[wsfii-discuss] Ghana

Fri Nov 3 12:32:53 UTC 2006

Hi Harry, Adrian and all,

We WSFII's gathering in Dharamsala, India at the moment are discussing in
the last days
of the WSFII workshop, about the next World Summit. So many pointers are
popping up in the direction of Ghana, Africa that it seems very likely that
WSFII will go there in 2007.
I would like to introduce Kafui from the University in Winnaba, Ghana. He is
here in Dharamsala and offers us a space for our next gathering in
the coastal town. Please contact Kafui <kafui at onevillagefoundation.org> and
it would also be nice if you joined the wsfii-discuss mail list at
http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/wsfii-discuss so we can hear what
wireless projects are taking shape in Ghana,

Thanks Fred

On 11/3/06, Malcolm Corbett <m.corbett at broadband-uk.coop> wrote:
>
>
> Dave,
> Not precisely on topic, but my colleague Adrian Wooster will be in Ghana
> next week scoping a project initially to connect three schools in Kumasi,
> Bayerebon and Akomodan. This is part of an effort to improve schools
> connectivity supported by the UK charity Comic Relief, Kuapa Kokoo - the
> Ghanaian cocoa growers' co-op and Trading Visions, educational charity arm
> of fair trade company Day Chocolate.
>
> Perhaps you could put Adrian and Harry in touch.
>
> Regards,
> Malcolm
>
> Malcolm Corbett
> CEO
> Community Broadband Network
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wsfii-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org
> [mailto:wsfii-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Dave Hughes
> Sent: 02 November 2006 17:46
> To: 'Discuss list on the World Summit on Free Information Infrastructure'
> Cc: DonByTheRivah at cox.net; 'Steve Huter'
> Subject: RE: [wsfii-discuss] Ghana
>
> Where can I find the detailed information of the wsfii workshops planned
> for
> Ghana? Where, when, how much, what scope. To forward to a young man from
> Kumasi, Ghana. Harry Konnor Tetteh who is trying to figure out how to
> connect up 10 schools to the net. He would probably benefit from a hands
> on
> workshop. Below is a description by him of what he is doing. He doesn't
> have
> much backing for what he does. Some of us are trying to see, long
> distance,
> what it would take, wirelessly, to connect the schools to the backbone in
> the center of Kumasi, and where support could come from.
>
> "What I have been doing is volunteering in schools to assist students and
> teachers to take part in online project learning. I have been doing this
> for
> six years now and one major obstacle is connectivity in the schools. All
> along, I have been using the local internet cafes to help students to take
> part in this project with my own money and this has really enlightened the
> student for better understanding of global issues. Not only that, it has
> also helped their personal development by helping them realize their full
> potentials which has truly manifested through their outstanding
> achievements
> in various online projects like "Doors to Diplomacy" and "CyberFair" by
> GlobalSchoolNet and also "ThinkQuest" by Oracle Education Foundation. Some
> of the students also received a special award from the U.S States
> Department
> recently (in July) for their special collaborative project. Harry"
>
> Dave Hughes
> dave at oldcolo.com
>
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