[hackerspaces] Hackerspace for South Sudan

[Jenny Ryan]

Hi Chris!

I highly recommend reaching out to GEMSI <http://gemsi.org> [Global
Entrepreneurship and Maker Space Initiative]. They're doing great work
helping to bootstrap and foster collaboration between Morocco to Baghdad,
Nigeria, Togo and beyond :)

Cheers,
Jenny Ryan
http://jennyryan.net
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On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Christopher Douglas
<cwjdouglas at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear Hackerspace.org Community,****
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> Greetings from Austin, Texas!****
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> I’m working on some projects in South Sudan, one of those being the start
> of a Maker/Hackerspace in the capital city of Juba. ****
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> The Maker/Hacker movement is catching on in some African countries as a
> way to make things they need (e.g. farm implements, repair vehicles), start
> businesses (e.g. woodworking, solar fruit dryers) and support community
> development projects (e.g. water purifiers, Raspberry Pi computers for
> classrooms, alternative cooking/lighting fuels).****
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> An important step is helping South Sudanese “Makers” connect with their
> counterparts in the global community, especially those with experience with
> these kinds of projects and in African countries or post-conflict
> environments.****
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> I think this can do some real good, and if anyone has any suggestions or
> questions, drop me a line.****
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> Regards,****
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> Chris D.****
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