OLPCorps Cornell Mauritania

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Who we are:

Eli Luxenberg - Information Science '10
James Elkins - Information Science '11
Alan Garcia - Information Science '09
Nora Callinan - Biological Sciences '09
Seth Luxenberg - Policy Analysis and Management '08
Jawwad Asghar - Mechanical Engineering '11
Billy Podlaski - Biological Sciences '11

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.

When we want to do it

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>