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Solar panel in classrooms will light up regional education

Savannah Cement Director Donald Mwaura presents golf shoes to Lady Winner Nancy Ndung’u. Nancy was the overall winner with 32 points during Savannah Cement’s Golf Day held at Muthaiga Golf Club. (Photo:File/Standard)

By Standard Reporter

Kampala, Uganda: For Asia Kamukama, innovation means a four-by-four with solar panels strapped to the roof, the boot containing all the equipment needed for a functional ICT classroom. She is Executive Director of the Maendeleo Foundation, an organisation that makes computers available in Uganda’s rural areas that lack electricity and broadband Internet.

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