Macomb woman discusses work in Senegal
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- Macomb woman discusses work in Senegal
- UN Distributing 500000 Computers to Poor Countries
- AXA rewards Belgian arm with Senegal incentive
Macomb woman discusses work in Senegal
Chicago Tribune
- The best way Megan Williams could think todescribe life in Dakar Senegal is “organized chaos. Williams a Macomb native who graduated from Macomb High Schoolin 2001 has been living in the West African country for the pastsix months along with her husband Jonathan Dunnill. She is one ofthree 2001 MHS grads that have spent significant time living inWest Africa during the past year. Williams who does volunteer work for a human rights groupcalled Tostan said assimilating to the way of life in Senegal wasa challenge. “When I first got here I was extremely overwhelmed with tryingto figure out this system” Williams said.
UN Distributing 500000 Computers to Poor Countries
PC World
The terminals are about the size of a deck of cards and have ports for keyboards mice and monitors. The UN plans to provide 500000 workstations also including PCs and laptops by 2012 in an effort to boost technology usage in poor countries Dukker said. The program is being conducted by the UN Department of Department of Social and Economic Affairs (UNDESA) and the initial deployments will be in Rwanda Senegal and Tanzania. The UN’s goal is to provide wider access to computing resources using low-cost and low-power technologies Dukker said. The UN is partnering with private organizations to provide the equipment with the UN and participating countries contributing to the costs. Ncomputing is donating its X550 virtual desktop kits each of which has five terminals. The terminals will access programs from a host PC running Linux and using Ncomputing’s Vspace virtualization software.
AXA rewards Belgian arm with Senegal incentive
CIT Magazine
Delegates were offered the chance to ride quad-bikes while others tried sand-painting ‘djembe’ drumming and Senegalese games. “We gave them the next day at leisure before the gala dinner which was held at the Bandia Nature Reserve” says Joris. Dozens of local musicians acrobats and performers provided entertainment while a fashion show featured clothes inspired by Senegal’s natural world. The final day saw participants driven back to Dakar where they were transferred to the nearby island of Goree. The visit included an exploration of the island’s role in the slave trade. After a farewell from a gospel troupe participants caught overnight flights home. VERDICT: The programme was named the Most utstanding Travel Incentive at the 2008 SITE Crystal Awards.
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