[wsfii-discuss] Wireless Ghana Can help in Kumasi)

Sat Nov 4 19:24:34 UTC 2006

Hi Harry, Adrian and all,

I work with a wireless team here in Ghana called Wireless Ghana and we are
located at the Eastern part of Ghana and we do the same project as what is
been discussed in this mail. We can be of help to the guy in Kumasi who
wants to connect 10 schools. For now we have got 7 nodes running on our
network and would increase it in the Phase II of the Wireless Ghana project.
This is the site for more information(www.wirelessghana.com) if there is any
thing don't hesitate to contact me on 233 244562244. Hope to hear from you
soon.

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> Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 18:02:53 +0530
> From: "Fred Pook" <fredpook at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [wsfii-discuss] Ghana
> To: m.corbett at broadband-uk.coop,        "Discuss list on the World Summit
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> Cc: Adrian Wooster <adrian.wooster at great-technology-company.com>,
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>        kafui at onevillagefoundation.org, joy at onevillagefoundation.org
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> 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
> > Tel: +44 845 456 2466
> > Mob: +44 7770 896534
> > Skype: malcolmcorbett
> > EMail: M.Corbett at broadband-uk.coop
> > Web: www.broadband-uk.coop
> >
> >
> >
> > -----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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Regards,

Gideon Kofi Amoah
Project Co-ordinator - Wireless Ghana
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