Thursday 27 September 2012

Masiphumelele Public library

The Masiphumelele Public Library is situated in the far south of the Cape Peninsula, a unique microcosm of the pre - and post-apartheid South Africa


Cape Town



Masiphumelele Library



Outreach centre with rainbow artwork











Busy Library


Story time

School projects














African Public Libraries Summit September 2012

Nyasha Sithole, computer teacher at Masiphumelele Public Library presented

 "Masiphumelele Community Library: Bridging the digital divide" at the African Public Libraries Summit September
2012




Nyasha Sithole and Ipeleng Tingwane from Botswana at the African Public Libraries Summit 2012

Nyasha Sithole and Shafika Isaacs, Programme Director, e-Learning Africa

Nyasha Sithole and Dr Buhle Mbambo-Thata from Unisa

Nyasha Sithole and Deborah Jacobs, Director Global Libraries Initiative, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

 





















eLearning Africa 2012

   Nyasha Sithole, computer teacher at the Masiphumelele Public Library presented Masiphumelele Library: E-learning in action at the e Learning Conference in Benin in  May 2012

Benin 2012

Presentation at the eLearning conference
  

Friday 21 September 2012

Computer and Internet Outreach

The Masiphumelele Public Library computer and internet access is offered free to the community at various skill levels. 



View from the computer room
Nyasha Sithole - Computer Teacher




There are 3 beginner classes every week open to all at different levels of proficiency. An experiential approach is taken so that at the end of the class, the participants take with them what they have made.



Upgraded computer room-Thanks to the Grant from EIFL - PLIP

                                                                                            

 Those students who are computer literate sign on for the intermediate class which is based on the ICDL model and held bi-weekly.

Class in progress

Intermediate class graduation




Job readiness courses are run in conjunction with the computer training. In this 3 month course, participants learn to write cv’s, fill in job applications, write cover letters and search the internet for jobs.


Job readiness graduation


The computer room becomes an internet café when there are no formal classes. Volunteers are always on duty to make sure the community has assistance and everyone is given a chance to access the computers.



Personal assistance


IkamvaYouth has 12 netbooks which learners use for assignments and research, especially for further study opportunities and bursaries.