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Cool. The Dept of Health and Human Services is using LeapFrog LeapPads as tools to teach Afghan women about health issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The recipients are Afghan women, 80 percent of whom are illiterate, in large part due to suppression by the Taliban. They will also begin to learn to read using the device, just as many children have.
\nThe popular technology-based learning device has been tailored for speakers of Dari and Pashto, the primary languages of Afghanistan. They will be able to use it to learn about personal health subjects including diet, childhood immunization, pregnancy, breastfeeding, sanitation and water boiling, treating injuries and burns, and disease prevention.
\n[…] The interactive book also covers basic nutrition and health practices as well as prenatal care. The information is conveyed in a storylike format that allows the user to interact with conversations that are portrayed in the book through pictures and audio. The text form is for those who can read.<\/p>\n

The LeapPad system is pretty keen, and it looks like a great way to get illiterate and semi-literate folks some good information.<\/p>\n

(via BoingBoing<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cool. The Dept of Health and Human Services is using LeapFrog LeapPads as tools to teach Afghan women about health issues. 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