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                          join us in 4 hours from now, voting for the
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                          community projects over IRC Live Chat, to make
                          the best project<br>
                          allocations & mentoring
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                          * Fast Review of the 6 latest (greatest!)
                          HW/Project Proposals -- please<br>
                           join us advocating for, and/or reviewing
                          shortcomings of these proposals:<br>
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                           1. Glen Cairn Lending Library - London,
                          Ontario, Canada<br>
                           2. Health and Wellness Education for Children
                          in Rural Communities - Winona State
                          University, Minnesota<br>
                           3. Garala XO lending library - India<br>
                           4. Activity creation - Pomona, Queensland,
                          Australia<br>
                           5. Blessed Children Centre - Nairobi, Kenya<br>
                           6. Rehnuma Public School Karachi – Pakistan<br>
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                          * Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring
                          below?!<br>
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                          * New projects & libraries -- teaching
                          them Community Outreach:<br>
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                          1. Glen Cairn Lending Library - London,
                          Ontario, Canada<br>
                            
                          <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=71778">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=71778</a><br>
                             <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.tvdsb.ca/GlenCairn.cfm">http://www.tvdsb.ca/GlenCairn.cfm</a><br>
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                             Requests 10+ XOs over 12+ months<br>
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                             Project Objectives:<br>
                             To increase parent-school engagement,
                          student self-esteem and academic<br>
                             achievement by operating an XO Lending
                          Library at an elementary school<br>
                             in a low-income North American
                          neighbourhood.<br>
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                          2. Health and Wellness Education for Children
                          in Rural Communities - Winona State
                          University, Minnesota<br>
                            
                          <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72053">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72053</a><br>
                             <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://Winona360.org">http://Winona360.org</a><br>
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                             Requests 5 XOs over 18 months<br>
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                             Project Objectives: (excerpt)<br>
                             1. At least one fully implemented and
                          tested XO activity will be<br>
                                developed that is fun, engaging, and
                          educational for 1st graders in<br>
                                rural southeastern Missouri and that
                          addresses health and wellness<br>
                                issues for young children.<br>
                             2. Computer Science college students will
                          gain experience working<br>
                                in partnership with community members to
                          develop technology solutions<br>
                                for social problems.<br>
                             3. A Computer Science course will be
                          designed as a<br>
                                service-oriented, capstone course for
                          majors at both Saint Mary's<br>
                                University and Winona State University.<br>
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                          3. Garala XO lending library - India<br>
                            
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                             <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.garala.org">http://www.garala.org</a><br>
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                             Requests 10-14 XOs over 12-24 months<br>
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                             Project Objectives:<br>
                             <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.garala.org">www.garala.org</a> to know more details about
                          our project. We are trying to<br>
                             enhance and provide the ability for school
                          going rural kids in India to have<br>
                             access to information beyond their regular
                          school.<br>
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                          4. Activity creation - Pomona, Queensland,
                          Australia<br>
                            
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                             <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mulawa.net/olpc/journal">http://mulawa.net/olpc/journal</a><br>
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                             Requests 2 XOs over undetermined months<br>
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                             Project Objectives:<br>
                             To continue to create well-tested and
                          well-designed <br>
                             activities. Currently I create activities
                          than contain no text so they are <br>
                             truly international. I also aim for the
                          simplest possible user interface.<br>
                          <br>
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                          5. Blessed Children Centre - Nairobi, Kenya<br>
                            
                          <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72466">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72466</a><br>
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                             Requests 50 XOs over undetermined months<br>
                          <br>
                             Project Objectives:<br>
                             The main objective of the project is to
                          enlighten the needy in the society on <br>
                             education, professionally, socially,
                          spiritually and empower them to become self <br>
                             sustainable.<br>
                          <br>
                             Other Objectives <br>
                             • To establish a support centre that will
                          help improve the living standards of <br>
                               the less fortunate child .<br>
                             • To establish a residence that will
                          facilitate offering formal education to the <br>
                               child in improving their present and
                          future living conditions . <br>
                          <br>
                             • To establish support centre that will be
                          sustainable in future by incorporating <br>
                               income generating project .And up coming
                          technologyProject Objectives:<br>
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                          6. Rehnuma Public School Karachi – Pakistan<br>
                            
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                             Requests 10 XOs over undetermined months<br>
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                             Project Objectives: (excerpt)<br>
                             Each trio of three students will receive a
                          single grade on their<br>
                             progress and completion. A final exam of
                          all material covered will be<br>
                             administered to the students individually,
                          which will indicate their<br>
                             personal level of achievement and
                          understanding of the projects, and<br>
                             will be recorded for the program.<br>
                          <br>
                             Documentation of student progress will be
                          recorded and used as a tool to<br>
                             help the Teachers improve the grade level
                          curriculum and maximize the<br>
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