Dear Contributors: Sorry to miss most of today's meeting. I love the business (women in the market) simulation games for Haiti.
Wanted to provide updates on Eshibinga project , supplied with 2 XOs in June, and going strong. A great candidate for a few more XOs. Sydney (a student) wrote a lovely article earlier about how this is really a personal computer after taking videos of his father who is ill. Teachers in Kenya may be on strike but these students are still learning thanks to their XO laptops! Here is the latest this amazing group has proposed: http://eshibinga.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/xo-laptops-takes-on-to-teach-health-education/ The jigger crisis has increasingly become an area of critical concern not only for Eshibinga community but also to the larger community. It is a health issue that seems to be an obstacle to effective learning, brings discomfort and takes away the esteem of the students. The Eshibinga communinity has decided to use the XO laptops to enlighten the masses on issues sorrounding hygiene. The teachers led by Peter Amunga are designing a framework that will address this issue. stay tuned! This project is supported by Jane Wanju Bromberg of Webster MA ( a native Kenyan) and the on-site team leader is Peter Amunga. 1. NOW: OLPC Contributors Program Mtg (on #olpc-meeting, Fri Sep 16, 2PM EDT) (Holt) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:59:01 -0400 From: Holt <[email protected]> To: Support Gangsters <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], Devel's in the Details <[email protected]>, IAEP <[email protected]>, [email protected] Subject: [Grassroots-l] NOW: OLPC Contributors Program Mtg (on #olpc-meeting, Fri Sep 16, 2PM EDT) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; Format="flowed" Please all join us now, voting for the latest OLPC/Sugar community projects over IRC Live Chat, to make the best project allocations & mentoring relationships--starting right here: http://forum.laptop.org/chat Then type at bottom: /join #olpc-meeting ASIDE/CLARIF: XO-1.75 prototype laptops will not be the core focus of today's meeting, as they are being distributed privately on a case-by-case and ongoing basis, with a few weeks delay typically, sometimes more. Thanks to all serious software/hardware developers for applying here! http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors#FAQ AGENDA: * Fast Review of the 6 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals. Plz join us advocating for & reviewing shortcomings of these proposals: 1. XO Educational Game Dev for Haiti - Charlotte, NC 2. OLPC Polska - Warsaw, Poland 3. OLPC Lo de Marcos - Mexico 4. Project Anashrah - Multan, Punjab, Pakistan 5. Kiwanis Child Computer Literacy - Antipolo City, Philippines 6. Village Ventures - Mali & Malaga, Spain * Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring below?! http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27 * New projects & libraries -- teaching them Community Outreach: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries 1. XO Educational Game Dev for Haiti - Charlotte, NC http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=88706 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & http://j.mp/6UhCtd Requests 4 XOs over 12 months Project Objectives: The overall objective of this project is to develop a suite of games that can be deployed on existing XO's throughout Haiti. These games will be culturally-situated and will focus on educational content that is both relevant and applicable to Haitian culture. A primary focus of the developed games will be logical and computational thinking, with an emphasis on understanding, retaining, and following sequential instructions. Of particular interest to us is the creation of a business simulation game that will be centered around the ti machann (market women) who are often believed to be the soul of Haiti's economy. This game will allow the player to experiment with running and growing a business, utilizing microcredit loans, budgeting, hiring employees, etc. in an environment where it is okay to fail. We hope to deploy this particular project to the young women who are will participate in the High Hopes Haiti project, which is being established by Mothering Across Continents. Additional games will focus on math, science, and geography. A secondary objective will be to form a lasting partnership with educational providers throughout the country so we can continue to develop and deploy effective and meaningful XO projects for the children and also evaluate the success (or failure) of our work. Our specific objectives are: - To create 3-5 educational games that are sensitive to the cultural and economic conditions in Haiti - To deploy these games on XO's currently in Haiti and - To seek out methods of acquiring and deploying additional XO's in Haiti - Providing UNCC computer science students with additional opportunities for game development and outreach 2. OLPC Polska - Warsaw, Poland http://olpc.pl http://frks.pl http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89272 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & http://j.mp/6UhCtd Requests 40 XOs and 12 months Project Objectives: In developing OLPC (PL) we aim to establish a 100% volunteer organization and platform for OLPC in Poland. The intent of OLPC (PL) is to support the deployments of XO computers towards solving defined needs in PL schools, schools in developing countries, inspire and support community development in the area (Eastern Europe). Sorry could not resist to copy the UK version? it simply fits! 3. OLPC Lo de Marcos - Mexico http://olpcMAP.net?id=823005 http://infobourg.com/tag/mexique/ http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89410 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & http://j.mp/6UhCtd Requests 10-16 XOs over 9 months Project Objectives: 1 - To help students in the class learn the importance of quality in the Spanish language and in communications. 2 - Consolodate it with last years project 3 - Complete activities and documentation already done 4 - create activities that invite the students to look for information on the internet 6 - Make the activities and documentation available to the Sugar community 4. Project Anashrah - Multan, Punjab, Pakistan http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89843 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & http://j.mp/6UhCtd Requests 4 XOs over 12 months Project Objectives: - To demonstrate the power of the XO laptops in the government and Private sector schools in the Impoverished areas of south Punjab. - To equip the orphan children of SOS Children's Village Multan with he means to interact among themselves and the world at large and to help them increase their computer literacy rate. 5. Kiwanis Child Computer Literacy - Antipolo City, Philippines http://wiki.laptop.org/go/PCOLPC http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89919 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & http://j.mp/6UhCtd Requests 10 XOs over 12 months Project Objectives: 1. The project aims to provide basic computer literacy education to the under privileged pupils of selected public schools and out of school youth in the barangay of the city of Antipolo, and other towns of Rizal, to augment their basic knowledge in the primary education particularly in reading, writing, drawing, mathematics and information research. An assessment test will be done to measure their level of proficiency before and after the rollout of the program to measure the level of knowledge gained from the program. 2. The project aims to prepare children so they can define their own future consistent to our global mission which is dedicated to change one child, one community at a time. A career guidance assessment will be done using the results of the assessment tests previously mentioned. 6. Village Ventures - Mali & Malaga, Spain http://diemavillage.wordpress.com http://www.villageventures-diema.com http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=78963 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & http://j.mp/6UhCtd Requests 3-10 XOs over undeteremined months Project Objectives: We have 18 schools in Diema, Mali our town of 200,000 population, one of the poorest countries of the world. I work within the schools to develop literacy skills, local content, as well as hygiene and nutrition. We plan to target primary schools and introduce computor learning. Part of our project will be to encourage the children to tell their own stories via our new Diema blog, but we don't have sufficient funding to enable this programme. We would like to apply to your committee for a donation of 15 XOs to begin this programme. Although we are grateful for the 2 XOs already provided, to get the most out of the computors and the children we need additional, allowing each child opportuntiy to share the experience. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/grassroots/attachments/20110916/42851600/attachment.html> ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Sandra Thaxter www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org [email protected] (617) 320-1098 ----- Original Message ----- From: Holt To: Support Gangsters ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; Devel's in the Details ; IAEP ; [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 1:59 PM Subject: [support-gang] NOW: OLPC Contributors Program Mtg (on #olpc-meeting, Fri Sep 16, 2PM EDT) Please all join us now, voting for the latest OLPC/Sugar community projects over IRC Live Chat, to make the best project allocations & mentoring relationships--starting right here: http://forum.laptop.org/chat Then type at bottom: /join #olpc-meeting ASIDE/CLARIF: XO-1.75 prototype laptops will not be the core focus of today's meeting, as they are being distributed privately on a case-by-case and ongoing basis, with a few weeks delay typically, sometimes more. Thanks to all serious software/hardware developers for applying here! http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors#FAQ AGENDA: * Fast Review of the 6 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals. Plz join us advocating for & reviewing shortcomings of these proposals: 1. XO Educational Game Dev for Haiti - Charlotte, NC 2. OLPC Polska - Warsaw, Poland 3. OLPC Lo de Marcos - Mexico 4. Project Anashrah - Multan, Punjab, Pakistan 5. Kiwanis Child Computer Literacy - Antipolo City, Philippines 6. Village Ventures - Mali & Malaga, Spain * Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring below?! http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27 * New projects & libraries -- teaching them Community Outreach: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries 1. XO Educational Game Dev for Haiti - Charlotte, NC http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=88706 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & http://j.mp/6UhCtd Requests 4 XOs over 12 months Project Objectives: The overall objective of this project is to develop a suite of games that can be deployed on existing XO's throughout Haiti. These games will be culturally-situated and will focus on educational content that is both relevant and applicable to Haitian culture. A primary focus of the developed games will be logical and computational thinking, with an emphasis on understanding, retaining, and following sequential instructions. Of particular interest to us is the creation of a business simulation game that will be centered around the ti machann (market women) who are often believed to be the soul of Haiti's economy. This game will allow the player to experiment with running and growing a business, utilizing microcredit loans, budgeting, hiring employees, etc. in an environment where it is okay to fail. We hope to deploy this particular project to the young women who are will participate in the High Hopes Haiti project, which is being established by Mothering Across Continents. Additional games will focus on math, science, and geography. A secondary objective will be to form a lasting partnership with educational providers throughout the country so we can continue to develop and deploy effective and meaningful XO projects for the children and also evaluate the success (or failure) of our work. Our specific objectives are: - To create 3-5 educational games that are sensitive to the cultural and economic conditions in Haiti - To deploy these games on XO's currently in Haiti and - To seek out methods of acquiring and deploying additional XO's in Haiti - Providing UNCC computer science students with additional opportunities for game development and outreach 2. OLPC Polska - Warsaw, Poland http://olpc.pl http://frks.pl http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89272 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & http://j.mp/6UhCtd Requests 40 XOs and 12 months Project Objectives: In developing OLPC (PL) we aim to establish a 100% volunteer organization and platform for OLPC in Poland. The intent of OLPC (PL) is to support the deployments of XO computers towards solving defined needs in PL schools, schools in developing countries, inspire and support community development in the area (Eastern Europe). Sorry could not resist to copy the UK version… it simply fits! 3. OLPC Lo de Marcos - Mexico http://olpcMAP.net?id=823005 http://infobourg.com/tag/mexique/ http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89410 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & http://j.mp/6UhCtd Requests 10-16 XOs over 9 months Project Objectives: 1 - To help students in the class learn the importance of quality in the Spanish language and in communications. 2 - Consolodate it with last years project 3 - Complete activities and documentation already done 4 - create activities that invite the students to look for information on the internet 6 - Make the activities and documentation available to the Sugar community 4. Project Anashrah - Multan, Punjab, Pakistan http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89843 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & http://j.mp/6UhCtd Requests 4 XOs over 12 months Project Objectives: - To demonstrate the power of the XO laptops in the government and Private sector schools in the Impoverished areas of south Punjab. - To equip the orphan children of SOS Children's Village Multan with he means to interact among themselves and the world at large and to help them increase their computer literacy rate. 5. Kiwanis Child Computer Literacy - Antipolo City, Philippines http://wiki.laptop.org/go/PCOLPC http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=89919 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & http://j.mp/6UhCtd Requests 10 XOs over 12 months Project Objectives: 1. The project aims to provide basic computer literacy education to the under privileged pupils of selected public schools and out of school youth in the barangay of the city of Antipolo, and other towns of Rizal, to augment their basic knowledge in the primary education particularly in reading, writing, drawing, mathematics and information research. An assessment test will be done to measure their level of proficiency before and after the rollout of the program to measure the level of knowledge gained from the program. 2. The project aims to prepare children so they can define their own future consistent to our global mission which is dedicated to change one child, one community at a time. A career guidance assessment will be done using the results of the assessment tests previously mentioned. 6. Village Ventures - Mali & Malaga, Spain http://diemavillage.wordpress.com http://www.villageventures-diema.com http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=78963 SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & http://j.mp/6UhCtd Requests 3-10 XOs over undeteremined months Project Objectives: We have 18 schools in Diema, Mali our town of 200,000 population, one of the poorest countries of the world. I work within the schools to develop literacy skills, local content, as well as hygiene and nutrition. We plan to target primary schools and introduce computor learning. Part of our project will be to encourage the children to tell their own stories via our new Diema blog, but we don't have sufficient funding to enable this programme. We would like to apply to your committee for a donation of 15 XOs to begin this programme. Although we are grateful for the 2 XOs already provided, to get the most out of the computors and the children we need additional, allowing each child opportuntiy to share the experience. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ support-gang mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang
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