'Nearly 90 percent of students in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to household computers and 82 percent lack internet access.'
Technology, like capitalism, was meant to foster development and improve the lives of ordinary citizens.
As children in the developed world have switched to online learning, the majority of pupils in Sub-Saharan Africa sit idle, frustrated and anxious, much to the dismay of parents and educators who are worried about their future. Providing a range of learning tools and accelerating access to the internet for every school and every child is critical, he added.Many experts seem to be “lost in translation” about the real impact of technology on development in Africa.
Ndebele, a former CEO of Save the Children South Africa, believes that talking about distance education in the context of extreme and growing poverty, as well as poor education systems, is not helpful. However, he remains sceptical about the capacity of Sub-Saharan African countries to provide the tools necessary to lower the cost and improve participation and access to education.
Since the closing of schools, Esther takes her three children to an internet café twice a week. This is done in order to help them access online courses given the lack of a PC or an internet connection at home. “Our electricity is also not stable, it’s on and off. So, even if we were to have a PC, we would have been in trouble to charging these gadgets."
Despite living in the city, Sarah, a domestic worker who lost her job due to Covid-19, does not own a television and sends her two children to watch it at her neighbour’s house to access distance learning.
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