Langham Preaching (part of the Langham Partnership) is partnering with Harare Theological College (HTC) to provide an innovative technological method of overcoming costly or non-existent internet connections in Zimbabwe.
HTC has developed what it calls the ‘chatterbox’. Essentially a mini computer the size of a cigarette packet, it incorporates a learning management system attached to a solar panel, so it is completely independent of both electricity and internet. It also generates its own intranet.
John Bell, Langham’s movement coordinator for Zimbabwe, said: ‘Even before Covid struck, we had been exploring ways to reach rural communities where electricity supply and connectivity is poor. But Covid-19 significantly disrupted our work in Zimbabwe because running virtual seminars during lockdowns is impossible.
