tuXlab launch in Khayelitsha
Yesterday, I was able to attend the launch of a tuXlab, the "Ikamva Youth tuXlab", in Khayelitsha.
I was very much impressed by the activists of Ikamva Youth, not only because of their very professional organization of the "launching celebration". Moreover, it was great to see how young people and especially youths from disadvantaged communities were able to actually change their living conditions to the better and to get support from outside partners (here: the Western Cape Provincial Government, VIA Technologies, tuXlab and others...).
Of course, a computer lab in a library is only a small step on the road to appropriate living conditions. Showing that the youth of Khayelitsha has been able to achieve that, however, makes me more optimistic about the fact that much more can be achieved...