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Feb 8, 2005
"Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little need of reform in our prisons." --John Ruskin
Combating the Digital Divide
Rodrigo Baggio has taught computer and Internet skills to almost one million at-risk children. His project, the Committee to Democratize Information Technology (CDI), initially created a network of more than 200 self-managed computer schools in the urban slums of 17 Brazilian states. Helping students who might otherwise have turned to drug trafficking or violence, Rodrigo is bridging the digital divide while providing important job opportunities to young Brazilians.
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