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Mauritania is transitioning from an ancient nomadic society to the modern global community. Most parts of the country do not have paved roads, yet television is readily available to expose community members to global culture. Still, the overall literacy rate in Mauritania is only 51.2%, compared to 99% in developed countries; for women and girls the rate is even lower. According to UNESCO(http://www.unesco.org/education/GMR2006/summary_eng.pdf), high literacy rates are "key to enhancing human capabilities, with wide-ranging benefits including critical thinking, ..., children's education, ... and active citizenship." The goal of Cornell OLPC is to teach computer skills to improve the literacy rates of young children in underserved and less priviledged poplations, thereby improving their educational opportunities.
Mauritania is transitioning from an ancient nomadic society to the modern global community. Most parts of the country do not have paved roads, yet television is readily available to expose community members to global culture. Still, the overall literacy rate in Mauritania is only 51.2%, compared to 99% in developed countries; for women and girls the rate is even lower. According to UNESCO(http://www.unesco.org/education/GMR2006/summary_eng.pdf), high literacy rates are "key to enhancing human capabilities, with wide-ranging benefits including critical thinking, ..., children's education, ... and active citizenship." The goal of Cornell OLPC is to teach computer skills to improve the literacy rates of young children in underserved and less priviledged poplations, thereby improving their educational opportunities.



Revision as of 20:13, 23 March 2009

Mission Statement

  • We are a group of socially conscious, technically inclined students at Cornell University who wish to improve education in Africa. We believe that OLPC and its constructionist, hands-on learning method is the best way to do this.
  • We are going to use technology for the rest of our lives in whatever profession we choose. Acknowledging this, it is necessary to share a part of what we have been given. All children can succeed if given the right tools. We need to go out and share the technology that has enabled us to learn.
  • Improving literacy is the best application of this technology.

Who we are

Name Major Responsibility
Eli Luxenberg Information Science '10 Project Lead
James Elkins Information Science '11 Logistics Lead
Seth Luxenberg Policy Analysis and Management '08 Community Lead
Alan Garcia Information Science '09 Technology Lead
Nora Callinan Biological Sciences '09 Fundraising Lead
Jawwad Asghar Mechanical Engineering '11 Pedagogical Lead
Billy Podlaski Biological Sciences '11 Pedagogical Lead
Charles Curwen Information Science '12 University Liason

When

  • Summer 2009 - June 20th-August 20th

Where

  • Tdjikja, Mauritania

<googlemap version="0.9" lat="18.559205" lon="-11.431832" zoom="15"> 18.558205, -11.426863 Tidjikdja, Tagant Location of the Girls Mentoring Center </googlemap>

750 Word Formal Proposal

Supporting Documentation

Proposed Budget

ROUGH Deployment Plan & Notes

Letter of Support

Pictures