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The Bulungula Tech Centre in Nqileni village aims to enhance educational resources in the area.

Cape Town - With Covid-19 giving rise to innovation, six graduates from UCT decided to offer pupils in the rural regions of the Eastern Cape a technological leg-up by constructing a scalable, low-cost tech centre to equip them with the necessary tools and skills to secure their future.

“The development of the centre started in Claude’s lounge with a handful of Raspberry Pis that we borrowed from friends. Learners in the rural region of the Eastern Cape at a low-cost tech centre built to equip them with the necessary tools and skills to secure their future. SUPPLIED As the community surrounding the Bulungula Incubator, The Delta chief executive Louis Buys said they saw an opportunity to make a change.

“I hope that students learn to see that as an opportunity and not something to be afraid of,” said Buys.

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