Talking with a Camera

A greeting package put together by children in Florida, USA, will be travelling to Sironko along with the hardware.

The package mostly contains pictures of about a dozen children, around ten years old. They took pictures of themselves playing, goofing around, doing crafts and even cooking. The message is simple. Hi, this is us, and we'd like to find out about you.

One doesn't normally think of the digital camera as a communications tool. But, they do say that a picture is worth a thousand words, don't they? And where language barriers exist, it is even more useful.

The plan is to deliver the package to similar aged children in Sironko and have them put together a digital package to share something about themselves. Through this the children will also be introduced to the digital camera as well as the computer and relevant software.

How the communication evolves will largely be determined by the children and their interests. But, we'll be sure to encourage and enable collaboration between them.