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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Laptops to Lesotho is a small nonprofit
organization helping children in the remote mountain community of
Ketane, Lesotho. We started in late 2009 with the hopes of getting an
OLPCorps Africa grant, but when OLPC ended that program, we moved ahead on our
own. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">We have a very powerful team of ten
people in Lesotho, South Africa, and the U.S. Three other nonprofits have
partnered with us, and we have raised enough money to get the program
started. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">There are currently two XO laptops, two
Windows-based computers, and one solar panel in place in Ketane. We have
purchased 50 used XO laptops on the open market and will be
refurbishing those. In the next few months, we hope to expand the
solar power system and add the network and internet infrastructure.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Here's our problem. We have an I.T.
advisor in Durban, but we haven't heard from him in several months. Now we
are a the point where we really need some technical assistance. So, we are
wondering if there is anyone from the olpc-za list who would like to volunteer
to help us. We especially need someone who can answer some technical
questions about the XO laptops and the internet set up. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">We are planning to be in Ketane for a
number of years and then expand to surrounding communities, so we are interested
both in people who would like to help us out of this temporary pinch, as well as
those who would like to volunteer for the long-term. </FONT><FONT size=2
face="Comic Sans MS">If you are interested in helping, you can contact me
through this list or via my email, <A
href="mailto:janissa@silverstar.com">janissa@silverstar.com</A>.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Janissa Balcomb</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=1
face="Comic Sans MS">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>Janissa
Balcomb<BR>President<BR>Laptops to Lesotho<BR>55 Eagle Creek Rd<BR>Wayan ID
83285, USA<BR>+1 208 574 2990<BR><A
href="mailto:janissa@silverstar.com">janissa@silverstar.com</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=1 face="Comic Sans MS">Laptops to Lesotho:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1 face="Comic Sans MS"> </FONT><A
href="http://homepages.evansville.edu/sb155/index.html"><FONT size=1
face="Comic Sans MS">Home Page</FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=1 face="Comic Sans MS">
<DIV> <A href="http://olpc2010-lesotho.blogspot.com/"><FONT
size=1 face="Comic Sans MS">Blog</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV>Reports & Reviews of Laptops to Lesotho:</DIV>
<DIV> <A
href="http://greatnonprofits.org/reviews/write/1583735"><FONT size=1
face="Comic Sans MS">GreatNonprofits.org Reviews</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV> </FONT><A
href="http://www2.guidestar.org/organizations/27-1239343/laptops-lesotho.aspx"><FONT
size=1 face="Comic Sans MS">GuideStar.org Report</FONT></A></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=1 face="Comic Sans MS"><BR>Donate to Laptops to Lesotho
at:<BR></FONT> <A
href="https://www.networkforgood.org/donation/MakeDonation.aspx?ORGID2=27-1239343&source=GS&cmpgn=DNT&vlrStratCode=AJzpA33ClXPaQjdLyX8eCuY9VwE2KszdMQRC6weQPGBsATS8YVlwTpxLBx9EEwxZ"><FONT
size=1 face="Comic Sans MS">Network for Good</FONT></A><BR> <A
href="http://apps.facebook.com/causes/392368"><FONT size=1
face="Comic Sans MS">Facebook Causes</FONT></A><BR> <A
href="https://www.justgive.org/basket?acton=donate&ein=27-1239343"><FONT
size=1 face="Comic Sans MS">JustGive.org</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV> <FONT size=1><A
href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=163048027980"><FONT
size=1 face="Comic Sans MS">Donate your OLPC XO laptop</FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=1 face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1 face="Comic Sans MS">Partners: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> <A href="http://www.bloomafrica.org/"><FONT size=1
face="Comic Sans MS">BLOOM Africa</FONT><A></DIV>
<DIV></FONT> <FONT size=1 face="Comic Sans MS"><A
href="http://www.friends-partners.org/CCSI/usnisorg/educultr/fipe.htm">Foundation
for International Professional Exchange</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> <A href="http://www.friendsoflesotho.org/"><FONT size=1
face="Comic Sans MS">Friends of Lesotho</FONT></A><FONT size=1
face="Comic Sans MS"> </FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1 face="Comic Sans MS"><A
href="http://www.lesotho.gov.ls/about/default.php">About
Lesotho</A></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>