On Thu, May 19, 2011 10:22 am, Kevin Mauricio Benavides Castro wrote: > hi all > > I'm kevin from Nicaragua and I've helped several foundations that have the > one > laptop per child program, which I have worked with the Ministry of > Education of Nicaragua, like other foundations that I can help.
Encantado de conocerte. What does the MoE think about OLPC? Would they be interested in an honest textbook about global economics and fighting poverty? > 2011/5/18 Edward Cherlin <[email protected]> > >> I am copying my reply to the It's An Education Project and OLPC-SUR >> mailing lists of Sugar Labs. I recommend that your staff and members >> take a look at the archives of these lists, and consider whether to >> join them. >> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/ >> >> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 12:44, Evan Markiewicz >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > To whom it may concern, >> > I am writing to introduce you to our organization, ViviendasLeon. We >> are >> a >> > non-profit community development and global education organization >> based >> in >> > San Francisco and Leon, Nicaragua. We work in rural communities >> creating >> > development programs in construction, environmental, economic, >> capacity >> > building and education development. We have recently been informed of >> your >> > organization by a teacher in San Rafael who knows of your organization >> OLPC >> > and recommended we contact you. >> >> We are delighted to hear from you. >> >> > I would like to know how we might partner with OLPC to provide >> computer >> > training and equipment for the pre-school through 11th grade students >> in >> the >> > communities we work in, and for small business start ups we develop in >> > Nicaragua. >> >> OLPC provides XO laptops running Sugar education software through >> governments and NGOs. It commonly happens that people in a particular >> country get together over the Internet to work on such projects. In >> your case, this is >> >> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Nicaragua >> >> Sugar Labs has just begun a project to produce learning materials for >> free distribution. If you tell us your requirements, and introduce us >> to your trainers, we can work together using our Replacing Textbooks >> server. >> >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Replacing_Textbooks >> >> > ViviendasLeon partners with other organizations and institutions to >> provide >> > the spectrum of development programs we offer in Nicaragua. One of >> these >> > partners is the USF School of Business. We have been working with the >> PSIP >> > program there for 3 years to develop small businesses including a >> sewing >> > cooperative and our current project, a bee keeping cooperative. >> These >> > small businesses in particular, and like everything we do in Nicaragua >> is >> a >> > laboratory to explore best practices in development and implementation >> of >> > projects uniquely suited to the location and community. >> >> I am of the opinion that creating businesses through microfinance and >> other methods is a critical factor for the success of the OLPC >> education project's mission to end poverty. I would be delighted to >> discuss this with your partners. >> >> > We would be interested to find out how we might work with you. >> >> There are several possibilities. >> >> Obviously, OLPC is most interested in getting XO laptops with Sugar >> software into schools. Can you tell us how many schools you have in >> and near Leon, with how many teachers and students? We can then >> discuss what it would cost for such a program, including XOs, >> electricity, Internet connections, school servers, training, and so >> on, and consider how to raise the funds needed. >> >> If any of your schools have any computers, we can show you how to get >> Sugar software running on them, and discuss how you could use it. >> >> We are in need of help to translate software and other materials into >> Spanish, and to translate Spanish-language teacher training materials >> into English. >> >> Do you have any contacts within the Nicaraguan Ministry of Education? >> >> What is the political climate around education? >> >> How is the economy doing? >> >> How do you choose communities to work in? >> >> How are your relations with local leaders? >> >> I will have many more questions after you answer those. ^_^ >> >> > Regards, >> > >> > Evan >> > -- >> > Evan Markiewicz >> > Executive Director >> > >> > ViviendasLeón >> > Sustaining Communities >> > Connecting Cultures >> > >> > 1585 Folsom St. >> > San Francisco, CA 94103 >> > (415) 255-2920 >> > (415) 255-2921 fax >> > [email protected] >> > >> > www.viviendasleon.org >> > _______________________________________________ >> > OLPC-SF mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Edward Mokurai >> (é»é·/धरà¥à¤®à¤®à¥à¤à¤¶à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¤à¤°à¥à¤/دھر٠٠Ûگھشبدگر >> ج) Cherlin >> Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. >> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. >> _______________________________________________ >> Lista olpc-Sur >> [email protected] >> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sur >> > > > > -- > *Kevin Mauricio Benavides Castro > Soporte Técnico | Proyecto XO > *Gang member of the International Support * > Nicaragua.** > === > > ***** > ** > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep -- Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. 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