OLPC Papua New Guinea

Deployments in PNG will commence in June 2008 at the following sites:

• Gaire, Central Province
• Drekikir, East Sepik Province
• Buka, Bougainville Province

Contacts:

• David Leeming
• Dr Joseph Pagelio, Secretary, Department of Education, PO Box 446, Waigani NCD Phone: 301 3447 Fax: 323 1031

Localisation projects have been opened on the OLPC Pootle server for Tok Pisin language (PNG Pidgin)

Gaire

Gaire is located about 45 minutes drive from Port Moresby. It is the site of a rural community VSAT access point, set up under the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)'s Pacific Rural Internet Connectivity System (Pacific RICS) project.

Drekikir

Drekikir Admin Primary School is located in East Sepik Province, near Wewak. Some pictures of the Drekir region can be seen here: [1]