Updates

*Meeting 3/16/09 (tonight): 5:30 at Cosi in Kendall square for local OLPCorps teams
*wiki space for us created

People Contaced

#Prof Wesley Harris (meeting) (Mary)
#Sally Susnowitz (Public Service Center) (meeting) (Mary)
#Aisha Walcotts (GRT in New House) (emailed 3/15/09, hasn't responded yet) (Mary)
#Kevin Koster (Industrial Liaison Program) (emailed 3/15/09, hasn't responded yet) (Mary)
#A friend working with school system in Uganda (Lily)
#A friend who has gone to Malawi for multiple mission trips (Lily)
#MIT's D-Lab Amy Smith (emailed, hasn't responded yet) (Mary)
#Church member who's been in Mali for 16 months with PeaceCorps, awaiting response (Owen)
#Supervisor in media lab (about contacts, and getting XO) (Owen)
#Possible reference to OLPC team at Harvard (not sure, friend at harvard emailed address on a flyer...we'll see) (Owen)
#Emailed team at BU, awaiting response (Owen)

NGOs Contacted

#Pain de Vie (David)
#Monique
#The Township Baseball Academy-Philippi Township, Cape Town, South Africa (Lily)
#Madagascar School Project (Lily)
#Blessing the Children International in Ethiopia (Lily)
#The Peace Corps (Lily)
#Girl's Mentoring Centers in Mauritania (Mary)
#Peace Corps Mauritania supports 22 Girls' Mentoring Centers across the country specifically designed to help underprivilged girls who have a strong interest in academic pursuits. The centers are supported by the local communities and run by Peace Corps Volunteers and locally trained mentors ensuring a better opportunity for longer standing sustainability. For more information, contact Ginger Tissier at gtissier@gmail.com.