It is not weird for me, while I go to countryside without electricity. People living in remote rural areas uses kerosene lamp, generators and so on. Some districts have electricity owned by private business. What I did not expect to happen was that there was no electricity. While I, my colleague and a man from other organization reached area in Kandal province, about 60 km from Phnom Penh.
When we arrived, we saw all students waiting for us in School. We planned to arrange training in class room but there was not electricity. And then we moved to pagoda, where we thought that there was generator belonging to pagoda. It was bad day, the generator did not function. Finally, we could not show slide to students, who were sitting on the floor in pagoda. in the afternoon, we hired generator, charged 30,000 Reil using nearly 3 hours.
I asked them, and they said that they did not know what ICT is; some of them have been learning computer such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel…etc. one of schoolgirl said that her teacher used to tell her that the usage of internet is very important for searching information. But she added that she does not know how to use internet and computer at all.
All the students are sitting on the floor in ThomPhreah pagoda in Kandal province, carefully listening to trainer telling information related to ICT.
Trainers are showing advantage of usage of ICT in education sector without showing slide due to the lack of electricity in Pagoda.
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Poor cambodia!!! Then, in my district Serey sophorn of Banteay Mean Chey, the electricity per kw costed about 1 $. Unbelievable!!! But we must believe coz it is the truth. The price depends on the private electricity company. From month to month, they increased the price. Fortunately, now, the price desirable has been offered by Electricite du Cambodge. 24 h/24 h, only 800 riel per kw. Some parts of Banteay Mean Chey still meets the problems you meentioned above.:( one good news, more internet shops gradually can be found in my province..