Selected as resource partner by the Academy for Education Development (AED), EarthWalk provided several hundred rugged
eBuddy™ semi-rugged laptops, eCharger™ Caddy with long-life SideKick PowerPack batteries, and EcoSolar2™ power systems as part of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Educational Quality Improvement Program 2 (EQUIP2) project that aims to help middle school student in rural regions of Senegal to receive computer training.

The project targets schools in the regions of Fatick, Kolda, and Tambacounda, which are marked by high levels of poverty and low rates of girls’ enrollment. To date, over 5,000 middle school students have been reached by using the mobile lab approach, taking the
eBuddy™ semi-rugged laptops and SideKick PowerPack batteries to schools with no or unsure electricity. In addition, the EarthWalk equipment has made possible summer camps in rural schools with over 100 students at a time where training in software use was combined with community projects.

Please visit the EcoSolar2™ Power System page to learn more about EarthWalk’s solar power solution.