Our Stories Uruguay

People and Roles

• StoryCorps is offering proven expertise: they have recorded more than 10,000 American stories and many are played on the radio in the US.
• One Laptop Per Child is arranging the distribution of millions of laptops for students in developing countries.
• UNICEF’s UNIwiki platform is providing visual access to audio and multimedia materials, even in places with low or restricted connectivity.

Notes

Need to determine:

• School contacts: Pablo Flores (pflores2 at gmail.com) coordinates with Villa Cardal's and other schools people.
• Laptop distribution dates & new schools: It is expected to distribute laptops to all of the schools of Florida by the end of 2007. The whole country should be covered by the end of 2009.
• Progress with Ministry of Education
  • Funding going forward if we don't get government backing: Government is commited in funding the project for the whole country.
• Number of laptops per school: One for each child in the school. Currently, there is only a pilot project in Villa Cardal.
  • Best way to achieve even distribution
• Training for teachers: It is being coordinated by ANEP (the national primary school administration)
  • Who will administer the training on the ground: Currently it is being done in coordination between ANEP and LATU.