Dear Herman & The rest at Goanet, As I have been getting your emails and have always been reading it with intrest its now come the time to get serious and request of you as to How Can I being or Living out here in Karachi / Pakistan be of any help to "GOANET"
S Joe Rodrigues' query (above) inspired me to draft...
TEN WAYS how you can help Goa while being away from it:
* Network with initiatives of your village, town, alumni and support what you see as a good venture. Support need not be financial alone, but could be in the form of ideas, encouragement, moral backing, building links, etc. * Be active in building useful networks which Goa and Goans (and others too) can benefit from in cyberspace. Your skills and talents could be a great help here. * Report on what's happening among the Goan community in your part of the world. Building networks helps people to stay connected, understand each other, and work out more productive relations based on a shared understanding. * Act as a link between your community and Goa -- share news and information both ways. * Take printouts of what you find interesting (on Goanet or the other networks) and display it in public places for expats who might be interested but aren't connected to the Net. * Share your professional skills with Goa and its diaspora. * Set up a website showcasing your community of Goans in whichever part of the globe, howsoever small. * Support Rene Barreto's idea of an email identity for every Goan, and a football on every trip back to Goa. * Contribute positively to discussing ideas and generating suggestions that help the wider network positively. * Help Goa and its diaspora to build links to people in your part of the globe, specially in fields where these could help (education, jobs, hobbies, volunteer activities, health skills). Write articles about the Goan community in your part of the world and share them either in print or via cybernetworks.
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