Thanks Daniel! I will try the activity tomorrow.. and pass the information to the SEED team.
Claudia On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Daniel Drake <[email protected]> wrote: > On 3 June 2010 13:45, World Class Project- Dev Team > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Developers, > > > > We have just uploaded an activity that teaches children about > > Malaria. > > > > http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/search?q=malaria&cat=all > > > > The Free From Malaria game tells the story of Paul, a boy who lives in a > > Malaria > > endemic country. Paul learns how mosquitoes are responsible for spreading > > the > > Plasmodium parasite which causes Malaria. He also learns how to recognize > > the > > symptoms it causes and to seek medical help if someone thinks they have > the > > disease. > > > > The content consists of a comic story with two games that teaches > children > > the > > importance of covering up at night-time and using bed nets. The goal is > to > > help > > children recognize their role in the prevention of the disease and to > create > > a > > future free from Malaria. > > > > The application is developed in PyGame using the olpcgames wrapper.We > would > > be > > grateful for some beta testers and reviewers. I have tested it on an XO-1 > > but > > would be grateful for tests with other versions of Sugar etc. > > I haven't tried the activity yet, but this sounds like a great > project. Malaria is a huge issue in many OLPC target zones. > > It would be great to also educate about the importance of avoiding > still water (a breeding site for mosquitos). I've spent a fair amount > of time on various visits to the countryside in latin america, where > Malaria isn't such an issue but rather Dengue, also transmitted by > mosquitos, and it surprises me to see so little effort in covering up > water containers, etc. > > An interesting future project might be an alternative version to > educate about dengue, or perhaps an all-in-one activity which covers a > range of mosquito-transmitted diseases. > > Also, more ideas can be borrowed from > > http://www.seed.slb.com/uploadedFiles/Science/Features/Health_and_Safety/Malaria/anim_prevention/en/index.html?width=740&height=570&popup=true > We demo'd this game in Nigeria and the kids were dying to play it. > > > I haven't created a git repo yet but will be happy to do so as required. > > This is always a good idea. It is also one of the steps in adding your > project to pootle, allowing the community to contribute translations > with ease. Not many large OLPC deployments are done in > English-speaking countries. > > Out of curiosity, who is behind this project? An organization/university? > > Thanks, > Daniel >
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