Thanks, Don. I think the project is in "hiatus" stage as the initial funding has ended and I'm not sure what the ability is in Uganda to sustain it. The problem has long been sustainability and the startup funding to get stuff off the ground. We think there's a great application of health materials, as well as indigenous. The current set of content, however, English-language childrens literature seems less powerful.
Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: Donald Z. Osborn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Digital Bookmobile - Uganda > > > I've been interested in a couple of things that this project > brings together: 1) > "mobile telecenters" (although the Bookmobile apparently does not have > connectivity or access to static internet content) and 2) using > telecenters in > part as printing presses. Also of interest is the attention that > the project is > giving to indigenous language material. A very nice use of ICT to > address local > learning needs. > > Don Osborn > Bisharat.net > > > Digital Bookmobile - Uganda > > This project uses print-on-demand technology to distribute books > to people of > all reading levels in Uganda, including children affected by war. > A Bookmobile > travels to rural villages, where children and adults can select > books from a > digital database and participate in the printing and binding process. The > project aims to boost reading levels and adult literacy, publish > in indigenous > languages, circulate teaching materials and create jobs. > > http://www.comminit.com/africa/experiences/pds62004/experiences-2579.html > > Contact Richard Koman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [Seen in the SANTEC October 2004 Information Update No. 5, 29 Oct. 2004] > > The project website is: > http://www.anywherebooks.org/gulureport.php > _______________________________________________ telecentres mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/telecentres To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
