2008 May 14

14 May 2008

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Stories from 14 May 2008

Ceibal Jam! An event for the XO

Written by David Sasaki · Feature, OLPC Uruguay

In hope of getting local Uruguayan programmers to develop educational applications for the XO laptop, Rising Voices grantee Pablo Flores of the Ceibal Project, is organizing a programming "jam" this weekend in order to introduce local programmers and get them thinking about developing innovative applications that particularly suit the needs of the hundreds of thousands of Uruguayan students who now carry their bright green laptops to school each day.

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[Translation] Blogger Frustration

Written by David Sasaki · Voces Bolivianas, Feature

There are those days when the technology and bandwidth just doesn't want to cooperate. Yesterday Voces Bolivianas participant Cristina Quisbert (who blogs in English here) described a frustrating experience she had at a cyber-cafe in El Alto while trying to publish a photo from her digital camera.

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Some of our Grantees

Ségou Villages Connection

The Ségou Village Connection project seeks to link residents living in the rural villages of the Ségou region in Mali with former residents that now live in the larger cities through the use of mobile reporting and communication.

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Past Rising Voices Grantees

These are our alumni projects that are no longer being maintained by Rising Voices. Click to see a full list.

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Aché Djawu (The Aché Word)

Six Aché indigenous communities in Paraguay will use citizen media to tell the stories of their rich culture and reflect back on their difficult past. These digital tools will also allow the six communities to communicate with one another for ongoing support.

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