Molouk Y. Ba-Isa Saudi Gazette Have you ever heard of the “digital divide?” Don't worry - it's not a math problem. But sadly, the digital divide is problem and it doesn't have an easy answer. Some people in the world can always quickly get whatever information they need from the Internet. For other people, it's much more difficult. Maybe they don't have a computer. Maybe they don't have a fast connection or a way to reach the Internet. Most of the time people don't have a computer or an Internet connection because they are poor or because they live in a poor country. The digital divide cuts the world into two groups; those people who can reach the Internet and use the information that is there, and those people who can't. In Saudi Arabia most people have some way to reach and use the information on the Internet. But what if you were on the poor side of the digital divide? Wouldn't you want someone from other side to reach across and help you? That's exactly what happened when Computer Aid International, with the support of companies Cargill and Maersk Line, sent a Zubabox to the Asarekwaa Al Furqn Islamic School in Ghana. The Zubabox is made from a shipping container and arrived ready to use at the school. It is a solar powered, all-in-one, wireless Internet-enabled classroom, equipped with computer hardware for up to 11 users at a time. With the Zubabox computer room, the more than 390 children and 11 teachers at the school now have a link to the world. For the first time the students can learn with computers and the teachers can get information for new and exciting lessons to teach their classes. For the families in Asarekwaa, the digital divide has become a little narrower. Learn more about the Zubabox at http://www.computeraid.org/uploads/ZubaBox-Factsheet.pdf
