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== Phu My Orphanage Project ==
== Ba Chieu Shelter Project ==


'''Location:'''
'''Location:'''
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The city center is situated on the banks of the Saigon River, 60 kilometers (37 mi) from the South China Sea and 1,760 kilometers (1,094 mi) south of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
The city center is situated on the banks of the Saigon River, 60 kilometers (37 mi) from the South China Sea and 1,760 kilometers (1,094 mi) south of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.


Ba Chieu Shelter is located in Ward 1 District Binh Thanh Saigon. This shelter is home to 18 girls 6-20 years old, who do not have families.
Phu My Orphanage is located in Saigon. This orphanage looks after 600 children (400 in the orphanage and 200 in day care for street families). Many of the children at this orphanage are disabled, including those affected by Agent Orange.
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== Project Description:==
== Project Description:==
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'''Project Objectives'''
'''Project Objectives'''


To introduce XO as a learning tool for children at the Phu My Orphanage in Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and create a community of supporters of XO and Sugar users. 5 XOs are requested for project pilot as part of Contributors Program.
To introduce XO as a learning tool for children at the Ba Chieu in Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and create a community of supporters of XO and Sugar users. Five XOs were requested and received for the project pilot as part of the Contributors Program.


'''Timeline'''
'''Timeline'''


Dec 14 - Jan 14 Project preparation, testing XO and Sugar, creating curriculum for the teachers at the orphanage with guidance from Caroline Meeks
Dec 14 - Jan 14 Project preparation, testing XO and Sugar, creating curriculum for the teachers at the orphanage with guidance from Caroline Meeks, Nancie Severs and Adam Holt


Jan 15 - Feb 7 XO/Sugar introduction to the teachers of the orphanage and children; making contact with local techies, teachers, volunteers.
Jan 15 - Feb 7 XO/Sugar introduction to the teachers at the shelter and children; making contact with local techies, teachers and volunteers.


Feb 8 - Feb 19 Winter break
Feb 8 - Feb 19 Winter break
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'''Needs'''
'''Needs'''


This project is important as it will bring OLPC to the south of Vietnam. OLPC initiative is currently ongoing in Hanoi region, so it will link the two to
This project is important as it will bring OLPC to children in the south of Vietnam. A similar [[Projects/Vung Vieng Fishing Vietnam|OLPC initiative]] is currently ongoing in the Hanoi region. Linking the two initiatives together will create more learning opportunities and make education more accessible for children in this country.


This project will start with one orphanage, and expand beyond that as Saigon is a large metropolitan area and a lot of children do not have aduequate learning tools to embrace the world outside their school walls, or country walls.
Current initiative will start with one shelter, and will expand beyond that as Saigon is a large metropolitan area with many children in need of learning tools to explore and embrace the world outside their school, city and country walls.
Saigon is prospective area for OLPC as there are a lot of children in need of learning tools


This project can't be done in emulation using non-XO machines as XO is a a majical world in itself, as it provides interactive base for the learners. There are 30 children in the main class, 5XOs are good for piloting this project and bringing them to Vietnam.
This project can't be done in emulation using non-XO machines as XO is a a magical world in itself, as it provides interactive base for the learners. There are 18 children in the main class, 5 XOs are good for piloting this project and bringing them to Vietnam.


'''Sharing Deliverables'''
'''Sharing Deliverables'''


The [http://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/ Saigon OLPC] is where you can find detialed blog about this initiative and learn more about day-to-day progress and keep in touch.
[http://saigonolpc.wordpress.com/ Saigon OLPC] is where you can find our detailed blog about this initiative and learn more about day-to-day progress and keep in touch.

How will the final fruits of your labor be distributed to children or community members worldwide? I will write a paper on favorite activities


We plan to write about favorite Sugar activities and their application for the local area and Vietnam and make it available for the children worldwide.
Will your work have any possible application or use outside our community?
Teacher and children in the orphanage

Latest revision as of 03:15, 2 February 2010

Ba Chieu Shelter Project

Location:

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is the largest city in Vietnam. It used to be the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina and later an independent state of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975, but then it merged with North Vietnam. The metropolitan area of Saigon is populated by more than 9 million people.

The city center is situated on the banks of the Saigon River, 60 kilometers (37 mi) from the South China Sea and 1,760 kilometers (1,094 mi) south of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.

Ba Chieu Shelter is located in Ward 1 District Binh Thanh Saigon. This shelter is home to 18 girls 6-20 years old, who do not have families.

  • Map of Vietnam <gallery>

    Map of Vietnam <gallery>

  • Monday Class

    Monday Class

Project Description:

Project Objectives

To introduce XO as a learning tool for children at the Ba Chieu in Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and create a community of supporters of XO and Sugar users. Five XOs were requested and received for the project pilot as part of the Contributors Program.


Timeline

Dec 14 - Jan 14 Project preparation, testing XO and Sugar, creating curriculum for the teachers at the orphanage with guidance from Caroline Meeks, Nancie Severs and Adam Holt

Jan 15 - Feb 7 XO/Sugar introduction to the teachers at the shelter and children; making contact with local techies, teachers and volunteers.

Feb 8 - Feb 19 Winter break

Feb 22 - April 12 Daily sessions with Sugar activities specific for Saigon area and appropriate for Pho My children; building OLPC community, making transition of the ownership of the project to the local OLPC team Collaboration with local community and project transition to the local OLPC team


Needs

This project is important as it will bring OLPC to children in the south of Vietnam. A similar OLPC initiative is currently ongoing in the Hanoi region. Linking the two initiatives together will create more learning opportunities and make education more accessible for children in this country.

Current initiative will start with one shelter, and will expand beyond that as Saigon is a large metropolitan area with many children in need of learning tools to explore and embrace the world outside their school, city and country walls.

This project can't be done in emulation using non-XO machines as XO is a a magical world in itself, as it provides interactive base for the learners. There are 18 children in the main class, 5 XOs are good for piloting this project and bringing them to Vietnam.


Sharing Deliverables

Saigon OLPC is where you can find our detailed blog about this initiative and learn more about day-to-day progress and keep in touch.

We plan to write about favorite Sugar activities and their application for the local area and Vietnam and make it available for the children worldwide.

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