Afro-Web
Afro-web: interview
What happened to Joseph and Wilson after the series? Where does Norway come into the project? Our interview will fill you in.
A calculated victory
The ability to shift and analyse data has always been crucial in warfare - in the Second World War, that process became mechanised for the first time. It was the birth of modern computing.
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Learn about young designers in Kenya who are using the web to fight poverty
The slums of Mathare in Nairobi are the unlikely home to a group of web designers, all thanks to a project called NairoBits, an education project organised by the Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA). NairoBits has enabled this group of people from the slums to take control of their lives and be part of a market that is in demand all over the world.
The children of the Mathare shacks often turn to crime and drug abuse but Wilson Maska was one of many who used football as a way out. At 8 years old Wilson joined the local sports association MYSA. The same project now allows him to learn computer skills and create web sites.
NairoBits' first paying client was the Dutch Embassy in Nairobi. One of the group, Joseph Mulei, works for Wananchi Online, a Nairobi Internet provider, preparing the news page on the company's web site. So how are they getting on?
Content last updated: 30/03/2005
