UEmpower

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ortrsi uEmpower is a project to bring computers and Internet access, powered by free and open source software, to a group of community libraries in rural Uganda.

Contents 1 History 2 Context 2.1 Why this is different from OLPC 3 Benefits 4 Technology 5 Fundraising 5.1 Grants 5.2 Ideas (in Gainesville) 5.3 Ideas (elsewhere) 6 Partners 6.1 Potential Partners

[edit] History

100 Projects for Peace: application, budget (OpenDocument format)

[edit] Context

[edit] Why this is different from OLPC

[edit] Benefits

[edit] Technology

[edit] Fundraising

[edit] Grants

• 100 Projects for Peace - applied, 26 Jan 2007

[edit] Ideas (in Gainesville)

• benefit concert
• sell merchandise
  • T-shirts
  • bracelets
• collect donations
• restaurant nights (restaurant donates a percentage of profits on a given night)

[edit] Ideas (elsewhere)

• sell merchandise online
• collect donations online
• Revver video -- share ad profits

[edit] Partners

• Florida Free Culture
• Foundation for Children's Education in Uganda - built the libraries
  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt via The Kasiisi Project

[edit] Potential Partners

• Inveneo, San Francisco, Calif., USA
• Linux Solutions, Kampala, Uganda
• Reflect ICT Project, Fort Portal, Uganda