OLPC Peru/Arahuay

Ulaanbaatar.mn | Arahuay.pe | Khairat.in | Ban Samkha.th | Galadima.ng | Cardal and CEIBAL.uy | Bashuki.np | Bishwamitra.np | Atlas School.pk | Altos de Cazucá.co  [+/-]

Arahuay (in the Arahuay district) is Perú's pilot site.

School   : Institución Educativa Apóstol Santiago : Escuela
Since    :                2007-07-07              : Desde
Students :                  46                    : Estudiantes
Teachers :                   3                    : Docentes
Laptops  :                  60                    : Laptops
Tot.Pop. :                  742                   : Pob.Tot.
Feature  :             2600 m (alt)               : Característica

Chronicle 1

Carla Gomez Monroy, OLPC OLPC in Peru: 16 – 30 June 2007

[editorial note: the teacher's and student's names are fictitious.]

Arahuay is the town were the first OLPC project in Peru is being implemented.

[[Image:001_Arahuay.JPG]Arahuay school break]

Arahuay

Not far from Lima, relatively speaking, Arahuay is approximately 100 km away and about a 3-hour drive, of which 37 km are on a dirt road, which takes one hour or more, depending on the time of day and night. Transportation is limited to two buses during the day. One leaves Arahuay at 6 AM and the other at 3 PM. On their way back, the bus arrives in Araguay at 11.30 AM and 7 PM.

Arahuay is located in the Cordillera de la Viuda at 2600 meters above sea level, where mobile phone signals are only available in the mountains that have special antennas.

Arahuay is an agricultural and animal farming town of around 500 people. Education has become an important factor for the development of their children. Every child in town must attend school. The name of the school is I.E. Apóstol Santiago and it is a combination of primary and secondary school. I.E. stands for Institución Educativa, which translated is Educational Institution.

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