[FLOSS-Desktops] Open Source Tour - Contact

[Patrick Masson]

Hi Kokou,
Thank you so much for following up, OST sounds like great work.
I'm actually the General Manager and a Board Director with the Open
Source Initiative (https://opensource.org), and when I saw your tweet
(https://twitter.com/AKEAmazan/status/872431260949413888), I thought
your project looked a lot like the work of one of our Incubator
Projects, FLOSS Desktops for Kids.
FLOSS Desktops is focused on a few guiding principles:
   1. While projects like Google's "Summer of Code," "Code-in" and
"Hour of Code" are great for introducing and developing programming
skills to students: students can't code without computers--FLOSS
Desktops for Kids gets computers to students.
   2. Proprietary software reduces access to technology. Open source
software extends access to disadvantaged schools and undeserved
students.
   3. The use of open source software provides multiple avenues for
students interested in software development to engage directly in
coding activities, projects and communities. 
   4. Exposure to open source software through the FLOSS Desktops for
Kids programs, introduces open source software options to faculty and
administrators at schools and districts.

Our goal of the initiative is to create a community of like-minded
practitioners, and a set of common resources, useful to peer
projects/communities. Some of the outputs are:
 * A directory of programs around the world who are working on similar
projects
 * A project-based curriculum for teaching computer
hardware/components, software/network administration and an
introduction to programming.
 * A "start-up" kid to help new adopting organizations understand the
requirements for setting up a program

As an organization, the OSI would like to identify these communities
and the resources they need, in order to extend support. Right now we
do not have a detailed understanding of the common needs that span the
programs, how programs may compliment and support one another, or the
qualities of the programs that ensure continuous operation. 
Once we can identify similar programs, assess their needs and establish
criteria for viability, we'd like to offer broader support including
administrative and financial.
I'd like to invite you to add Open Source Tour to our community so we
and the other participants can learn more. 
Thanks so much,Patrick


On Fri, 2017-06-09 at 18:32 +0000, Kokou Elolo AMEGAYIBO wrote:
>     Hello Patrick,
> 
>       
> 
>       Thank you for your interest in the Open Source Tour (OST)
>       workshops, an initiative of the Minodoo community of which I am
> a
>       founding member.
> 
>       In our approach to the democratization of ICTs through open
> source
>       software, we have opted for an innovative approach to reach out
> to
>       people (especially those with less access to computers and
> digital
>       training) who come to us.
> 
>       The OST project sprang from the observation that in Africa, as
>       people move away from the capital and the big cities,
> populations
>       with an unimaginable capacity for innovation have little or no
>       access to the computer tool. We find it rather unfortunate in a
>       world where digital plays an important role in the emergence
> and
>       development of societies.
> 
>       
> 
>       The OST are free itinerant workshops open to all, which
> initiates
>       and accompanies the whole coming to the use of digital through
> the
>       FOSS. Concretely we do practical workshops of computer hacking,
>       digital manufacturing, training for the use of FOSS. We also
>       organize thematic conferences on topics such as collaborative
>       work, e-learning, and social innovation through ICT (ICT for
> DEV).
>       We also support the implementation of IT solutions that respond
> to
>       identified needs of the populations we target.
> 
>       
> 
>       In the previous editions we touch 3 towns; Kara (2014), Tsevie
>       (2015) and Lomé (2016).
> 
>       
> 
>       By visiting the FLOSS Desktop for Kids web page, I noticed with
>       admiration the similarity between this project and the OST, I
>       would be delighted to learn more and if our two communities
> (OSI
>       & Minodoo) can collaborate as needed In carrying out our
>       respective missions.
> 
>       
> 
>       I remain at your disposal at any time for more details about
> the
>       OST project and our activities in Minodoo.
> 
>       
> 
>       Hope to hear from you very well.
> 
>       
> 
>       PS: Thank you for participating in the campaign on Ulule, and
> do
>       not hesitate to share the link
>       (https://fr.ulule.com/open-source-tour) around you. One day
> Africa
>       will be Free :) We believe in it
> 
>       
> 
>       Regards,
> 
>       
> 
>       Kokou Elolo Amegayibo
> 
>       Links minodoo: facebook, Twitter
>   
> 
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Patrick Masson
General Manager & Director, Open Source Initiative
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Email: masson at opensource.org
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