OHOT Partners with GMin
Posted by pharsnet on December 01, 2008
Indiana University OHOT is partnering with Global Minimum (www.gmin.org) for an integrative education-health initiative combining long lasting insecticide-nets and XO laptops in Sierra Leone in the summer of 2009.
OHOT Members in South Africa: Video Update Available
Posted by pharsnet
Update: A video of the trip is now available. Please check it out to get an idea of the impact that OHOT was able to make in Africa. The video was produced by: Courtney Miller.
Twelve Indiana University One Here…One There members will travel to South Africa this August for an education initiative project. After months of training and lesson plan writing, these members will teach African education leaders and students how to use the XO One Laptop Per Child computers throughtout a three week period. Working with student’s ages nine to seventeen in three different schools, OHOT members will demonstrate the benefit of incorporating these laptops into normal classroom curriculum.
During the spring 2008 semester, One Here…One There raised nearly $60,000 to purchase 102 computers for South African students. Through this unique experience, made possible by several sponsors and grants, OHOT members will see firsthand, the power of technology and impact that their stateside service is making.
Check out our Blogspot and read about what our members are experiencing in South Africa. Feel free to add your comments to the various posts.
Welcome
Posted by pharsnet
Please use the top and right navigation menus to find your way around our new site. This can act as your portal to our organization. Find out what we do and how you can help. Here you can view pictures of our efforts and link to some of our favorite websites. Feel free to contact us with any questions or feedback.
The premise is simple: One Here...One There aims to provide an easy and affordable mechanism for one student at a college or university in the United States to help fund the education of one primary or secondary school student in sub-Saharan Africa.
Event Pictures
Select the links below to view pictures from our fundraising events.
- Upland Brewery Art Benefit
- One Laptop per Child Training
- Other Organization Events
- More coming soon...
One Here...One There: On Campus
Twenty dollars is so little, yet so much. It is less than an evening at the movies, a night out partying with friends, or a college t-shirt. Yet, in some African communities, it can provide a year of schooling for one child.
With over 38,000 registered students at Indiana University Bloomington, even a 15% participation rate can provide over $55 thousand a semester for educating children in Africa.
Indiana University Bloomington students have a rich history of global consciousness. You are invited to join other students in supporting education in sub-Saharan Africa through a gift to IU One Here...One There.