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"Los niños
y jóvenes
marginados
de América
Latina
tienen
acceso
limitado a la
educación
y las
oportunidades".
The
Street Children´s
Project
is funded
and supported by
IDRC
PAN
DFAIT
from Canada
in cooperation with
ChasquiNet
(Ecuador)
and
Renacer
(Colombia)
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TRUE STORIES
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"I am lucky to have this telecentre, and thanks to it, I
am learning to scan photographs, take pictures, and design
and print our 'bulletin of the children of the street' on
the telecentre copier. This is the first time that I have
had this opportunity and I see that we can offer these services
to the local newspapers of Esmeraldas. The telecentre gives
me the opportunity to work in something that I have always
liked: computers and graphic design, and also, scanning pictures
of my friend. Now, we are learning to post web pages and to
make cards with our pictures. It's beautiful!"
Oscar (15 years old)
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"Since I started using the telecentre,
I have been talking with Miguel of Concepción, Chile, using
chat. Speaking [to him] through the computer has been a big
adventure. I always thought that people spoke by telephone even
though I have never had the opportunity to do so. Miguel from
Chile has become my friend and he is helping me with some school
work that we must complete for the Esmeraldas Street Children
Program. He is also helping me to discover this world that I
never knew existed."
Maria (13 years old) |
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"I like playing on the computer
so much! I never thought that I would have this opportunity.
Now I want to study programming and make my own programs and
games. The telecentre has helped me a lot and more than anything,
I am in contact with some friends in New York (Miguel and Juan).
I only know them through the Internet. They are from Ecuador
and we talk about which [web] sites have the best games. I am
making a library for my friends here in Esmeraldas. Before,
we didn't have any computers and now, I only think about passing
the whole day here."
Juan (10 years old) |
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"Karin (from Chasquinet) showed me how to listen to music
on the Internet. Sometimes the connection fails, so it occurred
to me to use [web] sites such as AMARC where they post music
and I can record it onto a compact disk. She told me that
it was possible to do this, and I am waiting for the day when
they bring us a CD burner and I can make my own discs. I would
also like to send music from Esmeraldas. If I manage to make
my own CDs, I'm going to give them to the local radio stations
because they always repeat the same music. She promised to
return next month to teach me how to do this."
Pedro (15 years old)
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"For me the telecentre is groovy,
because through it we can go to the Internet and in the Internet
I could know about strange countries, share ideas, know more
about the geography, flora and fauna; and besides, it enriches
our knowledge".
Karina (11 years old) |
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"Kids with whom we work come from
very poor families, and their access to education is limited.
The Internet is going to help them as a huge library, a great
way to improve their education".
Ivan C., Coordinator, Street Children Project (Esmeraldas) |
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