The quest for jobs that may constitute Project Albert began
long ago by researching through a number of aid agencies. Many
were approached but the most receptive was the Institute of Cultural
Affairs (ICA).
This international Non Government Organisation
delivers aid by empowerment which basically means appropriate
education by suitable means, and the provision of resources
to do it. Contact was made with Jonathan Dudding, ICA-UK Development
Officer and through him to ICA Kenya.
After some months and a meeting with Edward Mutiso of ICA-K,
Project Albert followed a different route preferring instead
to take the service option through RAFLO Nairobi and BATLSK.
On the 3rd week of our trip however, I visited the offices of
ICA-K to see if there was anyway Project Albert 2001 may be of
assistance. Edward told me how their task could be improved by
an update of IT equipment. I asked for a demonstration of their
existing facility and discovered the main computer to fall short
of what you could expect of a 286 machine. It had about 8 M of
RAM and incorporated a painfully slow Email package, all running
through a modem the size of a shoe box. Edward explained how
much of the communication between national and international
ICA offices was carried out by email, primarily because of the
cost. An additional machine would free up their existing one
to be used at another ICA office in northern Kenya, which currently
has no computer at all. A commitment to help was made and the
Project Albert machine whirred into action once again. After
several ‘musical’ fundraising evenings and a bit of
financial juggling by Dave Jarvis the money was found. A phone
call was made to Jnr Tech Dave Hammond of 47/LXX (Eng) Sqn, back
at Lyneham with the following request: |
