Questions to the people of Haiti

1. What were the conditions of “Normal” (before the earth quake)

1. Did you have enough to eat?
2. Did you have sufficient clothes?
3. Did you have a place to stay?
4. What did you do?

2. What are the conditions now?

5. Do you have enough to eat?
6. Do you have sufficient clothes?
7. Do you have a place to stay?
8. What do you do?

3. What conditions do you hope for?
4. As a long term goal, which of the following would you be interested in:

9. Vocational training
10. A  high school degree
11. A chance to become a US citizen
12. A chance to travel to the US as an exchange student
13. Being adopted (by a US Citizen)
14. Being adopted in Haiti
15. Being employed

1. In Haiti
2. On the internet
3. Other

16. A college education

5. What is the most important thing short term.
6. In your own words what can be done to help?

 

 

 

 

Problems using tablets to access the wiki

My plan was to email posts to the blog and then copy into the wiki,  This gives a chanch to clean up the posts, and arrange them in some order on the wiki.  I am having difficulty selecting the blog enty content and pasting into the wiki.

Works fine from a pc.

Educational resources available on the WED

Educational resources available on the WED

 

I am continually surprised at how much training is available on the web:

 

Webinars:

http://geek.net/events/

 

 

Software manuals:

http://docs.python.org/reference/

There is so much information on writing APPS (and free) we might consider writing Haiti specific APPs.  Maybe a artificial Haiti game with all the tricks to survive.  Say you could sell it for $0.99 each, there are 375 million tablet computers sold each year. Estimating 1 000 000 000 potential buyers, with .001 % for a popular APP, and only 10% buying the non free version, you still earn $100000.

 

 

Reference:

• Google (Google APP).

• Encyclopedia like:  Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_computer

• Ask.com - What's Your Question?

 

 

The iTunes education (would need an IPAD):

http://www.apple.com/education/ipodtouch-iphone/

 

APPs available from the Android market:

• Education - Android Apps on Google Play

 

 

 

 

US Universities:

• MITx: MIT's new online learning initiative
• http://www.case.edu/think/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_OpenCourseWare
•  

 

Dave F

current passion:

http://haitieducationproject.blogspot.com/

 

 

Funding

PREVIOUS WEBINARS:

February 29, 2012:
"Crowdfunding and Startup Investing" (Startup Exemption)

March 21, 2012:
"The Asymmetric Crowd -- the power of the many comes from the few" (Kevin Lawton)

April 18, 2012:
"Crowdfunding, Small Business, and the Federal Securities Laws"

May 16, 2012:
"Boosting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in America through Crowdfunding"

June 6, 2012:
"The Crowd - A More Receptive Audience for Funding Ideas and Entrepreneurs"

June 20, 2012:
"Crowdfunding for Entrepreneurs"

 

 

 

 

What are the conditions in Haiti?

I know I am ignorant of conditions in Haiti, so my “solutions” may not work at all. Please take them as a straw man set of actions we can do.

 

When I was a 11 year old I got a paper route with the Denver Post. That job was hard work, but to Me it was freedom.  My family had sufficient money, but we were raised to be self sufficient. I could now indulge myself with things like gas powered model planes. I was the typical lazy, 11 year old, but I worked. From that job I bought a “paperboys” bicycle, then a Vespa motor scooter. I had a cardboard box between my legs full of papers.

 

I found out I derived a lot of status from that motor scooter in Jr. High School. Since Colorado allowed 14 year olds to be licensed for motor scooters, there we quite a few parked at helpful household near school.

 

My point is that “Greed” hooked me at an early age and it worked out for me.

 

I think if given the opportunity it could work for others.

 

 

What can the kids of Haiti do to achieve a similar result and what would an acceptable outcome be?

 

My preconceived notion is that being able to provide for themselves, partially or fully is the desired result.

 

My additional notions of achieving an education and employment via the web, may be too long range to attract attention.

 

What are more appropriate goals?  Let me help.

 

And others will want to help also.  Not necessarily charity, you have something many desire, an understanding of Haiti. And sure, charity.

 

The process is called brainstorming, where an idea is submitted, and it stimulates others to have similar, possibly better ideas.

 

current passion:

http://haitieducationproject.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

To become a non profit entity or not.

Establishing ourselves as a registered and recognized 501(c)(3) in the United States, can be a pain, and require filing yearly reports. On the other hand, the incorporated status protects the participants and provides a level of review so we don’t wander of the path.  Finally, that status would remove a barrier for contributors. I saw one published cost at $500 dollars.  I propose we investigate with a goal of achieving non profit status for under $200, and that we hire a person in Haiti to monitor the filings.

 

 

 

no reward from your Father who is in heaven

Matthew 6:1-34 

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...

I set up a Blog, I bragged on Facebook, and felt good about myself.  I got two “awesome”s  one from my daughter, and one from my sister in law. I truly did get rewarded.  I will have to do something else to earn some rewards in heaven.

 

Dave F

 

 

Vision for the biggest possible result

I have a hope that a substantial number of the current slave children are both freed and in a better situation.

I have a hope that a smaller number of  kids will be able to earn their own tablet, and using the tablet, achieve a significant education, resulting in financial independence and possible citizenship in the US.

I have a hope that through the kids thus trained, people, such as myself can commission acts of kindness, with the kid acting as the cultural expert to keep us from causing harm.