User:GJavetski

About Me

My name is Gillian Javetski and I am an intern at OLPC's Cambridge office this summer. I am a senior at Tufts University, where I am double majoring in international relations and community health. I took this past semester off to work at the United Nations Development Programme's HIV/AIDS unit in Geneva. At OLPC, I will be conducting research on UN and international partnerships.

What I Am Currently Working On At OLPC

• 30 June, 2010: Selected and uploaded photos for new Afghanistan blog posts, continued to collect research for UNICEF Afghanistan memo.
• 1 July, 2010: Created a google reader account, went through and read past blog posts on OLPC's work in Afghanistan, began uploading findings onto wiki account.
• 6 July, 2010: Finalized wiki page, worked with volunteers on IRC, continually formatting and editing http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs/Resources#OLPC_Deployment_Stories, published one blog post, revising other three.
• 8 July 2010: Sat in on a hackfest with students from RIT (so cool!), continued editing and adding parts to the Afghanistan memo, worked with volunteer Shirish about how to improve certain wiki pages, worked with Adam on ClassActs/Resources page.
• 9 July 2010: Spoke with SJ on phone regarding feedback, added an "OLPC in Afghanistan" section to wikipage, created a two page memo on OLPC in Afghanistan with recommendations
• 10 July 2010: Spent a few hours finalizing Afghanistan memo, sent off to SJ and Adam
• 12 July 2010: Reviewed Afghanistan memo, edited Troubleshooting page, visit to MIT Media Lab with Adam (awesome!!)
• 13 July 2010: Worked from home due to class at 1pm. Spoke with SJ on phone, answered a few emails, continued uploading information from Troubleshooting Guide online
• 14 July 2010 (Bastille Day!): Finalizing Troubleshooting Guide, including editing for content and adding hyperlinks, added hidden links, spoke with SJ about UNICEF Afghanistan memo, set up an appointment to speak with Mike Dawson regarding OLPC in Afghanistan
• 15 July 2010: Began applying SJ's feedback to both Afghanistan memo and wiki page, OLPC Salad day!
• 16 July 2010: Finalized feedback from Afghanistan project, updated Afghanistan memo, brainstormed questiosn for Mike Dawson, talked to Mike Dawson about gender/curricular/non-traditional schools in Afghanistan, met with SJ, Salim, Matt, Roberta, Mike, and Adam about Afghanistan.
• 17 July 2010: Attended first four talks at OLPC meeting at Media Lab; wonderful.

OLPC To Do List

For Work:

• Continue updating Twitter
• Write post about XO1.5hs
• Write blog post about http://new-mobilesphones.blogspot.com/2010/07/cheap-laptops-made-in-indonesia-only-1.html
• Research: $6.7 billion every month in Afghanistan --> break down into civil service. USAID ever year $90 million. 4.7 million kids.
• Take apart computer
• Make wiki page for all country statistics from UN report
• Update Afghanistan background page with more country statistics