Uganda Govt provides solar computers to rural school

The Uganda Government has approved the proposal to provide solar powered computers to children in rural schools.

The government has approved the production of the solar-powered computers for use in rural schools. This would be first kind of project in Uganda to provide computer skills to children in rural schools. The computer is powered by a small battery. Inveneo, a US firm based in San Francisco,, will produce the computer. The cost of solar powered computer is about $250. It has Internet reception capability and is compatible with both wireless and intranet.