[Olpc-open] Field Support wanted in Afghanistan

[Thom Uber]

I am seeking others in LOS ANGELES area who have OLPC Laptops to meet
and form a group.Email me at uberthom at gmail.com  Thanks, Thom Uber

On 7/8/08, Mike Dawson <mike at paiwastoon.com.af> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
>
> Perhaps Afghanistan is not the first place you think of when considering
> your next vacation or internship.  But since OLPC are donating 10,000
> G1G1 machines Afghanistan and is working with the top level of the
> Ministry of Education this could very well become a showpiece for OLPC
> in S. Asia.
>
>
> We are looking for 2 Interns / Graduates / Motivated volunteers to help
> us building the capacity of the local team.  We need to operate
> university outreach programs, training, and a fair bit of direct server
> config in advance of having sufficient locally built capacity.   We are
> looking through various graduate/student/internship organisations.
>
>
> We can offer flight support, accommodation, and a living stipend (salary
> / pocket money of $300+ a month, covers living quite reasonably here).
>
>
> Afghanistan day to day in most provinces and most places remains pretty
> safe - one can walk around, go out, visit people using taxis or your own
> car.  Driving can be just a little chaotic, but nowhere near as bad as
> in India.  If you look beyond the media there is a lot to see here,
> hospitality that even exceeds other developing countries, and really
> rapid progress.  There are some places (like the south) that are
> dangerous, but in Kabul and the north things are pretty stable.  One
> just needs to know places to go to and places to stay away from (like
> military bases, big foreigner parties, etc).
>
>
> Right now we are half way through setting up an open source localisation
> team for Afghanistan and building the open source community.  For those
> of you who are more interested in remote contributions to Afghanistan
> specifically, a chance will be upcoming in the next months.
>
>
> Afghanistan could be the case study that shows the ability of the XO to
> be at the center of redevelopment.   If we can make the XO work here -
> then we can prove to the world that it can work almost anywhere!  You
> might hear on the news about the chronic waste of money out here, the
> hundreds of millions missing, wasted, and worse.  And you know how cost
> effectively the XO can change that.  The great thing about Afghanistan,
> is being a development work in progress, we can together, and will,
> improve that situation.  I hope we can find some people to join us on
> the ground and help make that happen.
>
>
>
> Thanks/Regards,
>
>
> -Mike
>
>
>
>
> Details, country information, etc. for the formal job title can be found
> under 'IT Coach' at
>
> http://www.paiwastoon.com.af/mainpages-en/careers-intl.sxw.html .
>
>
> --
>
> Mike Dawson
> Deputy CEO
> PAIWASTOON Networking Services Ltd.
>
>
> Email: mike at paiwastoon.com.af
> Phone: +93 (798) 258 092
> VOIP: +44 (161) 408 3048
> Skype: mike.dawson
>
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>
>
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