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Republic of Haiti |
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Area: 27 000 Km2 |
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Density of Population: 287 inhab/Km2 |
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2/3 montainous, 95% |
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clear of trees (massive deforestration) |
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1/3 plain, fertile valley |
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demographic pressure |
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9 departments |
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133 commune |
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561 communities |
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Population: 7´823,100 (IHSI-2003) |
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Life expectancy: 58,4 ans |
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Youth Population: 55% de <15 ans |
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Urbanization rate: 40.42% (INSI-2003) |
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Illiteracy rate: 65% |
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Unemployment rate: 65% |
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Revenu per capita: 8 555 gourdes |
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Total population by department and gender. 2003 |
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REPUBLIC OF RWANDA |
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Short presentation of saut d’Eau, |
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Area:178.83 km2 |
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Population:42, 917 inhabitant |
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Sections: Rivière Canot – Lasselle – Coupe Mardi Gras et Montagne Terrible |
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Name of the population: Saudelais (se) |
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Other name for Saut d’Eau: Ville-bonheur |
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Culture and religion: 16 juillet/Mont Carmel Church (catholic)/Protestantism/Vodoo |
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Historical site (water falls ) |
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Public Office: Téléco – DGI – Commissariat de police– Tribunal de paix - Mairie |
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Saut D’Eau is one of our main intervention areas, as coming 125th out of 133 in a scale based on access to basic services |
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I Want to add CONCERN World wide Haiti in this project for our education project like a pilote project for 10,000 poors children |
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MINISTER IN PRESIDENT’S OFFICE<br/> |
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Contact: etzer.supplice@concern.net |
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IN CHARGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY<br/> |
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AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
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Kigali, 3 January 2007 |
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'''Rwanda commits to “one laptop per child” initiative''' |
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In recognition of children being Rwanda’s most precious natural resource, the government of Rwanda has committed to provide one laptop per child to all primary school children within five years. |
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This commitment was confirmed as H.E. President Paul Kagame met with Prof. Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairperson of One Laptop per Child (OLPC) at Urugwiro Village on Tuesday. |
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OLPC will provide test laptops plus support to fully test the concept at no cost in Rwanda, as well as coordinate knowledge exchange with other participating nations. |
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This initiative will strengthen the quality of already existing free and compulsory primary education, by adopting new tools for learning and engaging children more directly, both inside and outside school. |
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Furthermore, by moving to electronic format, a much wider body of knowledge will be made available to children than was previously possible or economically feasible with printed text books. |
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As part of its stated vision of transforming Rwanda into a knowledge-based economy by the year 2020, the government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of Education, and the Minister of Science and Technology and Research in the President’s Office will collaborate with the One Laptop Per Child non-profit Association to realize the project. |
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== News == |
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==About Rwanda== |
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Rwanda, in central Africa, is perhaps best known as the site of a genocide in 1994. The current administration of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kagame President Paul Kagame] has embraced ICT as the key to his country's future. In particular, there is a [http://www.linux.org/news/2004/02/17/0003.html Rwandan distribution of Linux] in development, in their local language, Kinyarwanda. The President has recently said that all Rwandan schools should be networked by 2013 and equipped with standard ICT tools and well trained facilitators. ([http://allafrica.com/stories/200610060340.html Reported] in The New Times of Kigali) |
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[[Category:Countries|Rwanda]] |
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==Rwanda 2007== |
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A discussion about Rwanda and the OLPC program can be found here: |
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[http://lwn.net/Articles/216196/] |
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Revision as of 18:40, 11 April 2007
Republic of Haiti Area: 27 000 Km2
Density of Population: 287 inhab/Km2 2/3 montainous, 95% clear of trees (massive deforestration) 1/3 plain, fertile valley demographic pressure 9 departments 133 commune 561 communities
Population: 7´823,100 (IHSI-2003) Life expectancy: 58,4 ans Youth Population: 55% de <15 ans Urbanization rate: 40.42% (INSI-2003) Illiteracy rate: 65% Unemployment rate: 65% Revenu per capita: 8 555 gourdes
Total population by department and gender. 2003
Short presentation of saut d’Eau, Area:178.83 km2 Population:42, 917 inhabitant Sections: Rivière Canot – Lasselle – Coupe Mardi Gras et Montagne Terrible Name of the population: Saudelais (se) Other name for Saut d’Eau: Ville-bonheur Culture and religion: 16 juillet/Mont Carmel Church (catholic)/Protestantism/Vodoo Historical site (water falls ) Public Office: Téléco – DGI – Commissariat de police– Tribunal de paix - Mairie Saut D’Eau is one of our main intervention areas, as coming 125th out of 133 in a scale based on access to basic services
I Want to add CONCERN World wide Haiti in this project for our education project like a pilote project for 10,000 poors children Contact: etzer.supplice@concern.net