The 1010 Project Helps Bridge the Digital Divide in Kenya

Denver-based humanitarian organization the 1010 Project recently joined Global Giving on a challenge to raise $4000 in one month to fund a computer lab in a partner school in Kenya. The group's supporters successfully met the challenge, raising enough money to provide computers for Candlelight School's 307 students and securing the 1010 project a permanent spot on Global Giving's website. We asked 1010 Executive Director Brian Rants a couple questions about what the successful campaign means.

metroAfrican:  What will the success of this campaign mean for the students at Candlelight School?

Brian Rants: This will be the first computer lab in the low-income Matopeni neighborhood of Nairobi, in fact it will be the first time these students will ever have used a computer. Candlelight School will be able to provide these children with essential computer skills that will empower their educational and vocational future.

MA: What does this mean for the 1010 Project?

BR: Meeting this challenge means we are continuing to accomplish our mission of partnering with innovative and creative people throughout the world, learning and working together to break the cycle of poverty for life.

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You can learn more about the 1010 Project's work in Kenya this Wednesday at their movie night, as they screen One+One: A Human Network.

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