Where cattle herders’ daughters learn computer coding
by Nokukhanya Musi
Aug 23, 2023
3 minutes
On a Monday morning in Ngwenyameni, a village 38 kilometers (24 miles) south of the capital of Mbabane, eight students at Techno Friends Eswatini wait eagerly at their desks.
Outside, cattle graze across the rolling hills and the voices of herdsmen are a distant soundtrack. The classroom building, a hut-shaped structure made out recycled materials and straw, blends seamlessly into the village idyll. But inside, the learners are far removed from their rural surroundings.
Standing in front of a big screen displaying a live feed, teacher Bongekile Shiba addresses her students, some of whom nervously press
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