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Sierra eRiders Activity Photos in Slides
Software Freedom Day Celebration 2009
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
Free Computer Training for Secondary School's Pupils
ICT training for Community Radio Network staff in Sierra Leone
ICT training for Community Radio Network staff in Sierra Leone
ICT training for Community Radio Network staff in Sierra Leone
ICT training for Community Radio Network staff in Sierra Leone
ICT training for NMJD staff in Sierra Leone
ICT training for NMJD staff in Sierra Leone
Media training for West African journalist - IDLELO 4 Accra Ghana
Installing Ubuntu Operating System
Ubuntu Training
Installing and Networking Makeni Widmifery School Computer Library
Installing and Networking Makeni Widmifery School Computer Library
Installing and Networking Makeni Widmifery School Computer Library
Installing and Networking Makeni Widmifery School Computer Library
Offloading CLASSworks' Computers from VIAFRICA for five Secondary Schools in Freetown
Installing VIAFRICA CLASSworks Computers at five Secondary Schools in Freetown
Ten Teachers from five Secondary Schools in Freetown undergoing CLASSworks training at Sierra eRiders
The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) was established in 2000 as a part of the global network of autonomous Soros Foundations. OSIWA promotes open societies where democracy, good governance, the rule of law, basic freedoms and widespread civic participation prevail.
Sierra eRiders celebrates Software Freedom Day
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| 60 Students awarded certificates on FOSS |
Sierra eRiders has joined the world in celebrating Software Freedom Day 2010 in Sierra Leone with the theme "Free and Open Source Software for Education".
The celebration in Sierra Leone was marked by the awarding of certificates to 60 students, from various secondary schools in the country, who have successfully completed basic software training facilitated by Sierra eRiders using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) on operating system, word processing and the Internet.
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Sierra eRiders is joining the world in celebrating Software Freedom Day 2010 with the theme "Free and Open Source Software for Education"
Software Freedom Day (SFD) is an annual worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). This is a day dedicated to educate the public about the benefits of FOSS and also to encourage it uses.
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In an effort to assist government in the integration of ICT in the development process of Sierra Leone, Sierra eRiders with support from OSIWA is organising a One day face to face workshop on the theme: DEVELOPING THE FUTURE OF SIERRA LEONE INTERNET TOGETHER.
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The Vision of FOSSFA is to promote the use of FOSS and the FOSS model in African development, and the organization supports the integration of FOSS in national policies.
OSIWA is a private operating and grant making Foundation which supports and advocates for initiatives that promote Open Society values in West Africa.
Sourcefabric believes in quality, independent journalism. No matter what their resources or location, we provide media organisations with the open source software, tools and support to produce it.
 Get Ubuntu operating system, perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser,
presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging, media players, games and
much more. |
 OpenDisc is a high quality collection of open source software (OSS) for the Microsoft Windows operating system.The majority of programs featured on OpenDisc and OpenEducationDisc are also available on Linux. See a categorize list of programs available in the OpenDisc & OpenEducationDisc. |
|  OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It can also read and write
files from other common office software packages. |
 The award-winning Firefox Web browser has security, speed and new features that will change the way you use the Web. Don’t settle for anything less. |
| Collect copies of the Ubuntu CDs, OpenDisc and OpenEducationDisc from Sierra eRiders office or you can directly grab the .ISO image file of the disc by clicking on the various icons. |
Campcaster is a free, open source radio suite enabling live broadcast and scheduling for radio stations, whether their transmission is analogue, digital or online. Campcaster runs on Linux. |
The
OpenEducationDisc is a modification of the OpenDisc format by Teachers
and Computer Specialists with a passion for education. The purpose of
it is to provide students with the software that they need to complete
school work at home.
