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The digital divide refers to the gap between those who benefit from the Digital Age and those who do not.  The divide between differing countries or regions of the world is referred to as the Global Digital Divide.  It describes global disparities, primarily between developed and developing countries, in regards to access to computing, information, and educational resources, as well as the inequality of access to goods and services available through technology.

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In 2001, Indiana school teachers, Kathy Lattimer and Habib Diatta created Wings for West Africa in an effort to reduce the growing divide by  "bridging the gap"  in rural secondary schools in West Africa, beginning with Senegal. For twenty years, through the tireless work of its founders, the dynamic efforts of its volunteers, and the generosity of its donors, this charity has been doing incredible work.  In the countries of Senegal, Guinea, and Haiti, Wings has partnered with local non-profits to train teacher-technicians to use the Internet as a gateway to resources otherwise inaccessible, trained teachers in installation and maintenance of computers, and supported community development by making school computer centers accessible. 

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Wings is currently embarking on the construction of a multi-purpose building in the town of Nema Nding, Senegal that will eventually house a computer training school, a computer lab, a cultural center for American and Senegalese cultural exchanges, and it will serve as an in-country headquarters for the Wings for West Africa.

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