Our Stories Uruguay
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People and Roles
- StoryCorps is offering proven expertise: they have recorded more than 10,000 American stories and many are played on the radio in the US.
- One Laptop Per Child is arranging the distribution of millions of laptops for students in developing countries.
- UNICEF’s UNIwiki platform is providing visual access to audio and multimedia materials, even in places with low or restricted connectivity.
Current Status
Notes
Need to determine:
- School contacts: Pablo Flores (pflores2 at gmail.com) coordinates with Villa Cardal's and other schools people.
- Laptop distribution dates & new schools: It is expected to distribute laptops to all of the schools of Florida by the end of 2007. The whole country should be covered by the end of 2009.
- Progress with Ministry of Education
- Funding going forward if we don't get government backing: Government is commited in funding the project for the whole country.
- Number of laptops per school: One for each child in the school. Currently, there is only a pilot project in Villa Cardal.
- Best way to achieve even distribution
- Training for teachers: It is being coordinated by ANEP (the national primary school administration)
- Who will administer the training on the ground: Currently it is being done in coordination between ANEP and LATU.