tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6151401883101561852024-03-04T22:47:25.097-08:00STEP UP OLPCHelp keep the One Laptop per Child program going at the São João middle school in São Tomé and PríncipeBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-69372981205213004352011-12-19T07:04:00.000-08:002011-12-19T07:04:08.554-08:00WHAT A GREAT EVENT!!!Had a spectacular time at our Martinis for OLPC event yesterday. THANK YOU to all who came and drank in support of our students (boy does that sound wrong to type!). We had a great atmosphere, some great people and huge success all around. Even one of the bartenders bought a piece of photography!<br />
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Will check in tomorrow with a summary of how much we raised!<br />
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If you weren't able to make it, there's still time to donate via the button on the left side of this page.<br />
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Thank you for your support!!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-38790236831761106532011-11-09T12:06:00.000-08:002011-11-09T12:06:06.088-08:00Stella & Dot Joining us for Dec 18 FundraiserGreat news! <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/nicolehensch/" target="_blank">Nicole Hensch from Stella & Dot</a> will be joining us to sell jewelry at the martini fundraiser at Marty's Martini Bar on December 18th!<br />
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15% of all purchases will benefit STEP UP OLPC, so bring your cash as she'll have some great jewelry to share.<br />
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See her<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stella-Dot-Nicole-Hensch/185599078161152" target="_blank"> Facebook page </a>here!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-56738758349640625862011-11-01T18:10:00.000-07:002011-11-01T18:11:29.169-07:00MARTINI FUNDRAISER: Sunday, December 18th, 2011!!Exciting announcement! <b><a href="http://www.martysmartinibar.com/" target="_blank">Marty's Martini Bar</a> in Andersonville</b> (1511 West Balmoral, Chicago), also known as my favorite martini bar in the world, has offered to do a fundraiser for my laptop program in São Tomé!<br />
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The event will be from <b>2-5pm on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18th</b>. Just in time for the season of giving :)<br />
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ALL profit that Marty's makes will go to STEP UP OLPC.<br />
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In addition to martinis, we'll also be selling t-shirts and the beautiful photography that the kids have done.<br />
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If you'd like to help plan for the event, <a href="mailto:beth@bethsantos.com" target="_blank">shoot me an email</a>. I need all the help I can need to set up, schmooze, collect contact information and sell merchandise!<br />
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More soon--for now, SPREAD THE WORD!!!<br />
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Thanks, everyone!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-86186249892273546522011-05-27T15:40:00.000-07:002011-05-27T15:40:48.749-07:00Sustainability and MoneyTwo important words, of course.<br />
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I'm reading <u>The White Man's Burden</u> by William Easterly. In it, he talks about how sustainability can only really be built with personal investment from the people involved. How just shoving money and objects into people's faces isn't going to build sustainable growth.<br />
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So then I started thinking about our class in São Tomé and how it would really benefit from a local coordinator who can be trained to understand these laptops, communicate with me regularly and help the teachers out.<br />
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At first I was going to find payment for this person though the Embassy of Taiwan. But what if the students funded his pay?<br />
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What if we asked each student that wanted to participate in the program to pay the school $12 per year to participate (about 17,000 Dobras, which is less than the price of a beer)? Then, 9 months of the year, a part-time coordinator would earn $100 USD per month from the ~100 students involved. The other $300 USD could go to the school to benefit its own costs (this last detail I'm still unsure about; it might be more prudent to just charge each student $9/year instead).<br />
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That way, the kids are invested, as well as their families, without choking up a fortune. There is a local coordinator who is invested and making money, trying to get the program to grow. The teachers are getting extra support and assistance, and the school is making a little bit of money off of it all.<br />
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We could also raise money to sponsor those children who are truly not poor enough to afford the class. We could raise $120 per year to put ten students who can't pay otherwise through the program.<br />
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What do you think? Is this crazy, or could this work?Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-76762005556237253482011-04-27T12:36:00.001-07:002011-04-27T12:36:48.329-07:00CWS = No goLooks like no one wants to fund travel. Not even Wellesley's CWS could think of how I could get to São Tomé!<br />
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On the hunt again...Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-29744969638897758172011-04-27T05:42:00.000-07:002011-04-27T05:42:07.254-07:00Netbooks arrived to teachers todayThe five netbooks I sent to São Tomé arrived today in the hands of our teachers. Just got an email from Nélys, absolutely astounded:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> noěs agradecemos...mt...d fundo d coraçaŢo...principalmente eu...NEěLYS.<br />
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pra ser sincero eu smpre acreditei k tu enviarias......os computdres..mas k n chgssem taŢo cedo...mas enfim...amei....e estou mt feliz..com tudo isso....imagina soě as caras dosoutros colegas?<br />
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It's a good feeling when you see the work that the teachers have put into this cause. They deserve those computers. Now onto seeing how I can get myself over there to talk with someone about our OLPC program. Wellesley College CWS (Center for Work and Service), here I come!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-6026313104612685492011-04-21T09:16:00.000-07:002011-04-21T09:16:24.826-07:00Guardian AngelsToday is a new day; I can feel it.<br />
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This morning we received three generous donations for our laptop program, one large and one very large. Though all support is encouraged and appreciated, you certainly can't deny that the most generous ones definitely make the greatest impact, and for this I am so grateful.<br />
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Thanks to the incredible selflessness demonstrated today, we will be able to buy 75 brand new chargers and 30 power strips (with surge protectors, so they don't blow out again) for our students in São Tomé. We'll also be able to pay for the very expensive shipping that will get them to the students before long, so that they don't have to wait for my next visit to keep things rolling.<br />
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This brings me confidence that I can get the funding I need to make the trip to São Tomé again this summer or fall to talk with the appropriate people about growing this program country-wide.<br />
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On an unrelated, but possibly quite related, note, it was supposed to be mostly cloudy today with a chance of thunderstorms. However, contrary to the weather prediction, the morning has given way to the most beautiful blue sky. I am eternally thankful for the kindness of people around this world.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-11085176412992661442011-04-19T10:03:00.000-07:002011-04-19T10:03:39.512-07:00Still looking for >$200 USDStill need over $200 USD just to buy new chargers for our kids (we're ordering 75). This doesn't take the power strips into account. Please donate so we can afford them!!<br />
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Thank you!!!!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-30174936645590683242011-04-07T10:18:00.000-07:002011-04-07T10:20:03.964-07:00Now what?Things are at a hiatus, as usual. My contact at AICEP isn't turning out to be as determined to help me during his busy schedule as I would hope.<br />
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I talked with Professor Nélys today. It seems he has talked to both the Embassy of Taiwan and the Ministry of Education. Both said they would follow up with him, and both didn't. The Ministry does not believe that the Embassy will cover costs. For some reason, no matter how much the teachers tell them that it won't happen, they think that they are going to have to end up paying something.<br />
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While I think about how we're going to re-approach the subject (and if another trip to São Tomé, and another very annoying fundraiser-- not for me but for my friends and family-- is in order), I've sent Nélys on some research. He's going to find out how many students graduated to high school last year, and how that compares to the computer class, to see if there was a noticeable difference. As the school year this year will be ending in a couple of months, we'll have some hard data about two years of school that I am hoping will point to something.<br />
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If not, at least we tried.<br />
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Fingers crossed.<br />
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PS I met a lovely woman at the recent fundraiser at Hillyer in DC who works for IDB, who was interested in pursuing accountability a bit further with me. I never got her contact information but she assured me she would reach out to me after I gave her my card. If you're out there, I'm eagerly waiting to talk to you!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-23206198574429265582011-03-18T08:16:00.000-07:002011-03-18T08:16:20.058-07:00Bureaucratics BuildStill trying to get in touch with the Magalhães people OR the Taiwanese Embassy. It's a difficult ride, as per usual. Keep your fingers crossed (and please keep those donations coming in, we have about $555 of our $2,000 goal!)<br />
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THANKS!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-88758934060535385022011-02-28T07:44:00.000-08:002011-02-28T07:44:51.474-08:00Fundraiser Report: Thanks So Much!Thanks to everyone who attended our fundraiser on Friday-- it was a hit and I was so happy to see so many great faces!<br />
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We successfully raised $280 in t-shirt and photography sales as well as a wine + chocolate tasting at the event.<br />
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We have also raised $275 in online t-shirt sales and donations so far...which brings us to <b>$555</b> so far for our efforts!!<br />
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Thanks for all of the donations so far-- please keep purchasing t-shirts and sending donations so that we can raise the $2,000 we need for a new infrastructure in our laptop program!<br />
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Thank you so much!!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-70739374679524066272011-02-23T07:59:00.000-08:002011-02-23T07:59:20.484-08:00Buy! Buy! Buy!T-Shirts are for sale. Click <a href="http://bethstepsup.blogspot.com/p/step-up-olpc-t-shirt-order-form.html">here</a> to place an order! They cost $20 each plus shipping and handling. A steal when you realize that ALL proceeds benefit our program!<br />
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She told me that the computers have lots of problems -- maybe 17 of them are broken and they are trying to fix them (screen problems and keyboard issues), not including broken chargers and power strips -- but they are fighting to keep class going with everything they have.<br />
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I told her about our fundraiser next Thursday in Washington, DC and she was very excited to hear about it. She said that all of the teachers there will be praying that we make a lot of money for the program.<br />
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I've been thinking that we might need to train a local techie in São Tomé, as well as a coordinator. I think we could get away with training a techie $100 per month or something like that. The coordinator would probably need to make more, about $200 to $250 USD per month. An annual budget of $5,000 for these human resources is something we could potentially work with-- if not seeing if the Ministry of Education can provide.<br />
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A meeting next week with the Portuguese Trade and Investment Office is in the works. Lots of prayers to go around over the next week for a good turnout and good things to come from Beth driving all the way up the east coast to New York!<br />
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If you haven't spread the word yet, please come next week to the STEP UP OLPC fundraiser at the Hillyer Art Space off Dupont Circle in DC. It's on Thursday, Feb 24th at 6pm and it's free with a $5 suggested donation (and lots more suggested donations). We'll also be selling STEP UP OLPC t-shirts, photography done by the kids and we'll have some great music and food.<br />
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The Facebook event can be found at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=197461426935361">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=197461426935361</a><br />
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Please come.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-91414538776233240122011-02-11T10:19:00.000-08:002011-02-11T10:25:16.433-08:00Get a shirt!!Now accepting pre-orders for the <b>coolest shirt you will ever receive!!</b><br />
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Only $20ea plus shipping.<br />
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Send me an email at beth@bethsantos.com with the number of shirts you would like, the sizes and your shipping address. Then we'll organize payment, likely through PayPal.<br />
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Millions of thanks to the VOICES crew for organizing this. It's going to be a great event!!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Olá Elizabeth</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Beijinhos-Miguel.</span>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-807820480070103322011-01-21T06:52:00.000-08:002011-01-21T06:52:27.477-08:00Need $2,000, stat<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"> Looking for $2,000 stat to buy new chargers and power strips for the 150 kids in our class. Please donate via link on left OR send a check to the address on the left if you'd like your donation to be tax-deductible.</div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">We cannot continue class without these chargers, so please donate ($5, $10, $100, $1000 or any other amount) today! </div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Thank you so much!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-7965207113019863402011-01-19T08:11:00.000-08:002011-01-19T08:11:56.648-08:00Classes have stoppedGreat news (sarcasm). Professor Miguel has emailed me to tell me that classes have recently stopped as there are too many broken chargers and power strips to be able to effectively hold class.<br />
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Two years in, the computers are holding up great but the chargers and power strips are terrible. Looking for solutions that can keep things going. All of the ones I can think of involve MONEY!<br />
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The teachers are moving forward with the Embassy of Taiwan slowly but surely. I feel like I need to go there to talk with the Embassy myself, as the Ministry of Education isn't really doing the job!<br />
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Stay tuned for the next episode...Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-87456791336139479942011-01-04T10:04:00.000-08:002011-01-04T10:04:57.882-08:00Uruguay: land of the $100 laptop (Wired UK)<a href="http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/01/start/uruguay-land-of-the-100-dollar-laptop">Uruguay: land of the $100 laptop (Wired UK)</a>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-89085692873977559452010-12-15T06:11:00.000-08:002010-12-15T06:11:19.801-08:00São Tomé Creating Magalhães Factory?Read this article this morning-- a little in awe:<br />
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Says that the Ministry of Education has gotten together with the producers of the Magalhães (also known as the Intel Classmate, I believe) to start building a factory on São Tomé that would produce these computers, creating 200 jobs and benefiting internal and external markets.<br />
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Mrrrr...? Wondering if my email to Magalhães sparked something a few months ago. But I doubt someone as small as myself could have had that effect.<br />
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Which means...has this been planned all along and the Ministry has told us nothing of it?<br />
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Inquiring minds want to know what is going on and how this is affecting São Tomé's children.<br />
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Here's the quick translation via Google Translate:<br />
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margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The <a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=pt&tl=en&u=http://www.jpsacouto.pt/&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhgzK9jqk0e1yEI0t9E0kTvx6R18ow" style="color: #5fbd27; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="blank">JP Sá Couto</a> signed this week-end an agreement with the government of Sao Tome for the establishment of a factory in that country that will produce computer equipment for the local market and in other regions of Africa.</span> <br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The protocol was signed between JP Sá Couto, the company responsible for manufacturing the laptop in the Portuguese education supported reference design from Intel Classmate, and Sao Tome minister of education, culture and training.</span> <br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="200" hspace="0" id="sas_11372" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="saw_frame" scrolling="no" src="http://adw.sapo.pt/search.html?browser=safari&bversion=534.10&width=1164&height=541&referrer=http%3A//translate.google.com/translate_p%3Fhl%3Den%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sl%3Dpt%26tl%3Den%26u%3Dhttp%3A//tek.sapo.pt/noticias/negocios/sao_tome_recebe_fabrica_para_produzir_magalha_1112819.html%26prev%3D_t%26twu%3D1%26usg%3DALkJrhgE62Q7KcCxplaWMoY1VQRKVDrIUQ&keywords=&affiliate_id=10&site_id=212&position_id=357&cluster_id=666&ad_height=200&ad_width=200&ad_format=200x200&ad_type=text&c=2&q=&color_border=b1b1b1&color_bg=FFFFFF&color_link=5FBD27&color_text=000000&color_url=5FBD27&debug=0&medium=0" style="float: right; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10pt; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" vspace="0" width="200"></iframe><br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">According to information released by Lusa, works for the new plant to begin in February next year and the structure shall, at startup, at least 200 new jobs.</span> <span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The investment figures were not disclosed.</span> <br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">João Paulo Sá Couto, company administrator, said at the signing ceremony of the protocol that the company will "do a partnership with the Government, where we go from one point to export to other neighboring countries and, ultimately, we will have a platform here contained in this protocol we signed, "detailed news agency.</span> <br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"We not only produce Magalhaes computers for internal consumption, but also for export to neighboring countries. So we will be promoting their own digital inclusion and also to allow our students to gain future access to various opportunities that the development itself will bring "he added Olinto Daio, education minister of Sao Tome was quoted by <a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=pt&tl=en&u=http://www.lusa.pt/&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhgfPtuued00Se5q09X5JRb9R0BHMw" style="color: #5fbd27; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="blank">Lusa</a> .</span> <br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Remember that the Magellan, in Portugal, has just arrived in its third generation, launched earlier this month, as the note gave TeK.</span> <br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By the way, the laptop used in the first cycle of basic education has been <a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=pt&tl=en&u=http://tek.sapo.pt/noticias/computadores/mais_um_milhao_e_meio_de_magalhaes_para_a_ven_1101302.html&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhixViaar8eAfNfrA5O_7zXY-6samQ" style="color: #5fbd27; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="blank">exported to countries like Venezuela</a> and is on <a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=pt&tl=en&u=http://tek.sapo.pt/noticias/computadores/quase_um_milhao_de_magalhaes_podem_rumar_em_b_1110515.html&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhjBAec2VEo7rmU-ukur6p_YSQFkVw" style="color: #5fbd27; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="blank">the verge of becoming also used in schools in Argentina</a> .</span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-60575539117403199422010-12-01T08:42:00.000-08:002010-12-01T08:43:01.047-08:00GREAT NEWS!!!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I know I am speaking too soon. It's been very slow moving and another person's "promise" to follow up soon doesn't mean much. But it still makes me excited:</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59GTO80lcQkroYOuiad9m0V_H50U2RWXnRbPNckplIfwuguHMVYcaPgI9nxrO3U_AEQwM6ez-Z6mT1Uib9zyhiqLzEM5bzv-ubdXJpsoVMLQcAZp0b67zThjYXCYrKvUSZcd9q3uN4yI/s1600/DSC03908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59GTO80lcQkroYOuiad9m0V_H50U2RWXnRbPNckplIfwuguHMVYcaPgI9nxrO3U_AEQwM6ez-Z6mT1Uib9zyhiqLzEM5bzv-ubdXJpsoVMLQcAZp0b67zThjYXCYrKvUSZcd9q3uN4yI/s320/DSC03908.JPG" width="240" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Olá Elizabeth<br />
Nós marcamos a audiência com o Ministro,ele orientou a sua secretária para nos dizer que este assunto<br />
deve ser tratado no sector do Planeamento do Ministério de Educação.<br />
Já fomos ao sector do Planeamento,<wbr></wbr>conversámos com a Directora do citado sector,ela auscultou as nossas preocupações;Falamos acerca do nosso programa,da disponibilidade do Embaixador de TAIWAN<br />
em nos ajudar,do objectivo que temos com o programa de informática,etc.<br />
A Directora do Planeamento ficou muito satisfeita em nos ouvir e prometeu solucionar este assunto brevimente.<br />
As aulas de informática estão prestes a iniciar.Estamos a fazer alguns acertos.<br />
Beijinhos-Miguel.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hello Elizabeth</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We made an appointment with the Minister [of Education], and he had his office tell us that this subject should be addressed in the Ministry of Education's Planning Division.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We went to the Planning Division, talked with the Director and she listened to our concerns. We talked about our program, of the offer from the ambassador of Taiwan to help us, and of our objective with the computer program, etc.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Director of Planning was very satisfied with what we said and promised to find a solution to this soon. The computer classes are ready to begin. We're doing a couple of checks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kisses-- Miguel</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>PLEASE keep your fingers crossed-- and if you know anyone at the São Tomé Ministry of Education or the Embassy of Taiwan-- let me know!!</b></span>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-11972373839904189632010-11-29T07:41:00.000-08:002010-11-29T08:56:17.197-08:00Fundraisers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEGEcbfC6fIEuovwTswhSERtZUqgLti0-YVqH0O8uQmSdgiyFgEMtdDnrkxUR1HmIw1N4EGf_49_mD5yMPRDDJQWTIcpL9qv7KxpT5eq66AaTVvrcZlrULMdUatg4zqHroILVPw3PBBQ/s1600/DSC05424-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEGEcbfC6fIEuovwTswhSERtZUqgLti0-YVqH0O8uQmSdgiyFgEMtdDnrkxUR1HmIw1N4EGf_49_mD5yMPRDDJQWTIcpL9qv7KxpT5eq66AaTVvrcZlrULMdUatg4zqHroILVPw3PBBQ/s1600/DSC05424-2.jpg" /></a></div>Our fundraiser time is approaching.<br />
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Meeting with Rafael Costa and the Portuguese Club of Mineola, NY this weekend to talk about doing a fundraiser in January.<br />
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Also a big thanks to Siobhan O'Keefe who is going to represent STEP UP OLPC at January's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=121172294581516">VOICES</a> event.<br />
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If you're interested in hosting a fundraiser or just baking some cookies and raising a few bucks for us, please let me know. Donations are tax-deductible-- even better!<br />
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A slow process on the Taiwanese Embassy front. Might be best to just give them a phone call today or tomorrow. Otherwise I am afraid of what will happen (or not happen)...<br />
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Now to make a press packet that can be used to publicize and fundraise for STEP UP OLPC in my absence.<br />
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In the meantime, looking for funding that can get me over there once again this summer/fall. Any thoughts on getting about $2,000 to do that would be much appreciated.<br />
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Happy Holidays!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-46091387588217795082010-10-26T14:28:00.000-07:002010-10-26T14:28:33.310-07:00Nicholas Negroponte - The Colbert Report - 10/25/10 - Video Clip | Comedy Central<div>OLPC Founder Nicholas Negroponte on the Colbert Report last night:</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/363111/october-25-2010/nicholas-negroponte">Nicholas Negroponte - The Colbert Report - 10/25/10 - Video Clip | Comedy Central</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /> <table style="font:11px arial; color:#333; background-color:#f5f5f5" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="360" height="353"><tbody><tr style="background-color:#e5e5e5" valign="middle"><td style="padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;"><a target="_blank" style="color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;" href="http://www.colbertnation.com/">The Colbert Report</a></td><td style="padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; text-align:right; font-weight:bold;">Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c</td></tr><tr style="height:14px;" valign="middle"><td style="padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;" colspan="2"><a target="_blank" style="color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;" href="http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/363111/october-25-2010/nicholas-negroponte">Nicholas Negroponte</a></td></tr><tr style="height:14px; background-color:#353535" valign="middle"><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; width:360px; overflow:hidden; text-align:right"><a target="_blank" style="color:#96deff; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;" href="http://www.colbertnation.com/">www.colbertnation.com</a></td></tr><tr valign="middle"><td style="padding:0px;" colspan="2"><embed style="display:block" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:363111" width="360" height="301" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="window" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="autoPlay=false" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" bgcolor="#000000"></embed></td></tr><tr style="height:18px;" valign="middle"><td style="padding:0px;" colspan="2"><table style="margin:0px; text-align:center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="100%"><tbody><tr valign="middle"><td style="padding:3px; width:33%;"><a target="_blank" style="font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/">Colbert Report Full Episodes</a></td><td style="padding:3px; width:33%;"><a target="_blank" style="font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.indecisionforever.com/">2010 Election</a></td><td style="padding:3px; width:33%;"><a target="_blank" style="font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.colbertnation.com/video/tag/March%20to%20Keep%20Fear%20Alive">March to Keep Fear Alive</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-22001845755246990272010-10-24T16:09:00.001-07:002010-10-24T16:09:34.624-07:00STEP UP OLPC in OLPC Maps!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Catch STEP UP OLPC in the OLPC Map at </span><a href="http://olpcmap.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://olpcmap.net/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">!</span>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615140188310156185.post-68236541388194872292010-09-28T07:20:00.000-07:002010-09-28T07:20:19.463-07:00Party? Party!Looking for some awesome planners who might want to do something good for the world by hosting a fundraising party for STEP UP OLPC sometime at the end of this year or beginning of next year.<br />
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Send me an email if you wan<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">t to join our international team of people who will each plan parties in a different location, to take place during the same week, to raise money for our computer program. And there can be variety, too- from a luncheon to a dinner party to a dance party to a gallery event, to a poetry slam, anything is an option!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thinking January 13th-16th might be a good date range. Comment or email me at <a href="mailto:beth@bethsantos.com">beth@bethsantos.com </a>now!</span>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14610516823121698113noreply@blogger.com0