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                                    join us, voting for the latest
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                                    over IRC Live Chat, to make the best
                                    project allocations &amp; mentoring<br>
                                    relationships--starting right here:<br>
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                                    * Preview Germany, Austria and
                                    Switzerland explaining their amazing<br>
                                      community-building work Monday
                                    April 18, at 3PM Boston Time:<br>
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                                    * Fast Review of the 8 latest
                                    (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals.<br>
                                      Plz join us advocating for &amp;
                                    reviewing shortcomings of these
                                    proposals:<br>
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                                     1. ICT In-service Training &amp;
                                    EDUCARE - Cameroon<br>
                                     2. Kopila Valley School Computer
                                    Lab - Surkhet, Nepal &amp; Tiburon,
                                    California<br>
                                     3. Cleveland School Intersession -
                                    Santa Barbara, California<br>
                                     4. Village Ventures - Mali &amp;
                                    Malaga, Spain<br>
                                     5. OLPC Bhagmalpur - Haryana, India<br>
                                     6. FAMLI/Audubon MS Project Update
                                    - Los Angeles, California<br>
                                     7. Canada Reading Literacy<br>
                                     8. Robogames - NYC, New York<br>
                                    <br>
                                    * Which projects might you enjoy
                                    Mentoring below?!<br>
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                                    1. ICT In-service Training &amp;
                                    EDUCARE - Cameroon<br>
                                      
                                    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=78644">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=78644</a><br>
                                       <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.techcefacos.org">www.techcefacos.org</a><br>
                                       SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED
                                    OFF <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
                                    &amp; <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                                    <br>
                                       Requests 20 XOs over 9 months<br>
                                    <br>
                                       Project Objectives: (excerpt)<br>
                                       This training programme and its
                                    supportive initiatives descript as<br>
                                       ‘EDUCARE’ is aim at enhancing
                                    human resource development and<br>
                                       capacity building; as well as the
                                    exploitation of best ICT<br>
                                       Resource base tools and approach
                                    to promote the teaching/learning<br>
                                       of ICT in the Basic Education
                                    sector Cameroon.<br>
                                    <br>
                                       So, this training programme is to
                                    supportive EDUCARE initiative<br>
                                       like e-kids computing project is
                                    an holistic ICT approach for<br>
                                       enabling children between the
                                    ages of 4 and 14 to become<br>
                                       digitally inclusive in their
                                    learning, creative and social<br>
                                       interaction process as the only
                                    great channel of this<br>
                                       'information age' leading them to
                                    a brighter future-Despite the<br>
                                       many educational, psychological,
                                    positive or negative objective(s),<br>
                                       of children’s use of computer
                                    TechCeFaCos NGO, answers the
                                    question<br>
                                       of what exactly children will do
                                    with it… Be good users of computer<br>
                                       systems; learn how to creatively
                                    interact with the machine as an<br>
                                       information tool etc with core
                                    objectives base on the following:<br>
                                    <br>
                                       To meet TechCeFaCos' mission of
                                    promoting creativity and<br>
                                       technological empowerment, that
                                    coincides with recent government<br>
                                       educational reforms such as the
                                    introduction of 'National Cultural'<br>
                                       and 'ICT Studies' into the
                                    national syllabuses for English
                                    speaking<br>
                                       primary schools in Cameroon...<br>
                                    <br>
                                    <br>
                                    2. Kopila Valley School Computer Lab
                                    - Surkhet, Nepal &amp; Tiburon,
                                    California<br>
                                      
                                    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=78789">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=78789</a><br>
                                       <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://blinknow.org">http://blinknow.org</a><br>
                                       SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED
                                    OFF <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
                                    &amp; <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                                    <br>
                                       Requests 5 XOs over undetermined
                                    months<br>
                                       <br>
                                       Project Objectives:<br>
                                       We are father and son; giving
                                    back to the third world at an early
                                    age<br>
                                       can have a long term positive
                                    effect.  We will prepare the eBay<br>
                                       computers together, and sowill
                                    also be able to teach the local<br>
                                       Nepalese teachers how to use
                                    them.<br>
                                    <br>
                                       Once in Nepal, we will be
                                    visiting an elementary and middle
                                    school in a<br>
                                       remote district with 250 students
                                    (Kopila Valley School). We will
                                    instruct<br>
                                       the local teachers (who don’t
                                    have experience with computers) on
                                    how to use<br>
                                       the OLPCs so that they can teach
                                    their students and develop learning<br>
                                       projects around the computers.<br>
                                    <br>
                                       If this is successful, we plan to
                                    purchase additional OLPCs and either<br>
                                       transport them ourselves, have
                                    them transported, or ship them to
                                    the school,<br>
                                       to increase the school’s
                                    inventory.<br>
                                    <br>
                                       We assume that a medium-term
                                    build-out will be approximately 25
                                    computers<br>
                                       for this school. With further
                                    interest from other donors, there is
                                    the<br>
                                       potential for this to expand to
                                    one laptop for each student.<br>
                                    <br>
                                       There may be opportunities to
                                    broaden the project to other area
                                    schools,<br>
                                       which will lever the knowledge we
                                    gain with the implementation at
                                    Kopila<br>
                                       Valley School.<br>
                                    <br>
                                    <br>
                                    3. Cleveland School Intersession -
                                    Santa Barbara, California<br>
                                      
                                    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=78790">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=78790</a><br>
                                      
                                    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://phillandfriedolpc.wordpress.com">http://phillandfriedolpc.wordpress.com</a><br>
                                       <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net?id=874003">http://olpcMAP.net?id=874003</a><br>
                                       <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mcsclasses.org">http://mcsclasses.org</a><br>
                                       SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED
                                    OFF <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
                                    &amp; <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                                    <br>
                                       Requests 5-30 XOs over 12 months<br>
                                    <br>
                                       Project Objectives:<br>
                                       Introduce laptops to Hispanic
                                    students with limited access to
                                    computers.<br>
                                       Test the use of laptop activities
                                    effect on California standards test
                                    scores.<br>
                                    <br>
                                       Cleveland is on a year round
                                    schedule. Will research web sites
                                    with<br>
                                       interactive games and activities
                                    that reinforce specific standards.<br>
                                       Will write a curriculum and basic
                                    use guide. Will demo XO computer to<br>
                                       a classroom teacher. Teacher will
                                    introduce the use of the XO during<br>
                                       the summer session starting in
                                    July, 2011. I will support the
                                    teacher<br>
                                       in implementing the program. We
                                    will evaluate score before and after<br>
                                       using the laptops for 1 year.<br>
                                    <br>
                                    <br>
                                    4. Village Ventures - Mali &amp;
                                    Malaga, Spain<br>
                                      
                                    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=78963">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=78963</a><br>
                                      
                                    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://villageventures.blogspot.com">http://villageventures.blogspot.com</a><br>
                                       SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED
                                    OFF <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
                                    &amp; <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                                    <br>
                                       Requests 10 XOs over 12 months<br>
                                       <br>
                                       Project Objectives:<br>
                                       We need every school in our area
                                    to have sufficient computers so that
                                    <br>
                                       each student can have the
                                    opportunity to learn IT skills and
                                    world <br>
                                       knowledge as well as having the
                                    opportunity to understand internet
                                    and <br>
                                       link into other international
                                    schools.We have other schools in
                                    Spain and <br>
                                       England waiting for our schools
                                    in Mali to be able to communicate
                                    with <br>
                                       one another in French and via
                                    this medium set up a link to have a
                                    <br>
                                       international school exchange
                                    program.This way our African
                                    children can <br>
                                       gain more skills and
                                    understanding of different cultures
                                    and visa versa.<br>
                                    <br>
                                       Already each of our school have
                                    one laptop as we have no
                                    electricity, to <br>
                                       have desktop computers. As our
                                    schools develop skills and pay for <br>
                                       internet connection we are buying
                                    solar panels so that the laptops can
                                    <br>
                                       be continually charged, obviously
                                    this is not ideal, hence the reason
                                    <br>
                                       for contacting or connecting with
                                    your organization.<br>
                                    <br>
                                    <br>
                                    5. OLPC Bhagmalpur - Haryana, India<br>
                                       <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcmap.net/?id=799001">http://olpcmap.net/?id=799001</a><br>
                                      
                                    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_India/Bhagmalpur">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_India/Bhagmalpur</a><br>
                                      
                                    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=79156">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=79156</a><br>
                                       SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED
                                    OFF <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
                                    &amp; <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                                    <br>
                                       Requests 30 XOs over 24 months<br>
                                    <br>
                                       Project Objectives: (excerpts)<br>
                                       This project aims to use an
                                    alternative distribution model of
                                    granting<br>
                                       the XO to a child in each
                                    household in the village. The child
                                    must be<br>
                                       approx 5 to 14 years of age. This
                                    model is similar to the Grameen Bank<br>
                                       model, where a cell phone is
                                    given to the woman of the house, who
                                    then<br>
                                       leases the services out as part
                                    of a microfinance scheme. In our<br>
                                       project, the XO will be “wielded”
                                    by the youngest child of school<br>
                                       going age (highest expected ROI
                                    on learning) but there is no<br>
                                       microfinance scheme attached.
                                    This approach has raised some
                                    interest<br>
                                       in key OLPCers, such as Barbara
                                    Barry and Mary Lou Jepsen (it was
                                    Mary<br>
                                       Lou’s observation at OLPC SF
                                    Community Summit, that this model
                                    shares<br>
                                       much in common with Grameen’s
                                    model).<br>
                                    <br>
                                       We (Verma family) are financing
                                    all incidental expenses, including<br>
                                       power, Internet access, school
                                    server, book server, and any
                                    training<br>
                                       that may be needed by providing
                                    space at our home in Bhagmalpur. One<br>
                                       of the rooms in the front of the
                                    house will be used as a learning<br>
                                       space of sorts to support
                                    charging, trouble shooting and a
                                    quiet place<br>
                                       away from other environs so that
                                    the children can sit alone or in<br>
                                       groups and explore.<br>
                                    <br>
                                       1. Collect all XOs in Bhagmalpur<br>
                                       2. Install School Server (June
                                    2011)<br>
                                       3. Disburse XOs (June 2011)<br>
                                       4. Gather feedback (August 2011).
                                    This data will be gathered based<br>
                                          on the monitoring and
                                    evaluation model of
                                    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcjamaica.org.jm">http://olpcjamaica.org.jm</a><br>
                                       5. Hindi Wikipedia (August 2011)<br>
                                       6. Voice over IP (January 2012)<br>
                                    <br>
                                    <br>
                                    6. FAMLI/Audubon MS Project Update -
                                    Los Angeles, California<br>
                                      
                                    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://famliolpcsocalaudubonms.wordpress.com">http://famliolpcsocalaudubonms.wordpress.com</a><br>
                                      
                                    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=79244">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=79244</a><br>
                                       SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED
                                    OFF <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
                                    &amp; <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                                    <br>
                                       Requests 5 Broken XOs for 14
                                    months<br>
                                    <br>
                                       Project Objectives:<br>
                                       Students and volunteers will use
                                    the repair guide on the olpc wiki to<br>
                                       learn to make simple repairs on
                                    the XO computers.  See blog:<br>
                                      
                                    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://famliolpcsocalaudubonms.wordpress.com">http://famliolpcsocalaudubonms.wordpress.com</a><br>
                                    <br>
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                                    7. Canada Reading Literacy<br>
                                       SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED
                                    OFF <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
                                    &amp; <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                                    <br>
                                       Requests 1 XO-1 for undetermind
                                    months<br>
                                    <br>
                                       Project Objectives:<br>
                                       Details to follow from Walter
                                    Bender.<br>
                                    <br>
                                    8. Robogames - NYC, New York<br>
                                       SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED
                                    OFF <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a>
                                    &amp; <a
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                                      href="http://j.mp/6UhCtd">http://j.mp/6UhCtd</a><br>
                                    <br>
                                       Requests 2 XO-1s for undetermined
                                    months<br>
                                    <br>
                                       Project Objectives:<br>
                                       Details to follow from Walter
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