IT Survey Log II-A Survey Questions 1. What is your name and position? 2. How many working computers does your institution have? 3. How many non-working computers do you have? 4. Where did these computers computers come from and when did your institution get them? (Please account for each one) 5. Who has access to these computers? 6. Who has used them in the past year? 7. What are they used for (secretarial, student teaching, staff teaching, community teaching, income generation, internet, other)? 8. What people at your institution do you consider qualified to use computers (and how many)? 9. What people at your institution do you consider qualified to teach computers (and how many)? 10. Who maintains the computers? 11. Where do you obtain parts? 12. List your two most common problems (software, printer, modem/Iinternet, computer not starting, electrical, other (please specify)? 13. Other Remarks? Site: Essau DHT 8:00 am Aug 24th, 2000 1. Errol Mazursky, Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) posted to Essau Divisional Health Team (DHT) 2. 2 3. 0 4. at least 2 years, Pentium is about 3 years old 5. DHT staff and health facility people during business hours 6. DHT staff 7. word-processing and data management 8. 4 total: Officer in Charge (OIC) named Cherno Jallow SCN Midwife named Sulayman Manneh, Volunteer secretary named Ami Njie, PCV named Errol Mazursky 9. 2 total: 1 DHT staff member named Cherno Jallow and 1 PCV named Errol Mazursky 10. Ministry of Health - computers sent to Banjul for repairs 11. From PCV or Ministry of Health 12. Modem/Internet, printer (takes a long time to print, several tries) 13. --- additional interview: 1. Saido Cham, Divisional Health Administer (DHA) 2. 2 3. 1 - newly donated by Holland/Gambia Friendship group - now in Banjul but soon to come. 4. Dell from Save the Children, UK (SCF) - donated in 1994 Pentium from Ministry of Health - 1997 5. DHT members 6. DHT members, PCV 7. Analyze data (entry and analysis), typing 8. OIC Cherno Jallow, Sulayman Manneh, PCV Errol, Secretary Ami Njie 9. Cherno Jallow 10. OIC Cherno Jallow 11. From PCV and from German-Gambian Family Planning Project (GGFPP) 12. printing (slow, occasional), modem not working 13. Saido said he was aware that the place is not ideal for computers (poor cooling ) Site: Essau Senior Secondary School (SSS) 8:30 am Aug 24, 2000 1. Sara Hossman, PCV Biology Teacher Essau SSS 2. 2 3. 2 (completely non-functional (NF) - meaning that there is nothing inside the case) 4. 2 NF computers came from Chinese government around January 1999. 2 functional ones came in July 2000 through Yamai Secka-Jack (Associate Peace Corps Director for Education, Peace Corps - (APCD)) 5. School staff 6. no one, PCV tried to work on functional ones 7. not used 8. PCV only 9. PCV only 10. nobody yet - with non-functioning computers. Principal provided some funding for repair attempts. 11. PCV once bought parts in Banjul 12. Power, lack of it 13. functioning computers are still in boxes. She believes they are Pentiums. They didn't have keyboards. There is one new laser printer. Surveyors' Note: Sara suggested the computers be moved to a different storage room where they would be less likely to corrode but nothing has been done about it. The current storage room is musty and probably has a leak in the roof. The boxes are at least stored up on blocks in that room. Site: Njaba Kunda JSS/SSS 2:30 pm Aug 24, 2000 Surveyors' Note: No one was present at the school. Instead, Ablou Jang of the Family Planning Office helped us get into the school and perform a physical assessment of the area. No interview of a school staff member is available. Observations: Nice new school (1998) with large space for library. Lots of shelves; school auditorium has similar solar panels but none of the solar systems in the school have an inverter. As far as we can tell, this school has a computer motivated and keen principal but no school-owned computers yet. The SSS and JSS are essentially integrated into one school. There is one complex with 2 principals, but Mr. Njie of the SSS is traveling in China or Taiwan until October, and Mr. Lamin Kujabe of the JSS is acting principal for both schools. Site: Kerewan Regional Eduction Office 11:00 am Aug 28, 2000 Survey conducted over the telephone in Kombo 1. Omar Cham, Field Coordinator of the School Agriculture Food Management Unit (SAFMU) 2. 1, expecting 3 more 3. 0 4. Came from DOSE. The COMPAC came last week. 5. The government is training all staffs. Currently the PEO, SEO, one field coordinator, one education officer, and one sports coordinator are taking a 2-3 week training in Banjul. Other staff may go later. 6. 3 sectetaries are using the computers now: Jewo Bah, Fatou Sanyang, and Sainabou Gaye. 7. Install data, office work, training, Internet (not currently, but connected) 8. 3 only (see 6) 9. PEO Kangkung Jobaty and SEO Modou Touray 10. DOSE 11. DOSE 12. Internet, computer inexperience. 13. In need of more people trained in the office. Site: Farafenni DHT 4:30 pm Aug 24, 2000 1. Malang Fofana, OIC 2. 3 3. 1 4. Dell - given by SCF/UK in 1995 Pentium 166 from GGFPP in 1998 Laptop from GGFPP in 1998 Pentium 133 from Taiwan through Gambian Government in 1999. 5. OIC, PCV Clara Soh, VSO Venus Stuart, other DHT staff, and hospital staff 6. same as 5. 7. Data processing, word-processing, Internet Use 8. 7 total: public health nurse (PHN), public health officer (PHO), VSO, PCV, OIC, and others, including the secretary 9. 3 people: PCV, VSO, Divisional Public Health Nurse 2 people (basic teaching): Secretary, OIC 10. GGFPP maintains the computers they donated (Pentium 166 and Laptop). Other computers are taken to Banjul Ministry of Health office. 11. GGFPP - D2900 = quantity supply fund from health ministry, which is not enough to maintain the Dell computer. The quantity supply fund is used for office supplies and computer expenses. 12. Electrical (bad voltage), Internet problems, some software difficulties 13. Control of computers is difficult - when senior officers travel, other hospital complex people try to use computers and mess things up. Site: Farafenni SSS 5:00 pm Aug 24, 2000 1. Hethur McKinley, PCV Computer Lab Manager at Farafenni SSS. 2. 10 3. 6 4. All computers were there since September 1999. Most donated between 1995 and 1997. 2 Gateway Pentiums, 2 UPSs and 2 laser printers from UK 4 Computers from US Embassy at closing of USAID. 4 computers from China Lab has been functioning for 2 years. 5. Staff, students, public for classes and internet use (income generation). 6. About 80 students, PCV, secretary Haddy Joh, Mr. Jeng, Mrs. Okey, Mr. Sisay, Librarian Amie Jobe, Vice Principal Mr. Marong, 2 VSO. Eight other teaching staff have minimal ability and 3 of those use it only for Internet Email. 25 members of the public, largely from the hospital and DHT. 7. Secretarial, teaching students, teaching staff, income generation 8. 7 total: PCV, Mrs. Okey, Mr. Sisay, Secretary, Mr. Josseh, 2 VSO 9. 2 total: PCV and Mrs. Okey 10. PCV with support from other PCVs 11. Banjul and other PCVs 12. Electricity: FLUCTUATING LOW VOLTAGE AND IRREGULAR SCHEDULE. Second problem: Internet 13. Current is a serious problem. It is only available 3-4 days a week. Surveyors' Note: The current in the lab varies between 100v and 250v. The range of voltage is too great for a regular stabilizer to work alone. Only a UPS, which can switch to battery at ultra-low voltages, can keep a computer running. These voltage problems are probably due to the fact that the Hospital, DHT, and SSS are all adjacent to each other on same line with no transformer between them. Site: Kaur SSS 8:00 am August 25, 2000 1. Mr. Balder, Bursar Kaur SSS 2. 1 3. 2 (not sure of condition) 4. 3 NF came from friend, Mr. Richards, of the UK before 1999 (Info from Mr. Tourey: 1996) 5. Bursar, secretary, Mr. Madjie (technical drawing teacher) 6. secretary 7. Secretarial work, accounting 8. Bursar, principal, secretary, technical drawing teacher, students if possible 9. technical drawing teacher, Bursar 10. outside people (Banjul), technical drawing teacher sometimes checks them 11. Kombo 12. no printers, electrical 13. Use generator when they use the computer, no city power. Site: Panchang Action Aid Office 9:30 am Aug 25, 2000 1. Sane Njie, Action Aid Program Officer for the district 2. 1 3. 0 4. Action Aid 6 months ago - Feb 2000 5. Sane and a few workers in the area 6. Sane and a few people he trained: Chamen and Panchang Office staffs are supposed to have access. 7. Typing, memos 8. Sane Njie only 9. Sane Njie - trained at Quantum Net 10. Administrative Officer in Kuntaur, also a technician named Lamin Damso 11. Head Office sends Mary Mendy to do maintenance from Banjul 12. electricity - have only 1 generator which doesn't always work. also: Printer 13. They want to upgrade to solar power instead of generator. Site: Action Aid Office, Wassau 11:00 am August 25, 2000 1. Lamin Damso - human resources administrative officer, Computer advisor for CRD. 2. 4 3. 1 4. Bought from ITS (computer store in Bakau). Since 1990 this office has had computers but they are upgraded every 3 to 4 years. 5. Everybody in Action Aid 6. 28 staff (approx.) 7. Secretarial, MS Excel, general office work, some help for government workers 8. 28 staff 9. Lamin Damso, 2 secretaries 10. Lamin Damso, 2 secretaries 11. Head Office in Kanifang 12. Internet Problems (modem always down), and occasional hardware problems 13. Computers problems are rare. In 1990 there was only 1 computer and the number has increased gradually. Site: Georgetown Regional Education Office 1:00 pm August 25, 2000 1. Ibrahma Damfa, Senior Education Office r (Deputy PEO) 2. 1 3. 1 4. New one from August 2000 - FDID donation related to Infundo project Old one - not working: 1 one month old from Department of State for Education (DOSE) 5. PEO, SEO- Administration (Ibrahma Damfa), SEO - inspection (Gomez), Secretary all officers should have access 6. SEO Ibrahma Damfa 7. Sector review, word-processing 8. 2 total: Both SEOs, but the PEO can't use it yet 9. Damfa for basic teaching only 10. Nobody knows, too new 11. doesn't know 12. Internet (phone line noise wiring problems), access (no one can use it when PEO travels) 13. Damfa said, "We want a photocopier!" Site: Armitage Senior Secondary School Interview conducted 1:30pm August 27, 2000 (in Kombo) 1. Jeremy Barber, PCV and Maths/Computer Teacher at Armitage SSS 2. 7, soon to be 8 (one of these seven is in the keeping of the vice-principal) 3. 2 4. one from UNDP in May 2000, one from Cube in May 2000, one from an English school in 1999, 3 from the Chinese Embassy around 1999 (unsure), others are unknown but they are pre-September 1999 5. PCV Jeremy, administration, certain teachers, certain students 6. 80% of the teachers, 2 secretaries, accountant, PCV, 10 students 7. administrative work, and training students and teachers 8. 5 people: PCV, Mr. Kabia the librarian, the accountant, secretary and volunteer secretary 9. 3 people PCV, librarian, volunteer secretary 10. Jeremy and Mr. Kabia 11. Kombo 12. Printer problems Site: Bansang DHT 2:30 pm August 25, 2000 1. Omar Njie, Divisional Health Administrator 2. 2 3. 1 (“Hard drive without monitor” - see note) 4. Dell from SCF in late 1980s of early 1990s, Chines donation in 1994 or 1995 5. All DHT staff, occasional outside staff 6. All the staff 7. word-processing, Excel and some graphics 8. OIC, DPHN, DPHO, DHN, secretary, volunteers, DRF staff, others 9. DHA (Omar Njie) and the DPHO 10. The DHN and supporting agencies through the Ministry 11. nowhere 12. printers (both have problems), virus problems 13. “Difficulty to network now due to virus” - software incompatibility Surveyor's Note: Computer terminology used by the interviewee may be inacurate. We think that "virus" means "software incompatibility" and "hard-drive" means "CPU case". Site: Basse Nassir SSS Time: August 23, 2000 Interview conducted by Dana Mitchell, PCV: 1. Mamadee Ceesay, Headmaster of Nassir SSS 2. 1 3. 3 4. 2 non-working from China 1998/1999, 1 IBM from Standard Charter Bank 1999, 1 school-bought in Banjul 1999, 1 in secretary's office bought by school in 1998, 1 soon to be donated by GAMTEL 5. Teachers, accountant, secretary 6. Secretary, accountant, accounting students, teachers at a training 7. Secretarial work and staff teaching 8. 4 total: Mamadee Ceesay, Mr. Eganez, the vice-principal, the secretary 9. Mamadee Ceesay 10. Various people and places in the Kombos 11. Wherever the maintainer recommends 12. Internet problems (the Quantum password doesn't work), harddrive is going bad 13. They are allegedly getting 25 computers from the government. They are now constructing a classroom for computer teaching. Site: Regional Educational Office, Basse 5:00 pm August 25, 2000 1. Mariama Ceesay, REO secretary 2. 1 3. had one that didn't work, and that has been taken by the PEO to Kombo. 4. DOE gave the new one in July 2000, the old one is at least a year old (when Mariama Ceesay began working at the REO) 5. Mr. Njie (Assistant PEO), Mariama Ceesay (secretary) 6. same 7. some staff teaching and secretarial work 8. Mariama Ceesay and Mr. Njie 9. Mr. Njie and Mariama Ceesay (for basic computing only) 10. They take it to Banjul. 11. Banjul 12. Printer (sometimes slow), other computer had a fuse blow inside the hard disk Site: Basse DHT Time: 5:15 pm August 25, 2000 1. Isatou Baldeh (volunteer secretary at DHT for the last 3 years) 2. 2 3. 2 4. 2 were there before 1997, one was recently donated by returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) Bill Roberts, one obtained through other PCVs 5. DHT staff 6. Sana Jawara (just transferred to Mansakonko), Elizabeth (secretary), Isatou and PCV Dana 7. Secretarial work and data entry 8. Dana, Isatou and Elizabeth 9. Dana 10. The administrator 11. DOSH in Banjul, Peace Corps volunteers, GGFPP 12. the need for heat protection, proper covering Site: Brikama Bah JSS Time: 8:30 am August 26, 2000 1. Oris George, Senior Master and Science Teacher 2. none currently, but expecting one 3. none 4. expected computer coming from GAMTEL in August 2000 5. They expect students and staff 6. N/A 7. teachers will use for e-mail, teaching and administrative work 8. the principal and some other teachers will gain the skills, the VSO 9. no one is currently trained 10. repair companies in Banjul and the Kombos, and GAMTEL may help 11. same as above 12. they may have maintenance problems in regard to temperature 13. the solar power was installed by VEM around 1997, but they have not returned to maintain the equipment. Surveyor's Note: Most of the answers were based on predictions, since they have no computer to date. Site: Tahir SSS, Mansakonko Time: 12:15 pm August 26, 2000 1. Ansumana Sanyang, bursar 2. about 5 3. about 15 4. the school bought 4 from Maxim Computers/ CairoNet in Banjul 1998 or 1999, one donated from a US organization as an student essay contest prize in 1998 or 1999, 15 donated by FACES, an American organization, in April 2000 5. Tapir school teachers and administration including principal (Ibrahima Mbo), secretary (Rosalin Thomas), teachers (Samwell Fofana, Samwell Gbla, Ta Kotou) 6. Names mentioned above. also students Fanta Walleh and Isatou Ceesay 7. training purposes and Mr. Mbo uses it for word-processing 8. Mr. Mbo and Rosalin 9. same as above 10. PCV Marc Maxson (free labor) and Mr. Maxim and Mr. Jallow from CairoNet (paid) 11. unsure, probably from Banjul 12. printer, software (sometimes part are missing) 13. maintenance is a difficulty. Same site, but August 26, 2000 at 8:30 pm in Kombo: 1. Jackie Francy, PCV and former science teacher at Tapir SSS (transferred July 2000) 2. 5 3. 4 4. 4 present before September 1999. One of these was donated by MIT. 5 more came in April 2000 from UK organization FACES. 5. secretary and principal only 6. PCV Jackie, the secretary and the principal 7. secretarial work and the secretary does some for pay teaching while working 8. the principal and the secretary (PCV Jackie started training 4 teachers, but they are not yet competent) 9. the principal 10. Mr. Jallow (Tapir allegedly promised to give him land for a computer school in exchange for free maintenance, but the promise has not yet been fulfilled) 11. donations from America 12. access to computers, administration attitude 13. The principal told Jackie that they are waiting for better computers from the Ministry of Education and thus will not use the 9 computers that they have for teaching. Two of these computers are used for secretarial work. Surveyor's Note: He said there were two UPSs and a stabilizer Site: Mansakonko DHT Time 1:15 pm August 25, 2000 1. Sana Jawara (DPHO) 2. 1 3. 1 4. unsure, he has only been here one month, but thinks that the Pentium 166 came from the Ministry of Health 5. the IOC, the DPHN, the DPHO, and DHA 6. 4 people during the last month: see above 7. writing letters and data processing 8. the four listed above and the next PCV 9. he's not sure 10. office secretary (who can also use the computer, although he did not say it above) 11. unsure 12. power supply problems related to 110/220 voltage, environmental problems (heat and moisture) 13. "Some of us are good at computers but want more training". He was trained in the UK. Surveyor's Note: Mr. Jawara did not mention himself as a computer teacher, but Isatou Baldeh and Dana Mitchell at the DHT said that he would be qualified to do so. Isatou Baldeh stated that he was her teacher. Site: Rural Development Institute (RDI) Time: 8:30 pm August 26, 2000 Interview in Kombo 1. Jackie Francy, PCV working at the RDI and REO Mansakonko 2. 10 3. 5 4. 2 donated from Canada before January 2000, 13 brought by PCV Jackie from various US donors from January - July 2000 (she had advertised in National Science Teachers Association magazine) 5. PCV Jackie, student have begun, and hopefully 30 community members will join them soon, the 2 administration computers are accessed by the secretary, principal, and other staff/students. 6. no one has used the 13 computers, 8 competent staff members have used the administrative computers 7. The administration computers are use for secretarial/administrative work and some students surf the WWW. When the lab is operational, it will be for student, teacher, and community teaching. 8. 8 people: PCV Jackie, the principal, the secretary, the librarian, the VP, and three students 9. PCV Jackie 10. PCVs Jackie, Marc, and Clara 11. Donations from America and PCV trades 12. electricity (limited and generator problems), distance from computer technicians 13. Administration is very willing and eager to help PCV Jackie to develop the lab. Site: Fatima SSS, Bwiam Time: 4:00 pm August 26, 2000 1. Brother Milton Lawrence, the principal of Fatima Senior Secondary School 2. 4 plus one new GAMTEL donation 3. 2 or three. These ancient computers now have been trashed. 4. in 1998 received 2 computers from England, the Abstract 296 and BBC 800, in 1999 received a Windows 3.5 computer from England, in 2000 received GAMTEL compact, 1996 the Windows '95 computer, old laptop PC unsure when 5. all staff and students, but only principal has access to Windows '95 computer 6. 16 students, and most of the 20 staff members 7. staff and student training, secretarial/administrative work, games 8. best academic students were trained and all staff were 9. principal and hopefully one student 10. principal 11. no needs for parts yet 12. modem (two have failed recently), printer problems 13. need for more computers since teaching is hard and principal has trouble finding ribbons for the printers. Also the principal made up a seven lesson curriculum for teaching computers. IT Survey Kombo Interviews Site: Botrop SSS, Brikama 9:00 am August 29, 2000 1. Mr. Lamin Camara, Technical Studies Senior Teacher 2. 17, but not started lab yet. 3. 3 4. Germany- all arrived 8 months ago. 5. Principal, a teacher trained at GTTI (Samuel Camara) 6. no 7. N/A (no one has used yet) 8. Samuel Camara can use computers, and one secretary use the administrative computer. 9. No oneb 10. No one yet. Asked GAMTEL for assistance. 11. German sponsors will send parts for maintenance. 12. Staff to teach, maintenance personnel, electricity (school has generator only) Site: St. Peter's Technical Training Institute 11:00 am August 29, 2000 stp@qanet.gm 1. Harriet Gomez, Computer instructor - trained exclusively by PCVs 2. 20 3. 15 4. Most are donations from Peace Corps and others sources. Pentiums came 96-97 and others are older. 5. Community classes 3-5 pm or 5-7 pm. Students may use the older lab in their free time. Staff may also use lab when convenient. 6. Same as 5. Between 50 and 100 people got 4 hours a week of computer classes each year in the community classes. No notes on student usage. 7. Teaching the Community, income generation: Community classes include Word-processing, excel, database, HTML, and email. Students and staff don't get formal training. 8. 6 TAs are computer literate and most of the community students can use basic computer applications. 9. 6 TAs, Mrs. Buckman, Harriet 10. Harriet and the TAs 11. Don't know - PCVs used to deal with these things. No one has fixed computers here in last 4 months, since the departure of the Peace Corps volunteers. 12. Monitors break; hard disk drives crash. 13. Most computers are slow. Principal says he supports the lab but hasn't followed through on promises to provide funds to maintain the computers. Surveyors' Note: (1) The school does not seem to consider training of students as important as income generation. (2) The TA staff included Abdulai Jallow, Seedy Jammeh, Buba Jallow, Malcolm Agyapong, Lizmon Pratt (a girl), Harriet Gomez. (3) Teaching method is primarily hands-on rather than lecture. People progress at their own pace. Nusrat High School 12:00 pm August 29, 2000 1. Gbessy Ahmadu, Physics/ Maths Teacher Mr. Bojang, Principal 2. 4 3. 3 4. non-working ones: donations arrived in fall 1999 4 administrative computers about 1 year old 5. Principal, bursar, 2 secretaries, Mr. Ahmadu 6. Principal, bursar, secretaries, Mr. Ahmadu 7. Secretarial, administrative work, accounting, school documents, Internet on principal's computer. 8. See 5. Some students are training. 9. no 10. Unclear 11. Still to be determined (school, government, GTTI must work it out). 12. Printer is not very good. 13. Desire for assistance from skilled personnel. Staff trained feels like they've been inadequately trained at GTTI. Surveyor's Note: The principal offered some extra information: Mr. Bojang and Mr. Amadou received some training at GTTI. The school paid for 75 students to get trained outside of school. The principal said two more computers which were donated to the school were currently at the mission house and would be returned shortly. (This school did receive a CUBE Pentium Celeron 450 Mhz computer (value = D16,000) and might have received a Compaq from Gamtel. Neither of these were among those we identified at the school.) Site: Gambia High School August 29, 2000, 2:00pm 1. Miss Lydia Foster, Vice-Principal 2. 9 3. 3 4. Don't know- the 2 administrative computers are about 3 years old 5. Teachers and students who are computer literate (10-15 students). Administration has access to administrative computers primarily. 6. Administration, UFC students (11 total), Gambia High students (20), teachers (6) 7. Student teaching, staff teaching, 2 for administration, 1 for accounts/records 8. 12. Staff: 9 members plus 3 more administrative staff. In addition: 10 students 9. 4 total: Mark, Kabina, Smith, Madeline. 2 students total: Romeo and Robert Lloyd King 10. Marc. School is soon to employ computer-competent teacher Mr. Bah 11. From odd places 12. Replacement of parts (i.e. toner), updating the computers 13. Wish they had more computers but DOSE has not fulfilled their promise. They need to have a budget for computers. Site: Muslim High School August 29, 2:30 pm 1. Ibrahima Kah (Principal) and Abdoulai Ceesay (Information Studies Coordinator) 2. 7 3. 23 4. one was bought in '94; the rest are donations as follows: 18 from Kebo Jigo (?) of Solo Enterprise in July '99 3 from Standard Charter Bank 1 from the Chinese embassy 6 from an ex-student in Belgium (Macs) 1 from CUBE in '00 (the Admin computer) 5. Paying students and computer class students from the community in the lab. The office computer is accessed by the principal and some admin and occasionally students (for educational purposes) 6. students, staff, administration (secretary and principal), Mr. Ceesay, etc. They hope that each school class will be getting at least 1 hr/week of computer classes. 7. word processing, database, spreadsheet, student/staff/community teaching. 8. Everyone willing to earn (8 teachers learned word processing; 5 more are starting) 9. Mr. Ceesay and Mr. Touray 10. at first, Kebo Jigo; now Eihis (Nigerian contractor) 11. Eihis, with the permission of the principal 12. electricity and hardware (old computers) Site: St. Joseph's SSS August 29, 3:30 pm 1. Mrs. Vicky Ndor, the outgoing principal 2. 5 3. 5 (plus 3 corroded ones) 4. All donations: The first came from AASAT (group of scientists) in '96 4 from Gambian students in the USA some from Dr. Piesse, a UK friend others from a Swedish school 1 from the British High Commission ('00) 1 from GAMTEL 5. staff willing to learn, competent students, administration 6. same as #5. 7. student and staff teaching, word processing, typing, etc. 8. Anyone who is trainable. 9. 2 just departed teachers (Keepee and Mackie); an incoming Chemistry and Maths teacher, the incoming PCV, the incoming principal. 10. Marc 11. Marc did once 12. computers don't start and finding parts 13. Actually, there are 12 computers if we count the admin computers. She thinks computer training is "a good venture; it is important for as many people as possible to be computer literate." Site: St. Augustine’s SSS August 30, 9:30 am 1. Charles Mendy the Principal 2. 8 3. 7 or 8 4. The 7-8 non-working computers came as donations from St. Peters' in '98 The school bought 2 computers in '97 and '98 (one from QuantumNet) 3 donated by Standard and Charter Bank 1 donated by GAMTEL a few donated by ex-students 5. staff and students (3 for certain students; office computers for secretary and Bursar; a few teachers including the Nigerian Mr. Adindiea 6. No one really--they just started 7. word processing, accounts, teaching teachers 8. secretaries, accountant, some staff 9. Mr. Dua (Bursar) and 2 Nigerian teachers (Mr. Adindiea and Mr. Toau Omole) 10. Mr. Dua and Marc 11. through Sunkujale Enterprises and through info from Marc 12. electricity and buying spare parts (low budget) 13. They think/hope/assume that GAMworks will be giving them a lab. Site: Methodist SSS August 30, 10:15 am 1. Isaac Goode the Principal 2. about 6 3. about 20 4. donations from English friend Ryan Kelly (Methodist network) in '98 5. students 6. Senior school students have had some classes with the two qualified teachers 7. for teaching, word processing, intro to computers, spreadsheet 8. SSS students doing business studies or sciences; certain staff (math teacher, lab assistant, secretary_ 9. math teacher, lab assistant, secretary 10. math teacher, lab assistant, secretary 11. from local market--ITC 12. spare parts 13. School hoping to start computer classes and have students use the lab for physics, chemistry, and business work. The school is about to purchase a computer that will have Internet access (from Mr. Madiz). Right now, they're moving out of the old computer lab and into a new one. The Vice Principal is also very computer literate, in addition those listed above, and has a diploma in electronics. Site: Ndow SSS August 30, 11:45 am 1. Anne-Marie Saal the Secretary 2. about 21? 3. 3 (the admin computers) 4. she's not sure when the admin computers came, but the lab computers came in 2000. 5. Students and Computer teachers 6. students from the SSS and JSS 7. work and teaching 8. secretary, VP, Principal, some teachers, some students 9. one Nigerian teacher and one female teacher (they run the lab) 10. Admin computers serviced by GTOE; she doesn't know about the lab. 11. GTOE for Admin computers 12. HDD problems. Marina International School September 7, 3:30 pm 1. Jodi Lis, Computer Teacher Derek Smith, Computer Program Coordinator 2. 19: 12 in lab, 6 administrative computers 3. 2 in lab 4. Eight newer computers arrived 2.5 years ago (1998). Other 6 arrived 6 years ago. 5. Teachers and Students. All students in Form 1, 2, and 3 have required computer classes. Form 4, 5, 6, and 7 students may take computers as an elective. The school has about 450 students in Form 1 through Form 7. 6. Same as 5. 7. Teaching students. Students get an Introduction to computers, typing, MS Applications, and programming Dbase. Last year the school tried to start an after school Internet café for students where they could surf the web at a reduced rate. (5 hours / D50). 8. Staff: Estimated 50% to 75% can use computers. Students: All students who complete Form 1 have basic literacy. 9. Jodi Lis, Derek Smith, and Mohammed Kolatoh 10. No one. Last year a technician named Morris Showers was paid by the school to do maintenance each day. He has since left and they are looking for a replacement. 11. Local vendors: Quantum Associates 12. Electrical and Software 13. During the interview with Derek it became evident that this school values having the best computer lab. After learning about Ndow Comprehensive’s superior computer lab, they began efforts to upgrade their computers. Marina is an international school which compares itself to other international schools around the world. Site: Brikama Regional Education Office Time: 8:45 am August 29, 2000 1. Lamin Sane, Educational Officer and Secretary Isatou 2. 3 3. 0 4. 2 from PCV, one from DOSE in 2000 5. Secretary, PEO, SEO 6. same as 5 7. letters, reports, Excel 8. Secretary (pre-trained), PEO (in-training), 2 SEO’s (in-training) 9. no one 10. Office, PEO- go to Gambia College, NARI 11. various places including ITC 12. printer will “jump sentences” 13. Internet is not yet up. Staff getting trained at GTTI. Site: Kanifing DHT August 29, 2000 12:50pm 1. Mariama Jarjue, secretary 2. 2 3. 0 4. 2 computers: “Fancy” Pentium 166 (CD-ROM) - gift from Taiwan Government in 1997 Dell 486 / 33 Mhz 5. secretary and staff 6. secretary, SCHN, DPHN, SPHO 7. Data entry, budgetting, action plans 8. anybody at the DHT 9. Staff at ESU (Epidemiological Services Unit) help train computer users, the secretary, and transport personnel. GTTI trained the secretary. 10. They call ESU staff 11. ESU 12. Printer 13. -- Site: Gambia College 10:00 am August 29, 2000 1. Malick Bah, in charge of computer department, light maintenance, GPA system. 2. 6 (3 are Pentium). Also one at the head of schools' office and four additional 3. 4 4. Gifts or brought by projects and the DOSE 2 Pentiums from German embassy in Dakar (July 2000) Some gifts from Gambians One from the Chinese Embassy 5. some members of staff (40%, 10 or so people), top management, and teachers, 1% of the students 6. lecturers, student leaders (if the machines are fine) 7. GPA system, small-scale publication, basic training of staff 8. Most young lecturers (10) and some others 9. Mr. Ba, assistant Abdou Jallow, Nigerian Volunteer Technical Assistant (on leave), possible fourth on leave 10. Mr. Bah and Mr. Jallow do light maintenance work and contract out for heavy maintenance. 11. From computer firms. It's difficult to find parts because they are old machines. 12. hard disk failure, software problems (users destroy key files and there are no back-up files 13. Communication problems with administration. They want to be networked to GPA information, but they are not able to do it yet. Printing problems common. Site: St. Theresa's JSS August 30, 12:30 pm 1. Samuel Obiyor, Computer Instructor 2. 11 3. 2 set up and 7 in boxes 4. first 11 from donors in the Netherlands (September 1999) the rest arrived in April 2000 (source not known by interviewee.) 5. Students from the school and the community who pay 6. 70 people 7. Teaching purposes (students, teachers, community). Typing. word-processing, and spreadsheets are taught. 8. Depends-users 9. Samuel and one teacher-to-be (female) 10. Samuel does routine maintenance, goes outside of school for more help. 11. The market 12. Low grade computers (286) and electricity. People need to be ready to try things to learn. Site: Bakau Newtown Primary School August 30, 11 am 1. Mrs. Saffie Bobb-Jobe, the Acting Headmistress 2. 2 3. 0 4. one donated by people in Kent, England (April '00) one donated by GLOBE through the NEA (May '00) 5. 2 trained teachers (learned from a Baha'i sponsored training), who are training other teachers. 6. Used for teaching purposes 7. These teachers and the few they are training. 8. 2--Mr. Bye Low and Mrs. Amie Jobe 9. The same 2 10. The school, specifically the trained teachers 11. she doesn't know 12. cannot print at the moment 13. Principal is not computer literate. School would be grateful for any assistance. Perhaps someday they will eventually use the computers to train some of the students.