OLPC Philippines
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Mabuhay! Welcome to OLPC Philippines
OLPC Philippines (OLPC PH) is a grassroots coalition of forward-looking and like-minded individuals living in the Philippines and abroad who are working to bring the ideals of OLPC to Filipino children. Please join and share your ideas - we're still very much in the formative stages, so people who are eager and willing to jump in are very, very welcome.
To join us, subscribe to the olpc-philippines mailing list and introduce yourself. We often send announcements and have discussions on this list. Also, please attend the next meeting if you can - this will give you a chance to get to know everyone.
Non Profit Organization
The OLPC Foundation
We are in the process of organising a legally registered entity in the Philippines (to be named the OLPC Foundation) which will be a non-stock, non-profit corporation. Once we have secured the necessary tax registrations the OLPC Foundation will appreciate donations from both individuals and companies wanting to support the deployment of OLPC program in the Philippines.
We have as an objective to deploy the OLPC program in all the public primary schools in the country. At the same time, we are open to work with interested private schools interested to deploy an OLPC program on the condition this is fully funded by the school or its donor sponsor.
For any enquiries on the OLPC Foundation, please email ideasman88@gmail.com.
Separately, there is a OLPC volunteer group in support of the OLPC program in the Philippines. A number of volunteers have formed further different group (ekindling) as described below.
eKindling
Simply said -- we are much more than providing free laptops.
Our official mission is to enhance educational opportunities through open source, learning and technological innovations for the empowerment of children in the Philippines.
Having been conceived through the "OLPC process," this community driven initiative hopes to deliver the quality education that each child deserves throughout the Philippines. Join our community and for more information, please click eKindling
Meetings
Please see /Meetings for upcoming meeting times and agendas, as well as past meeting minutes.
Potential partners
Other groups that may be of interest to people working on the ideals of OLPC in the Philippines:
Metro Manila Area
- (? Location) Gawad Kalinga (OLPC contact Mel Chua)
- (? Location) SFC (Singles for Christ) Meralco (OLPC contact Jerome Gotangco)
- Antipolo/ Mayamot Elemementary School (OLPC contact Willie Pertubal)
- Las Pinas & Muntinlupa/ 3 public primary schools (OLPC contact Willie Pertubal)
- Manila/ Rafael Palma Elementary School (OLPC contact Charles Chen)
- Manila/ De La Salle University (OLPC contact Charles Chen)
- Mandaluyong/ Buayang Bato Elementary School (OLPC contact Willie Pertubal)
- Mandaluyong/ Don Bosco (OLPC contact Charles Chen)
- Marikina/ St. Nicholas School (OLPC contact Willie Pertubal)
- Makati/ Asia Pacific College (OLPC contact Ray Baquirin)
- San Juan/ Xavier School Manila (OLPC contact Mel Chua)
Non-Metro Manila Area
- Lubang, Mindoro/ Lubang Integrated School (OLPC contact Meg Simpson)
- Leyte/ Rotary Club of Leyte (OLPC contact James Shields ?)
- Tacloban Leyte Municipal Barangay Halls Alternative Education (Jon Mannion)
- San Miguel/Bani Pangasinan (OLPC contact Precioso/Maria Amansec)
- Patar, Bolinao Pangasinan (OLPC contact Precioso/Maria Amansec)
OLPC PH Wiki Archive
You can still access the OLPC PH Wiki Archive.