[FLOSS-Desktops] Open Source Tour - Contact

[Kokou Elolo AMEGAYIBO]

Hello Patrick,

I add to the discussion Edem and Eklou, two other initiators of the OST 
project.

It would be a pleasure to add OST to your community in order to present 
it to the other participants.
What would be the next step?

Regards,


Le 10/06/2017 à 13:17, Patrick Masson a écrit :
> 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 <minodoo.com> 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 <facebook.com/minodoo228>, Twitter 
>> <twitter.com/minodoo228>
>>
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