Christmas in Africa: Youth media and Linux in Chad
Two of my best friends are spending this Christmas in Chad, helping a local youth organisation use open source software (Linux) and donated hardware to produce a youth newspaper. Wojciech Gryc used to be my roommate the first year in Canada, and is annoyingly brilliant (just try to google his name), and Emanuele Fortin is an awesome organizer with infectious enthusiasm. Together they are doing awesome things this Christmas, and I am quite jealous, but more impressed.
They have a blog about their undertakings that you can follow, with pictures and all (the picture above was ungratiously stolen from their blog - I will ask for permission post factum.) You can also have a look at the international youth media NGO that Wojciech founded; Five Minutes to Midnight, or his Initiative for Interdisciplinary Research (which seems to be falling behind on the updates).
Either way, a very Happy New Year to Wocjiech and Emanuele in Chad (or Ghana?), good luck with all your undertakings, and looking forward to seeing you very soon!
Stian, in Idyllwild, CA
February 17th, 2006 @ 21:40
Thanks for the post Stian. The trip to Chad was as amazing as Wojciech and I.
Even more exciting is what is ahead, and you’re welcome to jump on board if you want.
To all Stian’s readers; be aware that Stian will swap your blog pictures, projecting them into the public domain without even ask your permission
So long IPRs…