[Localization] OLPC, Chile and Educalibre

[Walter Bender]

I suggest you approach Chuck Kane at OLPC directly. If for some reason
he cannot accommodate the request, then we should discuss alternative
means to deploy Sugar.

-walter

On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 5:32 PM, Yamandu Ploskonka <yamaplos at bolinux.org> wrote:
> (from Werner Westermann, werner at educalibre.cl )
>
> Best regards from Santiago, Chile.
>
> In May of this year, we had exciting news where the ICT-Schools program of the
> Department of Education, Enlaces (http://www.enlaces.cl), asked Educalibre
> (http://www.educalibre.cl/) to propose a OLPC deployment project. Enlaces previously met
> with a OLPC and Brightstar representatives asuring a total of 1000 XOs. We went on to
> develop the proposal and negociate where to deploy the iniciative (Enlaces required us
> to engage rural areas, outside of the Metropolitan Area, among others):
>
> http://wiki.educalibre.cl/index.php/Propuesta_OLPC_Chile
>
> Unfortunately, as you can see, the proposal was frustrated, because as Brightstar
> distributor and partner of the OLPC Foundation, argued that it would not be possible for
> the Chilean State to purchase only 1,000 XOs, but would consider a minimum of 10,000 XO.
> Faced with this sudden change of turn and the impossibility of buying that quantity
> off-budget, Enlaces decided to discard the possibility that the XO came into the hands
> of our children.
>
> Seeing pilots open in Latin America (Paraguay, Colombia, Nicaragua) promoted by NGOs or
> other non-profit institutions, we are once again dreaming of implementing an OLPC pilot
> in Chile. Educalibre has been formalized as an NGO Corporation and also has the support
> of other NGOs that relate to free culture (http://www.derechosdigitales.org/) and
> pedagogical universities (http://www.ucsh.cl/). We have certainty of being able to
> gather the financial and human resources to successfully depploy OLPC in Chile.
>
> How and through what channel we can raise a formal proposal to deploy OLPC in Chile?
>
> To whom can we turn for this possibility?
>
> With harmless envy, we watch (and also colaborate) how OLPC can be a real strategy to
> transform education, teaching, and especially, children's learning. From here we want to
> join and contribute in that process. I look forward to your contact.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Werner Westermann Juárez
> ONG Corporación Educalibre
> http://www.educalibre.cl
> (+562) 632 3660
> (+5609) 7 805 7501
>
>
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Walter Bender
Sugar Labs
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