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Reneal Team on the move [2023-03-06]

Since my last post, six new computer labs have been installed in Tanzania.  Thanks so much to Apto Solutions for the generous donation of hardware to make this work possible!  There are three more new labs yet to install, but Reneal Team Tanzania has been busy for the last few weeks making beginning-of-the-year school visits to do some software updates and check out the computer labs.  Once these visits are finished, the last three installations will be completed plus two existing labs expanded.

Happy New Year [2023-01-10]

Happy New Year from Reneal!  It’s been busy here at Reneal for the last few months.  Reneal Country Director David Nyangaka organized a conference for all school heads in Arusha Region that have Reneal labs at their schools.  Neal has been doing a pretty significant software update to add some additional educational content and to add new features to the System Management Dashboard.  And we just shipped out 27 boxes of computer equipment last Friday, bound for Tanzania schools, thanks to another generous donation from Apto Solutions!

Thanksgiving [2022-11-24]

Today is Thanksgiving here in the US, one of my favorite holidays.  It’s a day for reflecting on things for which we are grateful.  This year, our list for Reneal is very long.  Where to start?  Reneal Team Tanzania (David Nyangaka, Robert Nyangaka, Erick Mneney, Ashura Hamis, and Patrick Peter) have worked wonders this past year.  We appreciate our partners Habari Node and Arusha Node Marie for their long-time support.  These past two years have been extraordinary for Reneal, thanks to generous donations from Apto Solutions, Network the World, and CloseTheDivide.  And Reneal’s Board of Directors continues to guide Reneal with good advice and forethought.  We thank our individual donors as well.  Together We Can! 

Trip Countdown [2022-10-07]

Just like that, our time here in Tanzania is ending.  It’s amazing how quickly 6 weeks can pass!  But thanks to heroic efforts on the part of Reneal Team Tanzania (Country Director David Nyangaka and Technicians Robert Nyangaka, Erick Mneney, Ashura Hamis, and Patrick Mushi), Neal was able to complete the planned software updates on 57 Reneal servers.  We can’t thank our Team enough for their hard work and dedication!  And we have been so fortunate to meet with many Reneal supporters during our time here, as well as with exciting new potential partners.

Reneal Team Tanzania [2022-09-18]

It’s great to be back in Tanzania!  It is really a thrill to be working side-by-side with Reneal Team Tanzania again.  Since we were last here in early 2020, we have added two new Team members and watched the entire Team take over most of the key activities that Neal and I used to do.  In addition to our early partners at Habari Node and Arusha Node Marie, Reneal now works much more closely with national, regional, and district officials around Tanzania.  We are so honored to be a part of this joint effort to bring computers and technology to students and teachers in Tanzania!

Ready to go [2022-08-22]

For the first time in 2-1/2 years, Neal and I are preparing to head to Tanzania!  We are anxiously awaiting a reunion with Reneal Team Tanzania, with a full slate of work planned together in support of the schools there.  Our primary goal is doing a major server software update that will add new maintenance tools and educational resources, update programs and the operating system, and fix some bugs.  We will make some hardware fixes as well while we are there.  It will be a busy 6 weeks, but we are looking forward to having this long-planned update completed.

Off and Running in Phase 1 [2022-07-17]

I would never have guessed that I’d be reporting on FOUR new computer labs in less than a month since my last blog post!  Not only that, the recipient schools are far from our home base in Arusha: one in Dodoma Region and three in Manyara Region.  Welcome Ula, Nakwa, Bagara, and Komoto Secondary Schools to the Reneal family!  2022 Phase 1 is indeed off to a great start, with more new computer labs coming soon.

Thank you ClosingTheDivide! [2022-06-20]

Since the last blog post, Reneal was thrilled to receive an additional generous monetary donation from ClosingTheDivide (www.closingthedivide.foundation) in support of Reneal’s 2022 Phase 1 projects.  This donation has been designated to cover the purchased equipment and shipping costs for the new Reneal computer labs that will be installed in six Manyara Region public secondary schools.  Reneal is truly excited to partner with CTD to support a brand new geographical area for us.

2022 Phase 1 begins! [2022-05-25]

I am very excited to follow the last blog post with news that the first box for 2022 Phase 1 has been packed!  There’s still a lot to do to get the shipment prepared, but we anticipate getting the equipment to Tanzania in late June.  Thanks to another generous donation from Apto Solutions (www.aptosolutions.com), 10 additional pubic high schools in Tanzania will receive computer labs!  We also plan to replace some very old units deployed in 2014 and 2015.

Phase 3 completed! [2022-05-07]

In the last month Reneal Team Tanzania, joined by our partners Habari Node and Arusha Node Marie, went into overdrive and installed four new computer labs!  Reneal’s Team finished up the final training session last week, bringing to a conclusion Phase 3 of the 2021 Apto Solutions projects.  In the last year, over 500 computers donated by Apto Solutions have been installed to create new computer labs in 22 schools and to expand 5 existing computer labs!

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