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篇一：
Company Finds, Trains Technology Workers in Africa
培訓非洲技術工作者
A new Nigerian technology company plans to produce some of the best software developers in the world.
The company is based in Lagos. It is called Andela. It performs work for large companies, most of which are in the United States. At the same time, it trains software developers. The training period is four years. During that time, Andela teaches workers programming languages and skills.
“Our goal is to basically train 100,000 software developers who are world class, in Africa, over the next 10 years,” said Seni Sulyman. He is the company’s director of operations.
Sulyman says after the developers train at Andela, they can work for major tech companies such as IBM and Microsoft.
Recently, several groups showed their support for Andela by investing $24 million in the company.
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was one of the investors. That group -- created by co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan -- issued a statement praising Andela. The statement said Andela’s “innovative model of learning” was one of the reasons the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invested in the company.
Others have also praised Andela for providing high-quality training. Bankole Oluwafemi is the editor of a technology news website. He said Andela is different from other technology companies in Africa because it focuses on education.
“Andela is kind of like, attack that problem, and they’re kind of like, unique in that they’re one of the first, if not the first, to attack that problem at scale, the problem of education,” he said.
Seni Sulyman says the company hopes to use the money it recently received to increase the number of workers it recruits.
Andela hires only about 12 new people every three months. It chooses them from about 3,000 to 5,000 applications.
Sulyman said Andela would also like to find more companies to complete projects for, and to expand into a third country in Africa. Andela now works in Nigeria and Kenya.
Sulyman noted the recent investment of $24 million seems like a lot of money. But, he said, Andela has so many things it wants to do that he’s sure the company will figure out ways to spend it.
I’m Christopher Jones-Cruise.
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Words in This Story
world class – adj. among the best in the world
focus – v. to direct your attention or effort at something specific (often + on)
scale – n. the size or level of something especially in comparison to something else
hire – v. to give work or a job to (someone) in exchange for wages or a salary (chiefly US)
篇二：
Mali Art School Battles Country's Brain Drain
馬裡藝術學校和國家的人才流失抗衡
Mali has produced many world-famous artists and musicians.
An arts school in the country’s capital, Bamako, is trying to use that rich cultural history to fight youth unemployment and to deter migration.
A famous artist founds the conservatory
Abdoulaye Konate is a famous Malian artist. In 2004, he founded the Balla Fasseke Koyate Conservatory.
Konate said he wanted to offer students the chance to get a higher education without leaving Mali.
To deter migration, one strategy the school has been using is to bring the world to the students.
In addition to the school's 80 teachers, instructors from other countries regularly give classes at the school.
Cuban teachers, for example, trained Jonathan Dembele in classical guitar. Dembele graduated from the school last year. He had returned to Mali after studying abroad in Denmark and Finland.
This training made him a versatile musician, but he still prefers to play folk music.
What happens after graduation?
Some graduates find jobs at media agencies, or as teachers. Others have set up businesses. The school did a study last year and found that 60 percent of its graduates have found work.
Dembele, the guitar player, plays music at weddings and other events. He plays regularly at a hotel, too.
Dembele said:
“It’s not easy, I repeat, it's not easy to live off the music here in Mali, unless you have some branches somewhere else not in Mali, because in Mali musicians are really not well paid. You work to survive."
Arts are important for peace
Earlier this year, the conservatory hosted the Bamako Acoustik Festival. It was the first international music festival to take place in Bamako since 2012.
In that year, conflict broke out in Mali. The country is still trying to recover.
Konate, the founder of the school, says the arts are a key weapon for peace.
A new generation, he adds, that works in media and culture can help transform the country, reconcile people and build the economy.
I'm John Russell.
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Words in This Story
deter – v. to cause (someone) to decide not to do something
conservatory – n. a school in which students are taught music, theater, or dance
counter – v. to do something in defense or in response to something
brain drain – n. a situation in which many educated or professional people leave a particular place or profession and move to another one that gives them better pay or living conditions
versatile – adj. able to do many different things
