Please forward to people and organisations you think can make this happen or help in any way they can.
Please consider providing resources and support to help young people self learn various courses and attain useful skills.
Free Internet courses with certificates on successful completion at
www.edx.org
Over 4,000 free courses by some of the top universities. This is appropriate when the students want a certificate to attest to their competence.
Free university course ware and lecture notes.
https://oercommons.org/oer
Open Educational Resources (OER) are FREE teaching, learning and research materials (including books, lectures, lessons, exams and videos) from teaching institutions around the world. Also check out www.Opencourseware.com and Open Source Software (OSS) FREE legal Software. (BTW much of Internet utilizes OSS.)
Thousands of universities around the world publish some of the course-ware on the internet. No lab exercises or assignments marked, presentations etc. This is appropriate where people want to learn university level knowledge on a subject.
Resources required for enablement. Initial thoughts are that the following resources are required.
1 Free WiFi (freewififorstudy) in schools, libraries, churches, community centers , night clubs, football clubs, theaters etc.
Ask the government to state when 50% freewififorstudy will be done.
Restrict sites free WiFi can access. Can limit or ban non studying sites. OK , use of a PC or laptop will greatly help because it will be difficult to do some courses on a mobile phone. But let this not be an impediment. The desire, drive, persistence and hope of young Africans will enable them to achieve impossible feats, given the opportunity.
2 Volunteer run evening classes or tutors who can help students in their studying
3 Encourage businesses to employ apprenticeships, where so many hours per week they use free WiFi and study. When they get a certificate, will get a better job
4 It will be good if you can get Africans to produce and add to edx.com courses in local languages.
5 Provide information and support (perhaps even training) on legally free opensource software. Such as opensource software found by searching for the type of software and opensource (eg shopping cart software opensource) and on various sites such as at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages
And
https://portableapps.com/apps
And
https://financesonline.com/best-open-source-shopping-cart-software/
(Eg dspace, mysql, mariadb mediawiki, gimp, OpenOffice, weka, 7-zip, ATutor, moodle, ubuntu, TurboCash, DOLIBAR, Audacity, Blender, Gallery, Kdenlive,VirtualDub, Handbrake Mozilla Thunderbird, Apache, DRUPAL, XAMP, firefox, project.net, TeanLab, KaadressBook, OFBiz. ProjeQtOr, WordPress. Oscommerce, X-Cart)
Don’t think of this as just a way for you and your friends to make money. Companies providing Internet training should benefit greatly. This is about providing resources and support for developing your nation’s most precious resources, Your young people.
Please forward and discuss with people and organisations with integrity and social conscience.
Me. If you are one of those people whose first few questions will include “Who is this man?” Please visit my website. It includes other ideas for personal and economic development.
Www.aray2.co.uk
Email aray2ltd@gmail.com
I will be glad to endeavor to answer any questions you have.
Also, I am begging you a favor. Please ask appropriate people who can to put up entries on African art on my new wiki www.afroartwiki.com
It’s primary purpose is to list African artists and their art.
I apologise for this unsolicited contact and taking up your time .
Thank you for your kind attention.
Regards …. Karl
P.s. ENJOY, whatever you do.
Will try to send it to
Email dept education, MPs, churches, schools, university , President, Prime Minister, secretary of education, youth, development.
- Chamber of commerce
- Ethnic groups leaders / chiefs
Background
Whilst visiting Ghana, in May 2024, I was deeply saddened to find none of the dozens of people I spoke to about edx free internet courses with a certificate knew about it. All were very interested; from waiters to CEOs, shop staff to church leaders responsible for education. Whether this ignorance was due to the lack of money getting opportunities or sheer incompetence or pragmatism, I don’t know. But I am still furious. A great inexpensive opportunity to develop our young people, for those thirsty for and willing to work very hard for knowledge, betterment, and self improvement has not been communicated to them.