LAM-TECH Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3)-pending non-profit organization based in New York. New York purpose: dedicated to helping under-served students, teachers, and communities in West Africa to establish and operate energy-efficient and sustainable virtual science labs enabled by Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
Our Mission is to promote and increase the use of available, sustainable, reliable ICT solutions to teach math, science and technology West African countries
We envision becoming the Premier source for main stream and alternative math, Science, Information & Communications Technology Education and research institute, low power computer and renewable energy solutions and energy efficient computer based laboratory solutions provider in West Africa
Target Population Group: Under-served students, teachers and communties in West Africa
Our Goals
- To become the premier source for mainstream and alternative math, science and technology education in West Africa.
- To establish one center of at least 10 low power computers in 70% of target communities by 2020
- To develop custom educational software systems covering math, science and technology subject areas in the West African Examination Councils BECE and WASSCE curriculum.
- To increase student participation, interest, college admissions and pass rate in math, science and technology subjects and programs, teacher effectiveness and youth employment
Our Objectives
- Train at least 10% of the teachers in year 1, 15% in year 2, 25% in year 3
- Increase the pass rate in math, science and technology subjects taken at the BECE & WASSCE by at least 5% in year 1, 10% in year 2, 30% in year 3
- Increase the number of successful college admissions into math, science and technology degree programs by at least 5% in year 1, 10% in year 2, 30% in year 3
- Increase the number of youth employment by at least 5% in year 1, 10% in year 2, 20% in year 3
- Achieve a 15% improvement in each focus area of our program by the end of year 3
Our Theory for social change
We vow to maintain these core values, regardless of how large our organization becomes because these values are the soul of our organization. They are;
- Providing the Highest Quality & lowest power ICT and renewable energy Products, services, & solutions to the communities we serve
- Satisfying and delighting our beneficiaries and donors
- Supporting staff happiness and excellence
- Creating wealth through math, science and technology education, research, innovation & Growth
- Caring about our communities & environment
- Creating win-win partnerships with organizations and institutions
We are dedicated to helping under-served students, teachers, and communities in West Africa to establish and operate energy-efficient and sustainable virtual science labs. Join us to promote the use of sustainable, reliable ICT solutions to teach math, science and technology in West African countries. West Africa is made up of 16 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe is included in West Africa for operational purposes), Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo
The foundation has four core programs around which all activities and projects are based. These programs will exist in each country we operate. Each program will be piloted in one country for at least 3 years and after successful deployment and implementation, it will be duplicated into the other countries.
LAM-TECH Foundation’s cause will be achieved by implementing the following programs, all under the umbrella of “Promoting sustainable Math, Science and Technology Education in West Africa.”
- “LAM-TECH ICT Resource Center”
- “LAM-TECH Science Clubs for Students”
- “One Computer Per Home”
- “LAM-TECH ICT & Renewable Energy Research Institute”
The Lam-Tech ICT Resource Center program has three projects; Virtual Lab Initiative, Public ICT Resource Center, Virtual Science and computer labs for schools.
- Virtual Lab Initiative: The purpose of this initiative is to train teachers and school heads of secondary schools without a science lab and library how to use virtual labs ( powered by low power computers using solar energy) to teach their students math, science and technology subjects effectively to increase the pass rate during BECE and WASSCE. At the end of the training, we will donate one complete low power computer, a portable pico projector, portable solar system, 160 math, science and technology related text and reference books, a bookcase with 8 shelves to place the books in a library, internet connection fully paid for 1 year and a certificate of completion to each participating school and individuals. Donated computers will be fully loaded with 4 virtual lab software; Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science, Earth Science. Schools will be selected at random via a lottery from each district which will result into 14 schools.
- Virtual Science and computer labs: The purpose of this project is to duplicate the virtual lab initiative at a larger scale. We will attempt to establish a complete virtual lab in selected high schools to serve more students at the same time. Each one of these labs will have a minimum of 10 low power PCs, virtual science lab CDs, and a digital library. For schools without a science lab, these labs will serve as there primary science labs for students to perform experiments.
- Public ICT Resource Center: The purpose of this project is to establish one public ICT resource resource in each provincial headquater town of the countries we operate in. These centers will serve all student and teacher comunnities in the province. We intend to place 50 low power computers powered mainly via solar, or wind energy, grid power were available and Gas generators for backup power. The centers will provide basic computer training, public internet cafe, virtual classrooms for small groups of students, digital library and technical support services to community schools already using our virtual labs.
The Science Clubs for students will be established in community schools and serve as a network and training ground where students will be engaged with programs to motivate and gain their interest in math, science and technology. The clubs will explore topics such as professional careers in math, science and technology, salary surveys, case studies of successful youth projects around the globe and etc. They will compete from time to time to receive free low-power laptops and portable solar systems for their home use
One Computer Per Home program will cater for the low-power computers and portable solar systems that will be used as incentives for students in our program. The program will set the criteria for awards and manage the award process.
Lam-Tech ICT and Renewable Energy Research Institute will be established as a research based tertiary education institute in one country and online. This institute will create a network of science and technology researchers in West Africa to research and develop adaptable renewable energy and low-power computing solutions for use in rural areas. It will also create a Technology/knowledge transfer platform to help bridge the digital divide. The provision of professional ICT and business related training, consultancy and research services to private and public sector will help the institute generate revenues to sustain it operations. In the future the institute will attempt to connect all higher institutions of learning in West Africa through a West African University Wide Area Network (WAU-WAN) initiative that will facilitate information sharing and collaborative research between universities in West African.
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