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While much of the world's attention has shifted away from the disaster in Haiti wrought by
an earthquake in January, conditions in the island nation remain difficult, with 1.5 million
people still homeless.
To ease the isolation caused by lacking a permanent place to live, the UN Educational
Scientific and Cultural Organization has launched the Mobile Multimedia Unit or MMU project
at 6 refugee camps.
Mehdi Benchelah Communication Officer, UNESCO
Communication is very important. So, UNESCO had started this project with Alternative
Media to allow displaced people to reconnect."
Each MMU project brings along eight laptop computers with wireless internet connections.
The project is expected to last eight months and will bring web access to around 3000 young
people.
Charlemagne Davilmar, Instructor
"With those who knew nothing of IT I use practical approach so that they advance fast. They can
now use computers and they know its value and how to use it for their own benefit. For
example, now they can use computers to do their homework, or how to prepare their CV
or surf the Internet if they want to find information about something."
MMU also offers the opportunity to educate many people in Haiti about personal computers,
as the devices are not common in the impoverished nation.
Jasmine Charles: "This is very important for me. Before, I
knew nothing about Internet."
Each camp will have its own blog, so that residents from the different camps can see
and communicate with each other and share experiences.
Reporting from Boston, I'm Justin Meisinger, IDG News Service.