<p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em>I decided at the start of&nbsp;2011 that I would do something&nbsp;significantly positive&nbsp;for someone else this year. I haven't saved a life or fed the 5,000 yet but I reckon this is a step in the right direction.</em></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em>&nbsp;</em></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em>I'm off to Kigali, Rwanda on the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">22nd of October, 2011&nbsp;</span>for a week to set up a Computer School for young orphans who survived the genocide of the mid-90s.</em></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em>&nbsp;</em></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em>A few friends and I will be partnering with a local charity there, Solace. The aim is to raise enough money to buy 20 to 30 PCs and/or laptops, and train local teachers connected to the charity to use the computers efficiently, thereby empowering them to teach potential students.</em></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em>&nbsp;</em></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em>This will give the children a good foundation in IT, increasing their chances of employment in the country and general awareness through the use of the Internet.</em></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em>&nbsp;</em></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong><em><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; background: white; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">To offer your support of this initiative, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">you can either make a financial contribution or donate new laptops/PCs</span>, depending on which is preferable and more convenient for you. In return we will produce a short brief giving an overview of the project, the key highlights including pictures, videos, as well as an objective view on the benefits/impact it has made on the Rwandan people from some of their own. This can be expected within a month of our return which is currently scheduled for the 29 October 2011.</span></span></em></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong><em><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; background: white; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></span></em></strong></span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em></a></em></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em>&nbsp;</em></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em>Thanks!</em></span></strong></p>