[imc-tech-solidarity] computadores y fondos update

[mic]

holas
solomente un sumario en espanol (lo siento):
computadores estan en california (nada es diferente para estos).
abajo esta el 'proposal' de fondos.  necesitamos papeles desde los
lawyers de brasil y entonces, el NGO en US va a regresar los papeles con
el computadores.

necesito una clase de espanol.

english
the boxes are not shipped yet.  they wait in this state at a $220/mnth
rate.

below is the funding proposal, that needs additional work (evan: what
else?)
and then to be offically sent to imc-finance (by a brasil.indy
representative?) very soon.

documents are still needed from brasilian lawyer before the boxes can be
shipped (anyone: anything else?)

we are have already accumulated $1530 in cost here in east bay.  jeff:  i
included only and additional $130 to represent TOTAL united states costs,
to make for a total:
Storage and shipment within the US            $1700
US people: please add additional US costs to this number.

abrazos a todas
mic

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Edited Version Below:
Summary
The Tech Solidarity Project works to ship containers of computers to
Indymedia centers and social movements in the global south to build
popular communication capacity.  Our first shipment arrived in Quito
and has been distributed to indymedia, community radio stations, social
movements, and grassroots  NGO's.  A second shipment of computers is
ready to be sent to Brazil.  We are currently raising funds and working
on the international paperwork for this second shipment.

BackGround
The lack of computers available to civil society in Latin America has
been a large hindrance to realizing the benefits of an information
society experienced in more developed countries.  The computers are
mostly 100-500mhz PCs that have been built from recycled computer
components discarded in the United States.

Over 220 computers have had a Spanish language version of Linux
installed on them in Berkeley and Portland and are currently stored in
the Bay Area, prepared to be shipped via container ship to Brazil.
This computers will then be shipped overland to Argentina, Bolivia, and
Uruguay working with prearranged receiving NGO's.  The computers will
be used to produce newspapers, websites and video documentaries,
establish training centers, and further develop the network of
communications across the hemisphere.

Budget
Computers, printers, networking tools...      $0 (paper value $100,000)
Shipping Container from Oakland to Santos     $2375 for 40 foot
container
Shipping in within South America and Customs Fees           $3000
Storage and shipment within the US            $1700

                                 Total cost:   $7075
                                 Funds Raised:   $2800
                                 Funds In Brazil:   $1000
                                 Funds Needed:   $3275

Indymedia Brazil has $1000 from the World Social Forum 2003. We propose
that instead of returning that money to the IMC global fund we use it
to cover costs in Brazil and getting the computers to Argentina,
Bolivia, and Uruguay.  This means we need an additional $3275 from the
IMC Global funds to fund this project.

We have done extensive fundraising and solicited donations through the
website. This has raised substantial portion of the funds but we have
not been able to cover all the costs. This project will be bringing
computers in to the hands of indymedia and globalization activists at a
cost of $32 per computer.



El Thursday, 31 July, 2003, a las 05:45  AM, mic escribi=F3:

> hi all,
>
> attached is a (potentially redundant) funding proposal.  It could use
> some editing, because i'm not sure if it is all accurate and ready for
> the
> public, especially the part about the overland shipment to chile,
> argentina and bolivia.
> peace
> mic
>
> <boxProp.txt>