school is about a 40-minute drive from Wilderness’ Linkwasha Camp.
Ngamo School became the first school in Zimbabwe to have student computers as a result of Henny’s Kids May 2018 donation.
Six teachers undertook a 2-day, intensive course in the use of OLPC computers led by an OLPC trainer as part of the computer handover. Henny’s Kids covered the airfare and the trainer’s fee while Children in the Wilderness provided ground transportation and lodging.
Henny’s Kids raised funds in 2017 to purchase and install a solar panel to electrify one classroom. Other donors followed, contributing enough money to purchase solar panels for the entire school.
The teachers receive follow-up assistance by email and phone from OLPC trainers.
Henny’s Kids receives progress reports from the school.
With these computers, we can only go from strength in educating our students here at Ngamo Primary, as we now have access to digital technology, a first in this remote rural area.
Mr. Moyo, Headmaster Ngamo Primary School
