Sugar Labs Ghana

This is only a preliminary proposal.

Business model: Earth Treasury combination of XOs, Sugar, electricity, Internet access, textbook contracts, and microfinance.


 * A university connection as a local human resource
 * University of Education, Winneba, is a partner in the Ghanaian government XO project, and a partner of Earth Treasury through OneVillage Ghana.


 * A local pilot user group from which to learn
 * BASICS International Nana's House school in Accra


 * A local passion or sub-goal that provides a rationale for the work
 * OneVillage Ghana Open Digital Village program


 * Bi-directional communication with the global Sugar community and other Sugar Labs
 * Of course.


 * A sustainable and well-defined entrepreneurship model
 * E-commerce for families of students
 * IT businesses and outsourcing when students have learned enough
 * Other opportunities as they arise


 * A program to reach out to local free-software community and local industry
 * Winneba LUG
 * Local businesses that already support the school


 * Other resources
 * OLPC Ghana
 * OLE Ghana
 * Ghanaian government purchase of 10,000 XOs, first step in plan to give XOs to all Ghanaian schoolchildren ages 5-12
 * Ghana Ministry of Education, Science and Sports
 * English is the language of instruction