Founders of the book-gain-ville project Colin Cowell and former ABG President James Tanis were at the Pacific Adventist University (PAU) PNG Symposium to give a presentation on the Bougainville education revolution using Kindle e-readers known as ‘Bookgainville’, an initiative to improve literacy throughout Bougainville.
Bookgainville is the brainchild of Colin Cowell, from Canberra in
Australia who once lived in Bougainville almost forty (40) years ago.
Cowell spent twenty-four (24) years working with and training Aboriginal communities across Australia.
He found his calling to help the people of the former crisis-torn
island of Bougainville on a trip to deliver e-readers to students in a
remote Panguna village.
Cowell started the Bookgainville project in Australia, with the guidance and support of the Indigenous Reading Project.
The project was launched at the Narinai Elementary school in
Panguna district, the home of former ABG President James Tanis. It was
then that the first 20 kindles were given, with feasting and celebration
to signify the importance of the occasion.
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http://bougainvillenews.com/2014/09/18/bougainville-leads-the-way-in-png-developing-and-using-digital-education-technology
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