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Thank you ClosingTheDivide! [2022-06-20]

Since the last blog post, Reneal was thrilled to receive an additional generous monetary donation from ClosingTheDivide (www.closingthedivide.foundation) in support of Reneal’s 2022 Phase 1 projects.  This donation has been designated to cover the purchased equipment and shipping costs for the new Reneal computer labs that will be installed in six Manyara Region public secondary schools.  Reneal is truly excited to partner with CTD to support a brand new geographical area for us.

2022 Phase 1 begins! [2022-05-25]

I am very excited to follow the last blog post with news that the first box for 2022 Phase 1 has been packed!  There’s still a lot to do to get the shipment prepared, but we anticipate getting the equipment to Tanzania in late June.  Thanks to another generous donation from Apto Solutions (www.aptosolutions.com), 10 additional pubic high schools in Tanzania will receive computer labs!  We also plan to replace some very old units deployed in 2014 and 2015.

Phase 3 completed! [2022-05-07]

In the last month Reneal Team Tanzania, joined by our partners Habari Node and Arusha Node Marie, went into overdrive and installed four new computer labs!  Reneal’s Team finished up the final training session last week, bringing to a conclusion Phase 3 of the 2021 Apto Solutions projects.  In the last year, over 500 computers donated by Apto Solutions have been installed to create new computer labs in 22 schools and to expand 5 existing computer labs!

Happy 10th Reneal! [2022-04-12]

Reneal officially incorporated as a non-profit ten years ago.  What a decade it’s been!  Reneal is thankful for the continued opportunity to serve students and teachers in learning about computers and technology.  Over Reneal’s existence, 50 computer labs in Tanzania and 36 computer labs in the Philippines have been installed in public high schools.  Reneal is grateful to so many people and organizations that have helped make this work possible!

Phase 3 action [2022-03-27]

Thanks to the efforts of Reneal Team Tanzania, all Reneal schools have received a beginning-of-the-new-school-year visit.  During these visits, the Team makes sure the server is working properly and checks out all of the client computers.  It our chance to make sure each lab is running at full strength for the students at each school.  We have a list of action items for follow-up, but it feels great to know what needs to be done.  Now that these visits are behind us, the Team is back to work on the Phase 3 installations!

Past, present, and future [2022-02-25]

The last few weeks have seen a lot of activity for Reneal Team Tanzania, as well as here at Reneal headquarters.  It is a continuous challenge to balance our work’s past, present and future: maintenance of existing computer labs, installing new labs, and scouting for candidate schools for expansion.  We have made great progress since the last blog post in each of these areas.

Phase 3 begins [2022-01-29]

Since the last blog post, two new Reneal computer labs have come into existence!  We are very happy to welcome Amani Abeid Karume Secondary School and Nkoarua Secondary School to the Reneal family!  These new labs each have 20 laptops for use by students and teachers, generously donated by Apto Solutions.  We are also grateful for the assistance of Reneal partners Habari Node and Arusha Node Marie during the installation work at Nkoarua SS, as well as financial support from the World Vegetable Center for the purchase of computer tables at Nkoarua.

The end of an era [2022-01-14]

Happy New Year!  2022 is a big year for Reneal, with our 10th anniversary as a 501(c)(3) coming up in April.  And this is the 300th blog post since the first one back in March of 2013.  We certainly could not have foreseen Reneal’s changes over the years since then.  We will be installing our 50th computer lab in Tanzania in the next few weeks!  And 2022 brings more exciting expansion, thanks to a continuing partnership with Apto Solutions.  But Reneal also bids farewell to its earliest mission in the Philippines.

Phase 3 underway! [2021-12-18]

The equipment for Phase 3 is on the way!  Thanks to another generous donation from Apto Solutions, seven more schools in Tanzania will be receiving computer labs!  Three schools in Arusha District, one school in Meru District, two schools in Monduli District, and one school in Kondoa District (near Dodoma) have been selected; the latter two districts are firsts for Reneal.  Right now, the boxes are scheduled to arrive next Wednesday.  There is still a lot of work to do, but this is a big first step.  Reneal is so grateful to Apto Solutions for this opportunity to reach more schools in Tanzania with technology!

Phase 3 preparations [2021-11-11]

Work toward the Phase 3 projects with Reneal’s generous donor Apto Solutions has continued since the last blog post.  We picked up a big batch of equipment last week and have completed testing.  As before, the computers are perfect for Reneal’s mission!  Neal finished building the new servers and is close to the end of a major software update.  Reneal Team Tanzania completed visits to the existing schools to make repairs and check out the servers.  We still have installations of two new labs remaining from Phase 2, but these schools are close to being ready.

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