Anybody want to tackle this? This would be ideal content for the XO laptop, and not by any means only for Senegal. People from both OLPC and Tostan (Breakthrough in the Wolof language) could get on each others' lists to discuss. Then we could talk about how to get the software to Senegal, whether on the OLPC XO or via Live CDs and downloads to other platforms.
http://www.tostan.org/ Community-led Successes: * Abandoning Female Genital Cutting * Ending Child/Forced Marriage * Promoting Grassroots Democracy * Protecting Maternal and Child Health * Preventing and treating Malaria * And taking action in many more areas ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Feb 13, 2008 11:01 AM Subject: Meet the People of the Year -- Molly Melching & the Women of Senegal To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Molly Melching and the women of Senegal have been named People of the Year by OneWorld voters across the planet. The movement to end female genital cutting (FGC) continues to spread across many parts of Africa, and Molly Melching and the women of Senegal are leading the way with innovative, culturally sensitive programs to educate and relieve suffering. But FGC remains a socially and culturally challenging issue for many around the world. Molly and the women of Senegal are ready to answer your questions about the practice, about traditional cultures, and their lives and work in West Africa. Click here to post your questions or comments by Feb. 25 and we'll send them on to Senegal: http://oneworldus.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2008/2/12/3520362.html And click here to learn more about Molly Melching and all the finalists for OneWorld's Person of the Year award: http://us.oneworld.net/section/us/peopleof2007 Thanks again for everything you've done to make OneWorld such a vibrant and inspiring community -- watch out for new and exciting ways to get involved with the issues you care about in 2008. Jeffrey Allen Managing Editor, OneWorld.net, United States PS - Please share this with friends and colleagues and help us spread the word by posting it to the blogs and email lists you read. Here's a short blurb you can use: ___________________ Meet the People of the Year http://us.oneworld.net/section/us/peopleof2007 OneWorld's People of 2007 have been chosen by voters across the planet. Meet Molly Melching and the women of Senegal and learn more about their innovate work to end the practice of female genital cutting. Be inspired by all the finalists' amazing efforts to protect human rights, improve lives, and yes, even save the planet. Join the dialogue with Molly Melching today! -- Edward Cherlin End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business http://www.EarthTreasury.org/ "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."--Alan Kay _______________________________________________ Library mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/library
