OLPCorps CSUSM South Africa
Our Aim
Our student team wants to work in conjunction with eduweavers.org to implement 100 XO laptops to eSibonisweni Primary School in South Africa. Through the use of educational technology, we will be able to further the school-to-school partnership program, and ultimately be the teaching interface, promoting diversity, between the children at eSibonisweni, and children in California.
Our Team
- Melanie Slocum- A sophomore at California State University, San Marcos majoring in Political Science and Global Studies.
- Lindsay Anderson- A sophomore at California State University, San Marcos majoring in Kinesiology and Computer Science.
- Brittney Orona- A sophomore at California State University, San Marcos majoring in Nursing with an emphasis on child development.
Draft Proposal
Budget
| Total | Running Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Airfare
LAX-Kigali-Durbon Durbon-LAX |
$2300 x 3 | $6900 |
| Lodging | $1000 | $7900 |
| Food | $500 | $8400 |
| Transportation | $1000 | $9400 |
| Vaccinations:
Hepatitis A&B, Typhoid, Rabies, antimalarial drugs |
$50 x 3 | $9550 |
| socket converters | To be calculated |
Fundraising through our university is also being done. Our goal is to set up a self-sustaining environment, if the children are unable to plug laptops in at home, they can do so at their schools. Once our team leaves KwaZulu-Natal, our liaison, Dave Hall, and the people at eduWeavers will remain involved with the project and its expansion to local primary schools.