In Bagong Henerasyon’s gusto to provide accessible services to the public, in 2004, it won a 1.2 Million-Peso grant from the Aus-AID PACAP of the Australian Embassy in the World Bank-sponsored “Panibagong Paraan” competition besting 1,800 hopefuls, to operate the first Computer school-On-Wheels or C.O.W. in the country. The concept of the COW is simple, and therein lays its beauty, so to speak: “bring the right SERVICE to the right PEOPLE at the right PLACE and TIME”. So, in a nutshell, what Bagong Henerasyon did was to: RECYCLE a used 20-footer container van; CONVERT it into a mobile classroom; OUTFIT it with computers and peripherals; HAUL it to pre-identified barangays; PARK it beside the barangay halls, school premises or any suitable vacant lot; TAP INTO the electric mains of those barangays; TURN ON the power; and PRESTO! A fully operational computer learning center giving FREE quality computer training is now right at the very doorsteps of the target beneficiaries. To date, more than 25,000 beneficiaries graduated from different cities, municipalities and provinces.
With these efforts in computer literacy, the APEC Digital Opportunity Center of Taipei, Taiwan recognized in June 2006, the Bagong Henerasyon – COW project as Best Practice in Bridging the Digital Divide in the Philippines.
