DVD ROMs to Save the Children ICT Projects

[Dan McGarry]

nigel barker wrote:
> 
> my idea was that individuals like me with plenty of bandwidth and who can
> afford a few hundred yen to help someone out don't mind sending off a DVD
> or CD now and then. There must be thousands of others like me. We just end
> up throwing away our media anyway.
> 
> I wouldn't mind supporting a school or organisation somewhere by regularly
> burning them any software I could download for them.

That's a really good idea, and very commendable. I had no desire to 
pooh-pooh any such activities - indeed, I have a small group of friends 
who keep me supplied with needful things on CD and DVD, including this 
year's hockey play-offs. 8^)

But ultimately, a more sustainable approach is to engage this problem on 
a programmatic level, and to work with NGOs and governments to address 
the fundamental issues of education and communications capacity.

Best,

-- 
Dan McGarry	it.psl at fsp.org.vu

IT Consultant
Community Communications Project