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Not long ago, I planted a crop of potatoes.
Then suddenly, they started dying, one after the other.
I looked at books and they didn't tell me much.
So I went and did a search.
Potato diseases.
One of the websites told me
that ants could be the problem.
It said sprinkle wood ash over the plants.
Then after a few days, the ants disappeared.
I got excited about the Internet.
I have this friend,
he really would like to expand his business.
So I went with him to the cyber cafe
and we looked at several sites.
When I met him next, he was going to put a windmill
at the local school.
I felt proud because
something that wasn't there before
was suddenly there.
I realised that not everybody is able to access
what I was able to access.
I thought that I need to have an Internet
that my Grandmother can use.
So I thought about a notice board.
A simple wooden notice board.
When I get information on my phone,
I am able to post the information
on the notice board.
So it's basically like a computer.
I use the Internet to help people.
I think I am searching for
a better life
for me and my neighbours.
So many people have access to information,
but there's no follow-up to that.
I think the follow-up to that is our knowledge.
When people have the knowledge,
they can find solutions
without having to be helped out.
Information is powerful,
but it is how we use it that will define us.