Boston College and University of Michigan, South Africa/Budget
Budget
| Expense | Cost |
|---|---|
| One round-trip plane ticket from New York to Cape Town. | $1350 |
| Two one-way plane tickets from Washington, DC to Kigali. | $2350 |
| Two one-way plane tickets from Kigali to Cape Town. | $1920 |
| Transportation | $300 |
| Two bedroom apartment in Observatory, Cape Town. | $800 |
| Food | $400 |
| Hardware. This includes a USB thumb drive, Ethernet cables, a network extender, and a wireless router. | $25 |
| Vaccinations. Two team members already have the necessary vaccinations. | $150 |
| Visas | Personal Expense |
| Refurbished projector | $400 |
| StarTech USB to VGA adapter. This is required to connect the projector to a laptop. This particular piece of hardware has been reported to work with the XO hardware. | $100 |
| Internet. We are currently researching the best option. This initial costs required by the Internet Service Provider. We are confident that we can network the building ourselves to avoid labor costs. This cost will also cover Internet access for at least 6-8 months after we depart. We hope to fundraise to cover even more long-term coverage. | $1500 |
| Website. The only cost associated with the website is the cost of the domain. We have found a sponsor to cover to costs of web hosting for a year. The website will be powered by Wordpress, an open-source content management system. | $8.88 |
| Total | $9,295 |
Fundraising
Boston College is proud of a tradition of service, and is host to various organizations in which our team members have taken part. We plan to seek financial assistance from these following BC organizations to further this project: The Volunteer and Service Learning Center, African & African Diaspora Studies Program, African Student Union, AHANA Leadership Council, and FACES (racism education student group). We will also have access to Ikamva Labantu's fundraising website (http://www.ikamva.org/donations.html#guidelines) as we work on our project, and incorporate this OLPC initiative to directly solicit funds. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor is a large campus with many different organizations that we will also seek financial assistance from, such as Alliance for World AIDS Relief and Education, National Society for Black Engineers, and Students for Legal Opportunities in Africa.