Sunday 10 MAY 2009 20:45 - 22:00 EST
Session Attendees: Nishi Andra, Vivek Nath Olivia
Next Session
SUN 17 MAY 21:30 – 22:30 EST
Moderator
this week 10 MAY : Taylor
Weekly Update
Kenneth Simons – Program analyst for Corporate Council for
Discussion Topics
Corporate Council for Africa - a non-profit that promotes
Trekking for Kids. – Organization that organizes hikes, and helping orphanage projects in various parts of the world
Ideas for focus areas
– women’s issues (fertility, equal rights) may not be as good a use of engineering skills
compared with working on water sanitation projects
- rural electricity distribution infrastructure is important, because it allows for more productive hours in the day, among other things
- engineering training resources are also in short supply – working on engineering training curriculum would be a worthwhile effort
- some organizations are offering cheap solar panels ~ $100 for
- gas flaring is damaging to the environment, waste of natural resources and an opportunity for engineers to help
New Affiliated Organizations
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Trekking for kids
http://www.trekkingforkids.org/
One laptop per child
http://laptop.org/en/
Conversation Transcript: (available at SustainableAfricaGroup documents)
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