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Reinder, Michiel,<br>
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hebben jullie enige verbinding met ISOC Senegal (isoc.sn)? Pascal van
Nugteren organiseert met Viafrica een internet/IT kenniscentrum daar
met vrijwilligers, zie beneden. Probleem: de beloofde ADSL wordt niet
opgeleverd zodoende komt een en ander op losse schroeven.<br>
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Als we via ISOC kanalen iets kunnen betekenen... Misschien kunnen
jullie het doorzetten.<br>
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groet,<br>
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Wouter<br>
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<td>Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:04:09 +0200</td>
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<pre>Hoi Wouter,
hierbij een omschrijving van ons project en ons probleem.
Viafrica Foundation (see <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.viafrica.org">www.viafrica.org</a>) is working together with
Communicado Foundation (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.communicadofoundation.org">www.communicadofoundation.org</a>) on a ICT
project in Dioffior. In March 2006 we went there with a group of
volunteers to explore the possibilities for the start of a ICT centre.
The project was called ‘Xam Xamle’, which means ’I pass on my
knowledge’ and aims at the realisation of a multi functional ICT
center in Dioffior, a place at three hours drive from Dakar. In 2006 a
feasibility study has been done by Dutch and Senegalese youngsters
under supervision of Viafrica. This study shows that there is indeed a
market for an ICT center in Dioffior as long as the services are
differentiated; training, internet access, printing, scanning, but
also video editing for weddings. At the end of 2006 (25 november until
16 December) Dutch students will again visit Dioffior to transfer
their knowledge and help to build capacity for the center and the
intended employees. The Idea is to put in place all the hardware that
is needed, to train local trainers and editors and to help the people
of the centre with putting together a business plan. Ideally in 2007
the center has to run independently….
We are now busy with the preparations for our next visit to Dioffior.
One of our biggest concerns is the ADSL connection. At this moment
there is no ADSL in Dioffior. (Only internet by a telephone line is
possible but very insecure and slow..) To run the ICT centre
sufficiently ADSL is needed. Our local contacts (Foyes des Jeunes de
Dioffior) are very busy with talking to Sonatel (Kaolack) but did not
succeed so far. We have contacted Sonatel several times ourselves, and
in September they promised us that by December 2006 Diofior will have
an ADSL connection. At the moment, however, Sonatel has changed the
deadline to July 2007, which is much too late for us and the centre. I
was wondering if you have any suggestions on how we could try to speed
up this process. Please inform us about this.
Hoop dat je hier wat mee kunt,
Gr,
Pascal
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