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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks. I have noted both names and will make contact when I visit Free State & Gauteng respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> olpc-za-bounces@lists.laptop.org [mailto:olpc-za-bounces@lists.laptop.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Janissa Balcomb<br><b>Sent:</b> 25 January 2012 08:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> olpc-za@lists.laptop.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Olpc-za] More SA computer projects (Re: Getting Involved)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Hi Heather, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Russell Fox is someone else you might want to talk to about getting involved. He is working with a primary school near Ficksburg that has traditional desktop computers that are not being used for real learning. Russell is working to change that.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Someone else you might want to talk to outside the OLPC circle is Colleen Smith of MindSet.org in Randburg. MindSet is a nonprofit organization that produces some pretty amazing educational software and materials to support the South African school curriculum. They have started computer programs in a number of South African schools that might want some help. If you contact her, please tell her I referred you.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Janissa Balcomb<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Laptops to Lesotho Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi Heather,<br><br>I met Janissa towards the end of last year and think that the project she is running is wonderful.<br><br>Anyone running a project of any sort can take notes from the processes they have put in place to ensure commitment from the children, teachers and more importantly the community. This is NOT another project where a bunch of computers are handed over and everyone pats themselves on their backs but rather a well thought out process culminating in an improved lifestyle for the children. <br><br>Definitely worth getting involved with/finding out about.<br><br>Regards<br>Russell Fox<br><br>+27 83 293 0977<br><br>Skype foxyfoxza</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>