Mr Mpelembwa said there was no shortcut in helping students cope with the world of science and technology than to invest in the education sector. He said investing in education would also help to reduce challenges facing the sector.

"This is not the time to read through our children's drawings...We must teach them computer usage and they should be encouraged to learn through practice," said Mr Mpelembwa.

The NGO founder, Mr Stan Muessle, said that the project would help students learn computer technology and how to use the gadgets themselves.

He said that the respective schools would hand the communication centres, which will form a network. The centres will also be equipped with audio teaching materials for various subjects.

Mr Muessle said he came up with the idea of establishing such centres after realising that it was not easy to install internet services for all schools. He said it would be easy for students from various schools to access the centres where they could learn computer skills.

For his part, the coordinator of the Global School Project, Mr Raji Vanginoti, mentioned schools that will benefit from the project as Iringa Girls, Lugalo, Mawelewele, Ifunda, Pomerini, St Michael, Nyerere, Image and Cagrielo.

"It is a long-term project, which aims at increasing efficiency and competence of our students due to the nature of technology,” he said, noting that the project begun with ten secondary schools in Iringa Region.