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3rd April 2006
With its partner Population Media Center (PMC), Geekcorps Mali has made Cesiri Tono, a 144-episode radio miniseries about child trafficking and exploitation, available for download in MP3 format. The show can be found at www.radio.org.ml/cesiritono.
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3rd April 2006
With our week-long “training of the trainers” (TOT), we accomplished two goals: reward those radio staff who had put effort into updating their Web sites, by asking them to train their peers, and train a group of novices on the basics of Web site management.
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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.
