[wsfii-discuss] Magsaysay Award 2007

Fri Aug 3 05:40:05 UTC 2007

Dear Mahabir,

Our heartiest congratulation to you on receiving the prestigious 
Magsaysay Award 2007. You are an inspiration for us here to carry on our 
work with more dedication and energy.

 From all of us here at Tibtec / AirJaldi , Dharamsala, H.P., INDIA. ;-)

Yahel Ben-David
Michael Ginguld
Dhondup Namgyal
Dinesh Bhardwaj
Kalsang Namgyal
Phuntsok Dorjee

Jeff Buderer wrote:
> Vickram,
>
> Thanks for the well written email about his award. I posted something 
> about it on the OVF Blog. http://blog.onevillage.tv/wp/?p=411
>
> By the way there is an update from Kafui on the Wireless Workshop in 
> Ghana. 26 people enrolled in the training which I think is a good 
> turnout for the first official training session at the WODiV. 
> http://blog.onevillage.tv/wp/?p=409
>
> Jeff
>
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> *From*: Vickram Crishna <v1clist at yahoo.co.uk>
> *Sent*: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 8:52 PM
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> Infrastructure <wsfii-discuss at lists.okfn.org>
> *Subject*: [wsfii-discuss] Magsaysay Award 2007
>
> 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 ."
> "
>
> We look forward to continuing to benefit from your
> work, Mahabir.
>
> PS: For those who may be new to this recognition,
> "Established in 1957, the Ramon Magsaysay Award is
> Asia's highest honor and is widely regarded as the
> region's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. It celebrates
> the memory and leadership example of the third
> Philippine President, and is given every year to
> individuals or organizations in Asia who manifest the
> same sense of selfless service that ruled the life of
> the late and beloved Filipino leader."
>
> [slightly OT] Incidentally, this year, an Indian, P
> Sainath, is another of the awardees. He is a writer,
> journalist and editor who has focused on the
> structural inequities that 'conspire' to keep billions
> of people in poverty, as evidenced in the Indian
> subcontinent. Possibly his most well-known work is his
> seminal book "Everybody Loves a Good Drought", where
> he brings out the unenlightened self-interest that
> drives national and international aid agencies.
>
> Pardon my aside, but I can't help but notice that
> continuing lack of interest among those same agencies
> in establishing rural connectivity (because it will be
> 'free'?) is rampant.
>
> Vickram
>
>
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