Computer Training Center installed in Masaka.

By Joan Pounds

In January (2015), my son-in-law and grandson installed a small computer-training facility in a LDS Chapel in Masaka, Uganda. The LDS chapel was chosen for several reasons:

secure location;
rooms available Monday thru Saturday,
availability of a relatively high-speed Internet connection
reliable power supply.

The facility started out in a small room with 6 chromebook computers. They are hooked to the Internet with a 4G wi-fi router.

This facility was made possible by the wonderful cooperation of Branch President Akera George.

Funding was primarily provided by my Mother, Anna Lou Hansen - with additional funds donated by the Mormon Transhumanist Association, via an Indiegogo campaign.

When we stopped in to see the Branch President today (June 2015), he indicated that the computer-facility was very popular and he considered it a great success. When we asked how the computer center was being used, he provided the following partial list.

studying at Kahn Academy,
doing homework,
improving computer skills,
Internet surfing, and
emailing.

The purpose for our June visit was to add an HP Inkject printer to the system, which we did.

In an earlier visit this month, representatives from the Interethnic Health Alliance dropped off an electric sewing machine.

We asked President George about the possibility of setting up a sewing center similar to the computer center. He likes the idea. So we hope to get that facility started in a few months.

R. Dennis Hansen is currently employed as a planner for a federal resource management agency in Utah. He enjoys traveling and has lived in and/or visited and/or worked in over 40 countries on five continents. Hansen is a member of the Mormon Transhumanist Association and Engineers without Borders.