Archive for November 1st, 2005

Geekcorps hires a DFI Senegal volunteer

1st November 2005

This summer, Geekcorps tested Matt Berg by sending him to volunteer in Dakar, Senegal’s Sandaga market to develop sustainable business solutions for the CyberLouma cyber cafÃ©.

There, he successfully developed Leuk a accounting software allowing illiterate but numeric market venders to understand sales, profit, and other basic accounting metrics.

We at Geekcorps were impressed, and once he jumped through all the right hoops, we offered him a dream job - Geekcorps Mali Program Coordinator. Matt is now living the good life in Bamako, Mali with Geekcorps.

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Papou Coulibaly is young boutique owner in Ouélessébougou. Previously, Geekcorps partnered with Papou to create a Cybertigi - an Internet access point for the local community via a wireless link to a Community Information & Learning Center (CLIC).

The Cybertigi proved to be a very successful experiment, becoming popular with first time Internet users who found Papou’s mini-cyber both affordable and accessible. Unfortunately, after several months of Cybertigi operation the CLIC lost its Internet connection and Papou returned his equipment back to the CLIC.

Undeterred, Papou Coulibaly saw the potential for offering offline ICT services in Ouélessébougou and went about creating a unconnected cyber café at his boutique. Using the Geekcorps’ Cybertigi design, Papou acquired three computers, a laser printer, scanner, digital camera, photo printer, a Bluetooth adapter, speakers and a headset, even building a permanent metal shelter for his cyber café boutique.

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