In FAIR Denmark, we've been learning by doing. One of the cornerstones in our project is to deliver cost-efficient educational ICT centres in countries where it's not affordable otherwise: And refurbishing ICT hardware creates not just a little more, but a lot more access to information and ICT education.

But does it also lead to development? This is another question, which is fundamental. At one end of the spectre, ICT …

Together with technicians from Mzuzu University, Malawi, a team from FAIR has been upgrading and maintaining 3 centres established in September 2013, approximately 1½ years after their birth. The upgrade has targeted especially the software and informational resources at the centres, and the future plans are to implement an efficient routine to keep distributing such updates not only to newly established centres, but also to those already members of the …

We're not actually aboard the ship ourselves, but we do feel the waves crashing and imagine how long the beard of the captain is. Because our 4th consignment is now on its way. Once again, the destination is Malawi, a long-term commitment of FAIR Denmark.

The purpose of the shipment is to improve and broaden our projects in Malawi. Some of the equipment is thought of as upgrades for existing …

Kom og vær med til årets julestue på FAIR Danmarks værksted! Vi har årgangsglögg, hjemmelavet malawianske julegodter og kassevis af pensioneret IT-udstyr, der kan bruges til at lave techno-julepynt med.

Ved siden af julepynts-hackeriet bliver der juleloppemarked, hvor du kan få stillet din retrolyst eksempelvis med et gammeldags tastatur. Hvis du har ting stående i gemmerne, du ikke får brugt - her tænker vi hvad som helst - så tag …

FAIR og Kafaalo undertegnet i 2013 en prosjektavtale for å styrke utdanning gjennom bruk av IKT i Somalia. Prosjektet startet med 50 maskiner i 2013 og deretter utvidet med ytterligere 50 maskiner i 2014. Kafaalo organiserte et prosjektteam som reiste ned til Somalia for å yte nødvendig opplæring og kompetanseoverføring innen drift og vedlikehold av utstyret

Det første året var prosjektet rettet mot en skole i FNs flyktningleir i Dadaab …

FAIRs 4. forsendelse til Malawi er nu ved at være klar til pakning. Det er denne gang lykkedes med hjælp fra en masse danske virksomheder og støtte fra Genbrug til Syd.

Men en kritisk ingrediens er som altid: Flittige hjælpende hænder!!

Vi har brug for hjælp til at få computere, skærme, bærbare, netværkskabler, projektorer, printere, switches, mus, tastaturer og masser af bobleplast og pap ind i en 20 fod container. …

First shipment dispatched

Fair is extending the list of projects, and yesterday the first container bound for the Dongoro region in Ethiopia left our storage in Oslo. The project is a cooperation between Fair Norway and AGA Foundation. Israel Shuruamu, co-founder of AGA, and from the Dongoro region himself, attended the loading of the container. "This is a dream coming true for me," he says. "It is the moment …

I september 2013, lancerede FAIR et projekt i samarbejde med Mzuzu University (Mzuni) i det nordlige Malawi. Projektmodellen var en fortsættelse af ideen fra vores første pilotprojekt, hvori ændringen især bestod af, at lokale kræfter skulle forenes for at skabe et bæredygtigt miljø, der kunne ernære IT-centre til uddannelse. Ikke mindst involverede projektet også det malawianske Undervisningsministeries regionale undervisningsmyndigheder.

Den store nyhed og succeshistorie i dette indlæg, handler dog ikke …

In September 2013, FAIR launched a joint project with Mzuzu University (Mzuni) in Northern Malawi. The project model was the continuation of our first pilot project efforts, and should prove that schools and local forces could join to bring about the necessary sustainable environment for educational ICT centres. Not least, the project is overseen by the Malawi Ministry of Education's regional division.

One of the big success stories of this …

We are happy to announce that FAIR is assisting Maarifa -- a new development eLearning project by the Norwegian governmental knowledge centre for free and reusable software, Friprogsenteret.

FAIR has mainly always concentrated on hardware and operating system infrastructure more than the content (we do like content, though!!). Maarifa on the other hand is an eLearning project founded on the basis of reusing already existing eLearning ressources, but keeping focus …