Dear GKD members, I thought you would be interested in one of Greenstar's latest activities, which will launch its first African investment August 4, 2001, in the Ashanti village of Patriensah, Ghana. The occasion will also be a festival of culture and new beginnings so all are invited. Greenstar <http://www.greenstar.org/introduction.htm> will be partnering with GhaCLAD (Ghana Computer Literacy and Distance learning) <http://www.ghaclad.org/> and the Asante Akim Multipurpose Community Telecenter Committee in a commitment of infrastructural investment. For the community's use in education -- especially in information technology -- health, food security, business, communications and much more, Greenstar will install a solar-energy array, computer equipment and peripherals, and a wireless Internet connection, as well as further equipment for program use. Other partnering organizations and individuals are welcome to join this effort. At the launch festival in this village near Kumasi, Greenstar will begin the work of creating "digital culture" products by generating digital formats of the community's art, literature, music and more. Greenstar will then market these products in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere, sharing the proceeds with the people of Patriensah. The partners have been developing a relationship with Greenstar for more than a year prior to this launch. When Greenstar's founders learned of Patriensah's vision for an IT-based future for the small village, they realized this community had the desire and energy to be a great partner. After extensive research, Greenstar had already decided Ghana was an excellent place to begin its African expansions. Greenstar has been making similar investments worldwide for the last three years and will develop a total of 300 village partnerships globally over the next five years in about 60 countries. On behalf of the community, Greenstar would like to invite all interested people and organizations as both spectators and as potential partners. Please respond to the below to express your desire to attend. Also, please share this notice widely. Thank you, Paul -- Paul Swider [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greenstar http://www.greenstar.org/introduction.htm V 301.776.9979 C 301.793.8329 F 208.248.1869 http://www.e-greenstar.com/pswider.htm ------------ ***GKD is an initiative of the Global Knowledge Partnership*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.globalknowledge.org>
