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Follow up Story 1st April 2009
One such initiative was the opening of a free Internet Café for the blind and visually-impaired in Gambia - the
first in Africa. The project was founded by the Kingfisher Trust- a charity whose aim is to help improve the
quality of life for people in Gambia by providing skills-training, supplying medical equipment for hospitals,
building schools and skills centres, and recycling computers among other activities.
The Internet Café is equipped with four computer stations, each of them running the award-wining Dolphin Guide
Software. Simon Wezel, the founder of the Kingfisher Trust, first noticed Dolphin Guide software in 2005 when he
purchased a copy for a friend of his who is blind. As Simon explains, after giving him the software
"What happened was unbelievable: within two hours he was typing a document and even sending an email for the first
time in his life"
(This was Capt.Lamin Saine in December 2005 - see update April 2009)
"Dolphin Guide has proven to be both very popular and well-received. 'The Dolphin Guide program from Software
Express is really marvellous - and very reasonable' says Simon. Over 30 students, of whom the majority are
completely blind, come to the Caféand use Dolphin Guide on a regular basis. They are now achieving great things and
improving their chances of future employment."
The Trust's Café also offers training sessions on Dolphin Guide software for any-one interested.
Adrian Sach, Lead developer for Dolphin Guide, comments:
"We are delighted to hear that our Dolphin Guide software has been found to be such an invaluable resource to the
Trust's Internet Café in Gambia. We hope that, as the Kingfisher Trust expands, more and more blind and
visually-impaired users will be able to regain some of their independence, and thereby improve the quality of their
life, using Dolphin Guide".
1st April 2009 Capt.(retired) Lamin Saine
He is just celebrating a 25 year Jubilee serving The Gambia Government, not that this is a Nine to Five Job, I
would call it an EIGHT Day Week, and if that is not enough he enrolled last September 2008 as a student at the
Gambia University, studying LAW. All this has been made possible with the Guide program.
We also have 2 visually impaired people busy with the program, one to learn online marketing and the other wants to
start a website supporting the National Football Team U-17, (the Scorpions) in their efforts in taking part in the
World Cub.
Dolphin Guide from Dolphin - Make computers easy to use with clear
Simon Wezel, the founder of the Kingfisher Trust, first noticed Dolphin Guide software in 2005 when he purchased a
copy for a friend of his who is blind.
by - April 2006
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To encourage the blind and visually impaired people in The Gambia to communicate via the Internet, thus obtaining
friendship, education and special interest information from all parts of the world.
Source: http://www.yourdolphin.com /productdetail.asp? id=30&act=show&csid=99&z=5
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