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The goal of this project is to help break the circle of poverty, which will not only help each household but also have the beneficial effect of helping the community as a whole. The needs identified are: (1) Hi-tech Education (2) Experience: Practical Hands-On workshops and marketable skills (3) Hi-tech Education: Better preparation for university (4) Jobs: Opportunities for the 21st-century job market. This project will address these needs by: (A) Providing innovative coursework and teaching in classrooms (B) Hands-On electronics and computer programming workshops and the creation of a Hi-Tech Maker Space. Students will receive instructions, guidance, and mentorship from the Rotary Club and engineers from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). (C) Students will learn about and develop skills in computer programming, debugging, troubleshooting, and writing code. They will also learn electronic circuit design and software application development. (D) Work with local businesses, companies, and enterprises to provide internships to our students. All these skills and experiences will prepare our students for university and 21st-century hi-tech jobs. The goal of this pilot project is to set our students on the right path and open opportunities for well-paying hi-tech jobs. This will be beneficial to our students to break the circle of poverty and help pull their families out of poverty. The timeline to accomplish our initial goals is 2 years, with the initial request for the first year of $45,000.00 [USD]. The project is broken into two phases, Phase 1: Classroom hi-tech instruction, Introduction to Electronics, Computer Programming (Python), and Use of Arduino Microcontrollers. Cost for Phase 1 = $10,000. Phase 2: Create a Maker Space, which will build on top of the knowledge and skills learned from Phase 1. Students will learn how to work with: 3-D Printers, Web Design & Development tools, Mobile Device application tools, use LASER Engravers, Basic Robotics, Information Systems & Information Technology (on donated Computer Rack Servers), and Architecture software applications (ex. AutoCAD). Cost for Phase-2 = USD $35,000.00. Rotary Club Cali Norte in cooperation with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) will work to recruit volunteers to staff all the above-mentioned activities. Rotary Club will function as the Financial Sponsor and IEEE will function as the Technical Sponsor for this project. Please refer to the signed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for more details.
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