Interfacing Technology, Language, and Knowledge Management with Sustainable Development By Joseph Bishi 22 November 2016, First Summit on Community Networks in Africa, Nairobi, Kenya

1. Murambinda Works: Inspiring Local Talents!
Interfacing Technology, Language, and Knowledge Management with Sustainable
Development
Joseph Bishi,
Murambinda, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
bishjj@gmail.com or murambinda@worksgroup.org

2. Introduction
• Information and Communications
Technologies.
• Murambinda Growth Point, Buhera
District, Manicaland Province,
Zimbabwe.
• Community engagement since 2002.
• Offering Internet Services, Office
Services, and Training.
• Profit to Murambinda Foster-Home
Trust: - orphans.
• Affiliated to:
1. Macha Works, Zambia,
www.machaworks.org
2. Scientific and Industrial Research
and Development Centre (SIRDC),
Harare, Zimbabwe, www.sirdc.ac.zw

3. Rural Technology Support
• Basic use of computers
• Typing
• Printing
• Photocopying
• Internet services
• Mobile internet services & banking
basics
• Training
- Computer Literacy Courses since
2002 (> 500 students benefitted).
- ICDL training.
- Schools Internet training.

4. Training & Workshops
Sensitisation, training, implementation
and maintenance needs local initiative
and support.
Local Training by Local Experts for
Local Management and Users.
Computer Literacy Training (>500).
Training of leaders: School Heads and
School Deputies (>200).

5. African Communities need African Technologies
• Longer-Distance Connectivity.
• to link rural schools.
• to link rural government services.
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• to link rural medical institutes.
• “TV White Spaces” opportunity

6. Sustainable Progress
Ingredients of a Strategy
for African Agency
• Community Engagement
– interacting with other
communities in Zimbabwe,
Zambia and abroad
• Workforce Development
– trainings of community
leaders
• Thought Leadership
– “Telling the Story of
Zimbabwe community
success”

7. Thank you!
Joseph Bishi
bishjj@gmail.com
murambinda@worksgroup.org
+263 77 3031221