[OLPC-SF] Fwd: A Candidate for Internet.org's "25 Under 25" + Travel to Liberia

Fri Jun 30 13:29:10 EDT 2017

World Possible is the group behind RACHEL the offline content server. They are having a retreat in SF in August in case you want to meet these folks. They're also teaming up with Endless OS, a project we've discussed at the past Summit.

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Aaron D Borden
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From: World Possible <jana at worldpossible.org>
Date: Jun 30, 2017 10:01 AM
Subject: A Candidate for Internet.org's "25 Under 25" + Travel to Liberia
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What's New at World Possible?

"Unity is strength...when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved." -Mattie Stepanek

The staff and board will be meeting in San Francisco, California for an exciting staff retreat this August! If you will be in the Bay Area from August 20th-22nd please let Jeremy Schwartz or another staff member know.

In addition, Jeremy will be attending the Klosters Forum in Switzerland<http://worldpossible.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9df1b1d61372659727a81ff4a&id=edcb64d2f6&e=d113a88b8d> to join participants "as a focused working group to enable innovative solutions and put together the pieces of the jigsaw of refugee education."  If you will be in Switzerland from August 2nd-8th please let World Possible know!

A Candidate for Internet.org's "25 Under 25"

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World Possible Guatemala (Mundo Posible Guatemala) recently nominated their outstanding volunteer, Diego, for Facebook internet.org<http://worldpossible.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9df1b1d61372659727a81ff4a&id=71c8e3c3db&e=d113a88b8d>'s search for "25 under 25" which highlights young people who do innovative things with the internet.

Diego Cordova was born in Antigua, Guatemala in 2002. He is a bi-lingual middle school student at the Antigua Green School. Diego started volunteering with World Possible when he was ten years old showing participants in public forums, including Guatemala’s current vice-president, how to access RACHEL on their mobile devices. He is passionate about technology and looks forward to school vacations when he can travel with the Mundo Posible team setting up learning centers in rural schools so that his contemporaries can share the same educational resources that he enjoys via the internet.

Best of luck, Diego! We are so proud of you!

An Exciting Update from Liberia

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"We had a wonderful day at Seebeh Junior & Senior High School, a public school located across the river from Greenville, Liberia...We directed them to Wikipedia and gave a few search tips. These girls could not contain their delight when they typed in Greenville, Liberia, and it brought up their town! For over an hour the students explored topics of interest including the history of their country, their favorite soccer stars, and recording artists."
-Gary Friesen, Executive Director of IEI (Innovative Education International)

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ET Learns Makes Progress in Ethiopia

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ET Learns recently finished an installation of a new RACHEL Learning Lab in Bogale Walelu, Ethiopia. They have also worked on setting up three more in Bedesa, Shanto and Gacheno. The team has been busy with teacher training and hosting the head of the zone educational department and vice mayor of the town.

Great job to the entire ET Learns team and Ethiopian staff!

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Offline Education in Correctional Facilities

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World Possible and Endless OS have teamed up in the past few months to bring offline educational resources to young people within American correctional facilities. Learn more about the project<http://worldpossible.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9df1b1d61372659727a81ff4a&id=02094c0a88&e=d113a88b8d> and what kinds of equipment the administrators are using!

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