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Kawangware is one of the fastest-growing slums in Nairobi, Kenya. It is also the poorest. Most of the 300,000 people who live there try to survive on less than $1 a day.
But one non-profit group is working to give Kenya's poorest citizens access to technology. The Craft Silicon Foundation provides people who live in Kawangware a computer lab and computer training on a mobile bus. The bus has 12 computers powered by the sun through solar panels.
Allan Mideva is one of the students learning basic computer skills. The mobile computer lab is an opportunity he normally could not afford. His mother earns about $2 a day washing clothes.
Allan Mideva says he had to make only a one-time payment of $2.20 to show he was serious about studying. He adds that the mobile computer lab enables students to have computer skills.
The Craft Silicon Foundation began offering free information and communication technology classes to poor young people in 2009.
The training takes 10 weeks. If students pass a test at the end of the training, they receive certificates of graduation. So far, the mobile computer lab has helped about 7,000 students.
Craft Silicon has offices in Kenya, Tanzania, India and the United States. Kamal Budhabhatti is the chief executive officer of the company. He says the Craft Silicon Foundation promotes computer literacy as part of its responsibility to society.
"Education is still a luxury at some of these slums, so we believe that as much as it is so important, we must go to slum areas where they cannot afford to get technological education."
The government of Kenya also plans to increase Internet literacy and access to information. Government officials want to provide free Internet access to all the slums in Nairobi.
For now, the students from Kawangware look forward to completing their computer training and working to better their futures.
I'm Jonathan Evans.
词汇解释
1.slum vi. （为猎奇或救济等）去贫民窟 n. 贫民窟；陋巷；脏乱的地方
The slum is to be dynamited.
贫民窟要被炸掉了。
2.certificate vt. 发给证明书；以证书形式授权给…；用证书批准 n. 证书；执照，文凭
He was afforded a certificate upon completion of his course of study.
他结业时被授予证书。
3.literacy n. 读写能力；精通文学
Many adults have problems with literacy and numeracy.
很多成年人有读写和计算的困难。
内容解析
1.For now, the students from Kawangware look forward to completing their computer training and working to better their futures.
look forward to 盼望，期待
He was looking forward to working with the new manager.
他很期待和新经理一起工作。
He now says that he's looking forward to increased trade after the war.
他现在说他正期盼着战后的贸易增长。
参考译文
卡弯格瓦利是肯尼亚内罗毕增长最快的贫民窟之一，也是最贫困的贫民窟，生活在那里的30万人大多数每天靠不到一美元的生活费过活。
但一家非盈利组织正帮助肯尼亚最贫困者获得科技知识，Craft Silicon基金会在一辆流动巴士上给居住在卡弯格瓦利的人们提供计算机实验室和计算机培训，这辆巴士有12台电脑，是由照射在太阳面板上的太阳光提供动力的。
艾伦是学到电脑基本技能的学生之一，这个流动计算机实验室是个机会，通常情况下他是支付不起的，他母亲靠洗衣服每天赚约两美元。
艾伦说他只需一次性支付2.2美元来表明他学习很认真，他说这个流动计算机实验室让学生们学到了电脑技能。
Craft Silicon于2009年开始向贫困年轻人提供免费信息和通讯技术课。
培训持续10周，如果学生们在培训结束时通过考试，他们就能收到毕业证书。到目前为止，这个流动计算机实验室帮助了7000多个学生。
Craft Siliconn基金会在肯尼亚、坦桑尼亚、印度和美国设有办事处。卡迈勒·布德哈伯哈蒂是该公司的首席执行官。他说，Craft Silicon基金会将推广计算机应用能力作为自己社会责任的一部分。
“对于一些贫民窟来说，教育仍是奢侈品，所以我们认为既然它这么重要，我们就必须到贫民窟这些支付不起科技教育的地方来。”
肯尼亚政府还计划提高网络素养以及增加信息获取途径，政府官员希望给内罗毕的所有贫民窟提供互联网。
就目前来说，卡弯格瓦利的学生们期待完成计算机培训，希望获得更美好的未来。
我是乔纳森·伊万斯。
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