[CoLoCo] Laptops for Africa

[siblog]

It is definitely not light, though I don't know the approximate weight. I
will check and get back to you.

-Simon

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:33 AM, David Overcash <funnylookinhat at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Do you know approximately how much it weighs?  Weight is the reason that I
> am looking for laptops this time around...  (Chris can't take that much with
> him when he goes over, only about 140 Lbs + Carry On...)  They can purchase
> a monitor in the country for about 70,000 Shillings (about 50 dollars) and
> would still find it very useful.
>
> Eventually this project will develop into using primarily desktops, unless
> there is ample funding for something of the OLPC variety.
>
> -David
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 10:04 AM, siblog <tehsiblog at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> While I don't have any old laptops to spare I do have an old Desktop that
>> I would be willing to donate. It is an older Pentium II or III (can't
>> remember) but I know I have loaded older versions of Ubuntu on it. It isn't
>> the fastest machine but it might help nonetheless. I don't know if you/they
>> would be interested but I thought I would offer
>>
>> -Simon
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:34 AM, David Overcash <funnylookinhat at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Guys,
>>> So as some of you know, I spent a month in Africa this summer visiting
>>> orphanages and spending time with kids in their schools.  My main goal was
>>> to develop guidelines and find the big problems with creating a non-profit
>>> organization to build and support computer labs in developing countries.
>>> One of the problems I encountered was ensuring that computers that were
>>> donated would be put to good use, rather than being sold just for the money;
>>> while I don't have a great solution to this issue yet, I did find one
>>> orphanage run by a couple of Americans and a very trustworthy Ugandan that
>>> needs a few computers to help the boys that live there begin to learn more
>>> efficiently.
>>>
>>> Chris West (one of the Americans) is in the United States right now
>>> raising more money for the orphanage, and he asked me very honestly if I
>>> could donate any computers to him for the orphanage.  I have one old laptop
>>> that I am going to outfit with Linux and send to him, but he could use a few
>>> more.  I know it's a longshot, but if any of you have old laptops that you
>>> would like to donate (or maybe sell to me very cheap?) it would be
>>> appreciated so much.  I see this as my first venture into the world of
>>> non-profits, and know that it could greatly influence how I move further.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, I have not registered as a 501c3, so your donation cannot
>>> be tax-deductable.  However, I have taken some great pictures of the boys at
>>> this orphanage while I was over there and would love to send you an 8x10
>>> that you could frame.  Sometimes it helps to see who it is that you are
>>> helping.  : )
>>>
>>> So that's my request.  Thank you so much for your patience in reading
>>> this guys, I know that it doesn't necessarily connect with the purpose of
>>> the mailing list, but if there is one thing I learned about Ubuntu
>>> enthusiasts (especially on this team), is that they are largely interested
>>> in helping those who cannot afford or use computers otherwise.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> David Overcash
>>>
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