[wsfii-discuss] Looking for help on open source

Thu Jul 12 17:15:41 UTC 2007

Emmanuel,

Thanks for coming here and introducing yourself.

I do think that your experiences in organizing the study circles for
Dalai Lama Foundation are quite valuable and relevant here.

As you know the Air Jaldi Summit was organized with the approval of the
Dalai Lama although we might aspire for an organizational process of
future event that is more in line with "loving kindness" philosophy.

Also keep in mind your engineering degree most likely makes it is easier
than many of us non engineers to grasp how wireless networks operate and
how to set them up.

I do think keeping in mind the work you are doing for DLF and TWB that
it is really quite valuable. Especialy in terms of considering how we
might develop an effective training program in Africa to develop these
technologies at the community/grassroots level. Considering in this
process that they are developed in the most effective way and are
relevant to the needs of local people.

Jeff

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Ivorgba
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Subject: Re: [wsfii-discuss] Looking for help on open source

Yes, I am not an expert in this field, but I am very very interested in
learning. I would love to add the studenys my school, Creative Minds
International Academy, www.creativemindsacademy.cfsites.org to part of
this Open Learning Exchange and benefit from the open source education
materials. Also, I suggest that you include Teachers Without
Borders-Nigeria in your network of local NGOs that you would want to
work with. Our Country Director is Raphael Ogar Oko
(raphael at teacherswithoutborders.org )
Thanks and best regards,
Emmanuel

Engr. Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba,
Study Circle Coordinator
The Dalai Lama Foundation,
61 Renato Court #24 
Redwood City, CA 94061 USA 
Email: eivorgba at dlfound.net
Phone:+234-08052627310
www.dalailamafoundation.org
Residence: Jos-Nigeria
"An International Organization for Ethics and Peace"
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From: mahabir at himanchal.org
To: Discuss list on the World Summit on Free Information Infrastructure
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Sent: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:53:44 -0700
Subject: [wsfii-discuss] Looking for help on open source 

Hello all;

I am expanding the wireless network in Nepal to many more villages.
Atleast there will be about 20 more villages in the network.

I am working with some of my friends to set up a NGO that will work on
developing educational contents for the school children. We will be
working closely with Open Learning Exchange (ole.org) based in the US.
It
intends to develop a world-wide network of local NGO's dedicated to
developing open-source education materials. We think that they will
needs
a very modular and powerful website architecture that could really scale
up to accommodate a lot of different uses. In particular, we are
interested in django, a python-based web framework
(www.djangoproject.org
). Please let me know if you have time to help.

You can also give your ideas as how this can be done.

Mahabir

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