PLACES & PEOPLE
This capital city of Kenya is a few hours south of Kiltamany Primary School.
Nairobi
Students at Kiltamany now use these devices to learn reading and math.
digital tablets
These underwater structures helped bring internet access to Kenya.
undersea cables
Traditionally, Samburu women were often kept at home by these.
customs and traditions
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
Kiltamany Primary School is located in this remote reserve area of Kenya.
Samburu Reserve
Before technology, students used this simple classroom tool to learn.
blackboard
This African city became a high-tech hub similar to Silicon Valley.
Nairobi
Before tablets arrived, only this many women in the village could read or write.
two
What colour is Lightning McQueen in “Cars”?
Red
This group of people traditionally raise cattle and goats in the region.
Samburu
In the early years, most students attending the school were this gender.
boys
The Kenyan government launched an initiative to provide quality internet to these people.
citizens
The women first learned to write this using the tablets.
their names
What is acrophobia a fear of?
Heights
This European photographer spent two years documenting technology growth in East Africa.
Ciril Jazbec
Today, the school is an example of this type of classroom.
wireless or technology-based classroom
Along with satellites, these everyday devices helped expand internet access.
cell phones
Learning math helped the women calculate this when selling animals.
how much money they should get
Which is the only body part that is fully grown from birth?
Eyes
Teenage girls from this community won an international technology competition in 2022.
Samburu
The tablets connect to the internet using this technology.
satellite
East Africa lacked this kind of internet access in the early 2000s.
high-speed internet
About this many women now meet weekly to learn at the school.
50
Which country is credited with inventing ice cream?
China