This is a little off track for me and I am sure for others. But sometimes we need to take a break from the politics here in this country and see what else is going on in the world around us.
Let me begin by telling you a little bit of what my son is doing that requires some help.
First off, he is in the Peace Corps down in Panama. He has been there for a little over a year and he is in a small village called Mariato. It is on the Pacific side and I had the pleasure last summer to visit for 10 days. If you were to visit there you would think you had stepped back in time to the late forties early fifties. The people there also have that same type of mind set of that time period, as well as good hospitality.
One of my sons projects there is trying to build a Community IT Center;
This is what it will be for:
The community Infocenter will be a 20-computer information technology center connected to the internet through a high-speed satellite line. It will provide basic services such as copying, faxing and a conference center-meeting room, to approximately 1,400 inhabitants of this community as well as to the outlying 4,000 inhabitants of the wider district. These residents currently travel anywhere from 1 to 4 hours on a bus to access basic office services.
The infocenter is a sustainable project that will benefit the development
of the district and the overall well being of the inhabitants of the district. It will be managed and operated for profit by an active group of retired community members and will provide organizational resources to the community at large and to local government agencies and schools in specific. This project will allow for the development of entrepreneurship
in the district by providing a local outlet for research on business regulations and practices. It will also allow for small business owners to communicate with resource providers easily and cost effectively.
So this is what he needs help with ... I know this is an unusual plea for help, but if you could please click on the link below and open your heart to helping. After clicking on the link, scroll down to Panama, and it is the first project listed. Community IT Center . Thank You
https://www.peacecorps.gov/...