"By the start of the 2012 academic year, every educator in every school of the Western Cape will be empowered to use appropriate and available technology to deliver curriculum to each and every learner in the province."

Starting with the most disadvantaged schools, Khanya works towards eradicating the digital divide and achieving racial and gender equity.

• using technology to help educators
• providing an opportunity for learners to benefit from a variety of learning styles, using technology
• using technology to help disabled learners
• increasing the number of learners taking Mathematics and Science on the higher grade and coping successfully
• preparing all learners for the Information Age
• narrowing the digital divide
• providing all educators and learners in the province with an email address.

• What is the Khanya Project?
• Achievements
• For More Information

The Khanya Project is an initiative of the Western Cape Education Department, which started in April 2001. The project looks at ways to use information, communication and audiovisual technology to improve teaching and learning, or curriculum delivery in schools.

The aim is that every teacher in the Western Cape will eventually use technology, such as computers or televisions, to teach. This can help alleviate the shortage of qualified teaching staff at many schools. The project also expects that learners will be able to use computers to learn.

Hardware in the form of computers and software such as computer programmes are supplied to schools. The implementation depends on the specific needs of the school.

Although all schools will eventually be targeted, the project has initially been implemented where the need is greatest and where results are most likely to be achieved.

The project is therefore focusing on well-managed schools in poor areas with sound academic results, where new technology will make the most difference to the lives of teachers and learners. The schools are invited to join the project when their staff is ready to adopt the technologies and integrate them into their teaching practices.

The project has done a survey to find out what the technology needs of each school are. Computer networks are established with Internet connectivity and audiovisual facilities in individual schools answering to their specific educational needs.

The Khanya Project has been highly acclaimed locally and internationally. Its latest accolade came in September 2004, when it won the Standard Bank Centre for Public Sector Innovation Award in the category Innovative Service Delivery Institutions.

Khanya Achievements as at March 2006:

• 490 schools have been helped to use technology effectively.
• Another 134 schools are in various stages of preparation for the next wave of implementation.
• A total of 18,306 computers are used in Khanya schools (of these 10,561 have been funded by Khanya or its donor partners, and the balance of 7,745 have been procured by the schools themselves).
• 13,034 Educators are being empowered to use technology optimally for curriculum delivery .
• 432,460 learners are already reaping the benefits of the project.

Khanya has a comprehensive website that contains details of their activities in particular schools and regions, as well as answers to frequently asked questions about the project.

Or you can contact:

Aletta Crofton
Khanya Office Manager
18th floor, Sanlam Golden Acre Building, Cape Town
Khanya - WCED, Private Bag X9114, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: 021 467 2223
Fax: 021 425 7458
acrofton@pgwc.gov.za