Day 3739: Hero and a tall lady!

   

"Destruction": junk and digital collage

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A hero.

Read Nelly's story here.

A computer science professional who grew up in poverty in rural Kenya. Her nonprofit, TechLit Africa, uses recycled computers to create technology labs in schools in Kenyan communities like those of her childhood. She says computer skills are a way to empower young people and give them opportunities for a brighter future.

“She was working really hard, and I was still going to bed hungry. I was still sent home for tuition. I was still living in a house that was flooding,” said Cheboi, now 29. “Looking at the poverty in the household, looking at the community and suffering, it just became so clear that I needed to do something.”  Cheboi attended college on scholarship in the United States, worked odd jobs to support her family, and discovered her passion for computer science. She credits computer literacy for her ability to find job opportunities and make money doing what she loves. She knew she wanted to share it with her community back home.

Today, she’s giving 4,000 kids the chance for a brighter future through her nonprofit, TechLit Africa. The organization, whose name is short for Technologically Literate Africa, uses recycled computers to create technology labs in schools in rural Kenya. 

 

An iconic flight

  

   Rumeysa Gilgi is a pretty tall deal. The tallest living woman, in fact, according to one of her five Guinness World Records. Gilgi, 25, stands over seven feet tall. Her proportions are due to Weaver syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes bone overgrowth. She's been something of a celebrity for a while now and travels around to share her story and spread body positivity. But due to her condition, she was never able to take a plane flight safely. That changed when Turkish Airlines staff removed several seats from a plane so Gilgi could take a 13-hour flight from her home country of Turkey to San Francisco while resting comfortably on a stretcher. Gilgi's trip also opens the conversation about better accessibility for air travel. I spoke to an expert from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is finding new ways -- from better communication to new architectural and mechanical designs --  to ensure that everyone can fly safely and with dignity.

 

 

 

 

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