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| || Visit school in Maasai mureish ||Missionary primary school needs edubuntu ||Conduct feasiblity study on their needs and report to team on findigs||Successfull||Christopher Masese|| | || Visit school in Maasai mureish ||Missionary primary school needs edubuntu ||install edubuntu||Successfull||Christopher Masese|| |
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| || Good Shepherd preparatory school || Ubuntu and Edubuntu || Intall and guide the staff and pupils on ubuntu and edubuntu in their new computer lab || Active || RonaldOdero and Duncan Apiyo || | || Good Shepherd preparatory school || Ubuntu and Edubuntu || Install and guide the staff and pupils on ubuntu and edubuntu in their new computer lab || Active || RonaldOdero and Duncan Apiyo || |
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| || Western Kenya and Kisumu team || Country wide outreach programme || Meet with them to discuss possible undertakings || Pending || Allan Odero and David Scannell || | || Western Kenya and Kisumu team || Country wide outreach programme || Meet with them to discuss possible undertakings || Active || Allan Odero and David Scannell || |
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| ||Website || Build an official website dedicated to ubuntu and open source || Check SiteProject page || Active || All mebers and volunteers || | ||Website || Build an official website dedicated to ubuntu and open source || Check SiteProject page || pending || All mebers and volunteers || |
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| ||University of Nairobi|| Show the Go Open DVD by the Shuttleworth Foundation|| Date to be set|| Pending|| RonaldOdero|| | ||University of Nairobi|| Show the Go Open DVD by the Shuttleworth Foundation|| screen episode "will blogging replace journalism?"|| Pending|| RonaldOdero|| |
HISTORY
This Loco Team was formed in March 2006 by 3 guys and continues to grow having both active and non active affiliates and also helping out in voluntary works in the open source fields.
MEMBERS
We are currently all residents of Nairobi and expect to grow to be a more effective team.
- Christopher Masese
- Fredrick Odero
- Duncan Apiyo
- Allan Odero
- Steve Njuguna
- Mark Mbatiah
- Miano Njoka
- Nancy Marwa
- David Scannell
Please note that the above are the active members. Check the KenyaSupport page for those who occassionally volunteer or have helped in some way.
AIMS
- Provide consultancy and tutor services to newbies
- Distributing Ubuntu CDs locally to businesses, schools, institutions, organisations and individual users.
- Develop "Kenyan like" logos
- Develop a mirror site.
- Local community developer.
- Ubuntu-and linux in general, training and consultancy.
MEETINGS
Our meetings are always held on the first and third Saturdays of each month. The venue is always agreed on during the last meeting ranging from residential houses to campuses. Nairobi residents wishing to be members and those who would like to obtain the Ubuntu CDs please contact RonaldOdero via email; ronaldodero@yahoo.com. You can also get support via our main mailing list ubuntu-ke@lists.ubuntu.com or at the IRC channel #ubuntu-ke at freenode.net.
PROJECTS
This is a list of proposed projects that were discussed in the last meeting. Please note that it is not a guarantee that the pending ones will get started.
Project |
Summary |
Task |
Status |
Participants |
Visit school in Maasai mureish |
Missionary primary school needs edubuntu |
install edubuntu |
Successfull |
Christopher Masese |
St.Christopher Academy |
Primary school needs Ubuntu and Edubuntu workstations networked |
Conduct feasibility study and recomend |
Active |
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Good Shepherd preparatory school |
Ubuntu and Edubuntu |
Install and guide the staff and pupils on ubuntu and edubuntu in their new computer lab |
Active |
RonaldOdero and Duncan Apiyo |
Western Kenya and Kisumu team |
Country wide outreach programme |
Meet with them to discuss possible undertakings |
Active |
Allan Odero and David Scannell |
Paul Geuzebroek |
NGO consultant to jet in the country in November |
Find out how we can help him impliment Ubuntu in all NGOs |
Pending |
none yet |
Website |
Build an official website dedicated to ubuntu and open source |
Check SiteProject page |
pending |
All mebers and volunteers |
University of Nairobi |
Perform a demo on installation and configuration at School of Journalism |
Date set for November 10 |
Active |
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University of Nairobi |
Show the Go Open DVD by the Shuttleworth Foundation |
screen episode "will blogging replace journalism?" |
Pending |
LOGO
Still under development and open to anyone with an idea.
How You Can Help
Of late we are helping a couple of NGOs equiping rural schools with computers installed with ubuntu and edubuntu. So, if you have any old PC hardwares lying arround in your office, organisation or home, please contact RonaldOdero to give your donations.