OLPCorps Cornell Mauritania

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

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>