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31st January 2007
After months of hard work, Geekcorps Mali is extremely proud to announce the release moulin - the offline Wikipedia!
moulin, French for windmill, is Geekcorps’ attempt to improve the access to basic information and reference material in developing countries by making it possible to access Wikipedia, the world’s largest, free encyclopedia, offline.
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31st January 2007
Two Geekcorps volunteers have been hard at work in Cape Town, participating in the Digital Freedom Initiative (DFI) in South Africa, with a third Geekcorps volunteer arriving in early February. DFI is a new form of public-private partnership to promote the economic growth of small businesses and entrepreneurs in the developing world through ICT. Geekcorps’ participation in the program is funded by USAID.
One of the Geekcorps volunteers, Adrian Woodhead, has placed a posting on the iCommons website with an update on recent South African Geek activities. Check it out at:
http://icommons.org/2007/01/29/the-geeks-have-landed-in-the-cape/
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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.
