Completing the fundraising!

A massive thanks to everybody who helped out by donating on the Just Giving website (see the story at www.justgiving.com/cameroninuganda). Every bit counted and it's thanks to you guys that we managed to hit the target! By mid May, we were able to start putting the money to good use and seeing the results.

The computer lab was the main result of the fundraising - the Liberty College computer lab now has 12 computers which the students use on a daily basis. All courses contain an element of computer tuition, as well as the specific computer courses in different software programs and also hardware repair and maintenance.

Me in the computer lab with some of the computers from the fundraising

We were also able to purchase quite a number of universal power supplies (UPSs) for the college - most computers are now connected to these which has many benefits. Those computers are now protected from the fluctuating and unreliable power supply and it allows users to finish what they are doing and save their work in the event of a (common) power cut. Plus, many power cuts are only a few seconds long which means users aren't affected at all.

In addition, by sourcing the computers cheaper than originally thought, we managed to also purchase some additional equipment for the college. There were some items which the college were repeatedly hiring, so it made sense to purchase these - in the end saving alot of money for the organisation. The items included a public address system (speaker, mixer and microphones), a laminating machine and an additional set of football uniforms.

Definitely the most rewarding part of coming to Uganda. And of course, part of the promise was that I'd shave off my hair if we reached the target - see the results below!



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