Community Computer and Education Centers - Grand Opening

After my return from Sri Lanka I start to work with the Polish subsidiary of Microsoft Company.



Together with my team from NGO: Responsible Business Institute - we work very hard to inaugurated at 11th of October 2006, a new project of building a knowledge in our local society.

The project aims is to fight IT exclusion in the Podlasie region in Poland and targets the unemployed and those in danger of losing a job, so that, by acquiring basic computer/Internet literacy skills, they improve their qualifications and consequently their employment possibilities. The overall idea is to provide equal opportunities to all members of local Podlasie community in access to knowledge and ICT skills.



Community Computers and Education Centers are set up in 7 locations in the Podlaskie region: in Augustów, Białystok, Łapy, Rudka, Sokółka, Zambrów and in Zawady. More than 100PC's with full Microsoft software were delivered. About 1500 persons will get free training in basic computer skills.



Several partners are contributing to the success of this project. The hardware for Community Centers was supplied by the World Bank/International Finance Corporation, Association of Second Hand Bank (Stowarzyszenie Bank Drugiej Ręki) and local IT companies.

We have opportunity to do "so cool" things - only thanks to Microsoft Unlimited Potential grant.