TEDxSoweto - Bronwen McConkey - The Virtual School

Bronwen is an e-learning luminary. She has been working on ICT and education in Africa for over 5 years - beginning in Ghana's Volta region where she was made Queen Mother in recognition of her efforts to support education. Bronwen is currently Managing Director Social Enterprise for Fusion Universal, a learning solutions company based in London, UK. Fusion's 2020 Vision is to help improve the lives of 1 billion young people in developing countries through technology enabled education.

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• TEDx
• TEDxSoweto
• Soweto
• South Africa
• Bronwen McConkey
• Education
• School
• Development
• ICT

[fgirard12]

What's the name comment about (fuzzjunky). This is a real person with a real name (I know her) making a difference! please try to make a difference in a constructive way.

Liked the talk personally. Brings something to reflect on.

[MrRhysBrookes]

@fuzzyjunky: someone who has given their time to try and affect positive change in education for the world's poorest and you dislike their talk because you don't like their name? that's not in the spirit of TED, I thought it was an inspiring talk

[SOCRATISEFOUBAR]

Great intention, I hope it can comes true, but sometimes it is not that easy, when political factors can influence children education, even if they have the best system. Sometimes it is sad to know that big international institutions that manage the world economy, take the natural resources of the little countries to the big countries and don´t leave anything in exchange, making that countries poorer than before; behind the mask of big companies. All in the name of progress.

[martinegarland]

how humbling

[fuzzjunky]

oh come on she made that name up