February 28th, 2009
Ethiopian streetkids turn to PCs in language challenge
Ethiopia: In the shadow of Addis Ababa’s biggest Orthodox church, notes Reuters, more than 100 street children cluster around gazing as Amharic script flashes on computer screens before them. Ethiopia, one of Africa’s biggest and poorest countries, has more than 80 languages. Experts say a quarter of those are on the verge of extinction, and [...]
