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Andean schoolchildren and indigenous communities go online thanks to innovative training
MONTEVIDEO
27 October 2008
(KAH and KN for APCNews)
Last year APC and partners trained local technicians, community leaders and telecentre operators from the Andes on the basic principles of setting up wireless internet access in their communities. Now the participants report on the impact once they went back home.
Tricalcar in Bolivia. Photo: Freddy Bohorquez
Wireless connections set up in Bolivia are being used by indigenous communities to use internet for making long-distance phone calls and consulting local educational portals.
