[wsfii-discuss] [Fwd: Magsaysay Award 2007]

Wed Aug 1 17:55:02 UTC 2007

Dear Mahabir,

Congratulations for the well deserved recognition of your dedicated and 
awe inspiring work.

You are definitely an inspiration for all those of us who seek to work 
in remote and inaccessible areas.

Best wishes for all your endeavors.

***
Thanks Vickram for posting it

warm regards

ram
K. Ramnarayan
Himal Prakriti
Munsiari
Uttarakhand - India

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [wsfii-discuss] Magsaysay Award 2007
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 04:42:38 +0100 (BST)
From: Vickram Crishna <v1clist at yahoo.co.uk>

Friends

I am exceedingly happy to do something right - to be
the first on this list to congratulate our listmember
Mahabir Pun on being given the Ramon Magsaysay award
2007 "http://www.rmaf.org.ph/"for his tremendous work
under punishing odds in setting up and using the Nepal
wireless network.

"Mr. Mahabir Pun, from Nepal, for Community
Leadership. He is being recognized for "his innovative
application of wireless computer technology in Nepal,
bringing progress to remote mountain areas by
connecting his village to the global village ."
"