Outside the formal sessions, where we train youth and adults according to a syllabus, the center is open for anyone to come and use the computers. Almost always there are volunteers to guide those who ask for assistance.
Early on, we had suggested to a couple of children who were interacting with the computers for the first time, that they try draw a house using Microsoft Paint.
A week or so on, drawing a house has become one of the most popular activities among the children who visit us. And almost always, the new initiates are assisted by those who have mastered the skill, without any assistance from the volunteers.
And, much to our delight, we discover houses of various shapes and colours, saved under My Pictures. This is all the more poignant since most of the children don't have access to crayons or color pencils or paper to draw on.
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