Johannesburg, 07 Sep 2022
Wisenet, a division of Adapt IT and a global leader in the development and supply of cloud software management solutions for corporate and vocational training providers, has set to close the hardware gap at nursing schools across the African continent.
In 2021, Wisenet partnered with the Medical Benevolence Foundation (MBF), an International Christ-centred medical mission organisation, to deploy the Moodle Learning Management System to nursing schools across Kenya and Malawi to provide online learning opportunities to frontline medical professionals amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Collectively the schools enrol 2 500 students and offer studies in nursing and midwifery.
While the schools reported great success with the online learning platform, which allows faculty to create online and offline course content and customise their courses for students, it became apparent that some learners do not have access to hardware devices, limiting their ability to enjoy and progress with the online learning content.
This has led to Wisenet starting an initiative to donate Raspberry Pi computer devices to the MBF-supported nursing colleges across the African continent.
“The MBF schools have reported great progress through the Moodle Online Learning platform, but reports also confirm a significant shortage of hardware devices for all learners to benefit from it. Through our initiative of spurring donations of Raspberry Pi computer devices to the schools, we hope to elevate the accessibility and enjoyment of online learning to MBF-supported students in Africa,” says Ben Hamilton, CEO and Co-Founder of Wisenet.
To close the hardware gap, Wisenet is excited to give customers the option to donate Raspberry Pi computer devices to the schools across the African continent, but to bolster this, Wisenet will take the initiative to match the said offer. Consequently, if an independent company or Wisenet customer chooses to donate two Raspberry Pi computers to the MBF schools, Wisenet will match this donation, equating to a total of four donated computers.
Learn more about how you can contribute to the MBF-supported schools here.
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Wisenet ─ Adapt IT’s Division
Wisenet, a division of Adapt IT, established in 1997, is the market leader in cloud applications for the vocational training sector in the APAC region. With over 3 million records under management and over 10,000 users, Wisenet’s integrated cloud platform is designed to help training organisations manage the entire learner lifecycle from enquiry to graduation, while reducing business costs, and growing revenues.
The company aims to create value for customers by connecting stakeholders to build sustainable and scalable businesses through leading innovative technology to enable a better education experience for learners. Learn more about Wisenet’s learner and education management system or look at what their customers have to say. To learn more about Adapt IT, visit: www.adaptit.com or follow them on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
Wisenet Contact
Guy Saben
Marketing Manager
E: guy@wisenet.co
Adapt IT
Adapt IT is a South African company and a member of Volaris Group Inc. – a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc. (CSI) a listed company on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Adapt IT is a Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) contributor that provides leading specialised software and digitally-led business solutions that assist clients across targeted industries to Achieve more by improving their customer experience, core business operations, business administration, enterprise resource planning and public service delivery.
The organisation has deep sector knowledge and experience predominantly in the education, manufacturing, financial services, energy, enterprise performance management (EPM), telecommunications, consumer security and services, and hospitality industries including public sector. Adapt IT serves over 10 000 global customers, with headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa, and regional offices in Durban and Cape Town. To service international customers, Adapt IT focuses on the Pan African market, through a presence in Mauritius, Botswana, Kenya and Nigeria, as well as on the Asia Pacific market, where the group has a presence in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Through its presence in Ireland, Adapt IT is able to service customers in Europe.
For more information, visit:www.adaptit.com
About the Medical Benevolence Foundation
The MBF is an international Christ-centered medical mission organisation. MBF has served over 140 developing world hospitals, clinics, and nursing schools in 34 countries. Based in Houston, Texas, MBF is registered as a 501(c)3 organisation in the United State of America. Visit www.mbf.net to learn more.
MBF Contact
Donna Childress
VP Marketing, MBF
T: +1 (817) 909-8919
E: dchildress@mbf.net