Free ict training skills stirs young lady to volunteer her services

Hellaena  Tayari, a form four leaver born 18 years ago in Songambele b village never thought one day she will find computers being used in her home village being aware that, computers are expensive and needed a lot of power to run them a resource which was not available at her village. Hellena went through secondary education at Mbezi-inn located in Dar-Es-Salaam which is in urban setting and could just see computers being used and never thought she will one day be a computer guru. 

“I could see other people use computers but I had phobia for them… I feared even to touch them and never thought I will have an opportunity to use them…” said Hellaena

 

Hellaena assisting ICT students during their practice session. Photo by Sadock

When Somgambele Maarifa centre was established in November 2012, she was lucky to be among the first lot to benefit from Free ICT training. Her excitement could be noticed all through the training period and could ask questions on areas that she couldn’t understand well according to Mr Sadock, the ICT trainer at the Maarifa centre.

“She could stop me from moving to the next point if she didn’t understand the first one… I could notice her curiosity from the way she was asking her questions…” Said Sadock.

Hellena completed her computer studies three months later and she is now proud because what she could see other people do, she is able to do it even better. She says that, she is now able to comfortably work with the five packages she has learned from the ICT class.

Students and their trainer during class session. Photo by Samuel

“I am now happy since I know all computer basics and can work with Ms Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Thanks for the free ICT training…” added Hellaena

Her efforts were rewarded when the advisory committee saw her fit to serve as a community knowledge facilitator (CKF) at the maarifa centre among many youths who had applied for the position and she has gone even further to help in computer training among other duties at the maarifa centre.

Her appeal is to have more machines and have internet connection at the centre since a lot of community members are interested to join the training.