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See also: Afganistanas, Ghor, NasimFekrat, CanadianHeartForces by BenoitCouture
Canada, Sweden, Vokietija, Danija, Olandija, UnitedKingdom ir tada VirginijaUmbrasiene
 Foreign embassies and consulates in Afghanistan
United States Institute for Peace. "Civilian surge" CivilianResponseCorps
AndriusKulikauskas April 4, 2009 23:48 CET I submitted my proposal (in Lithuanian). Here is the summary in English:
We propose to enable independent thinkers in Afghanistan, and especially in Ghor province, even those not having Internet connection, to participate in the „Minčių sodas“ online community and find support for their endeavors. For two months we will correspond with Afghans active online. „Minčių sodas“ founder Andrius Kulikauskas will then travel to Afghanistan for one month to make contact with independent thinkers in Kabul and Ghor and discover ways to work together. We will explore how to support thinkers in Ghor with electronic tools by which they might share their thoughts and files, and how to organize delivery of USB flash drives with such files to and from Kabul by „sneakernet“. After the trip, „Minčių sodas“ thinkers in Lithuania, Afghanistan and around the world will for two months support 10 micro-projects for developing Ghor province. We will help Lithuania's journalists correspond with the thinkers leading these micro-projects.
I am writing a proposal to Lithuania's Foreign Ministry to help with reconstruction of Afghanistan's Ghor province. The proposal is due March 13 and can be up to about 30,000 euros.
I ask for your help to find partners in Afghanistan but especially in Ghor province.
I will propose to set up a "sneakernet" system for carrying electronic
files (such as emails, data, documents, textbooks) on USB flash drives
between remote areas and Kabul. We would work out practical strategies
for linking up anybody with a computer so that they can send and receive
emails and file attachments (it may take days or weeks to deliver, but it
will be delivered!)
The project's main goal is to create a network of supportive people who
help reach out to include participants in Ghor province. Steps would
include:
- Identifying computer users who would like to participate.
- Making a map and working out delivery routes.
- Figuring out a fair payment system for those who deliver the USB flash drives (we would provide these funds and also the USB flash drives)
- Identifying the interests of the participants and organizing them into relevant online forums of our Minciu Sodas laboratory in the language of their choice (they might be related to mathematics, Islam, agriculture, technology, education, etc.)
- Facilitating the inclusion of these participants in Ghor province so they can make contacts in different parts of Afghanistan and around the world and get help to answer questions that interest them
- Working together to create and share desired materials, for example, learning materials that could be used with OLPC laptops
- Develop simple software and hardware solutions to make the "sneakernet" system easier
- Facilitate assistance through an online chat room staffed by assistants in Afghanistan and around the world, including Lithuania.
- Get better computers as needed for key participants in Ghor province
- Lay the groundwork for understanding who might be the best people to work with in Ghor for future deployment of computers such as the OLPC
I ask for help now for the first step to find interested partners
throughout Afghanistan (but especially Ghor province) who might like to
participate in this Sneakernet and our Minciu Sodas laboratory for
independent thinkers.
Mohd, I would gladly send $100 for a part-time project to you or a person
you recommend (who has online access) to identify those who'd like to
participate. I'd need this information by March 13 so that I could
include it in my proposal.
Nasim Fekrat, I would also gladly send you $100 if you could help as above.
I'm also hoping to be able to report some first steps by then from Kennedy
Owino and Ricardo on their project in Nairobi. Is that possible?
Mohd, congratulations on the One Laptop Per Child project!
I invite all interested in our Afghanistan proposal to jump in with ideas,
to include yourself and others. How might you like to participate in this
work? I think of Rahilla Zafar, John Deneen, Budd MacKenzie (and
Lalander, Afghanistan) and InSTEDD.
Our proposal meets Lithuania's goals of:
- improving ties between local and central authorities
- improving basic education
I will write more about that.
I appreciate our thoughts on how to improve this proposal.
Paraiška
Atrankai turi būti pateikta nustatytos formos paraiška lietuvių kalba kartu su joje nurodytais priedais. Preliminari paraiška pateikiama elektroniniu paštu projektai@urm.lt ir paštu adresu: Užsienio reikalų ministerijos Vystomojo bendradarbiavimo ir paramos demokratijai departamentui, J. Tumo-Vaižganto 2, LT-01511, Vilnius. Projekto formos pavyzdys pateikiamas čia.
The time in Kabul, Afghanistan is GMT +4:30.
Bloggers
- Aid worker who worked in Ghor until June, 2008, has blog roll
- WordPress blogs tagged with Ghor
- http://jllanderal.wordpress.com/tag/ghor-province/
- Jihad Fields with some news from Ghor
- http://www.afghanpenlog-en.blogspot.com which is a group blog. (Andrius left comment March 2, 2009)
- NasimFekrat ( Afghan Lord, http://www.kabuli.org) is now studying in the US, see his blog and links to other bloggers. (Andrius left comment March 2, 2009)
- Rejuvenation of an Afghan Soul
- Afghan Journal
- Afghan News & Views
- Afghan Press
- Basir Seerat's Photography
- Bashir Ahmad Gwakh, Afghan Corner hajrulaswad AT gmail.com
- Sanjar
- Thru Afghan Eyes
- Coming Back to Kabul
- MustafaKia, photographer, mustafa.kia@gmail.com, Kabulistan
- Safrang
- Just another blog
- Afghan Warrior
- Afghan Reality
- McCall Afghan Journal
- Dream Dragonfly
- Home in Kabul
- Afghanistanica
- Kabulog
- Askar Gu-raiz
- Afghan peacemakers (Andrius left comment March 2, 2009)
- Afghan Local Radio
- Sun in exile
- larawbar.com Abdullah.ehsan AT gmail.com
- Look also for: * Khushal, Basir Seerat بـهـمــن « بــدخـــشــانــی » Sanjar nabi hamesha: دختر ورسی یونس انتظار zinat noor Kamal Bilal Nawrozie
- Global Voices Afghanistan
Afghanistan
I am MohdHamedQuraishi from OLPC Project in Kabul. OLPC Project will begin its first deployment in March 17th 09 in Jallalabad province of Afghanistan. Students of grade 4, 5 and 6 will be provided with the XOs donated by OLPC Foundation. Pictures and stories will be published on our website http://www.olpc.af soon after the Official ceremony.
Lithuania's army
Lithuanian project winners
Lithuania's foreign ministry
NGOs
http://unjobs.org/vacancies/1236514516694 Abdul Qadeer Ebrahimi, westadmin AT afgnso.org
Ghor Province
Lithuania’s action in favour of Afghanistan
Broadband Internet Satellite in Ghor Province
Projects by Rosey and Tequila http://www.stasek.com/alittlehelp/programs.shtml Raising money for Teacher training and lab equipment for girls' schools in Ghor province
Dear Andrius and All,
I put your question abt partners to my friend, Jayne Cravens, who I
originally met when she worked for the UN Volunteers in Bonn, linked with an
online volunteering service called Netaid. She has links to a huge number of
individuals and orgs using ICTs in some way, and herself has been involved
in numerous such projects. She was also posted to Afghanistan for awhile,
again in link with the UN.
Here is her feedback, and hope it helps. She apologized for not having
specific contacts with the universities she mentions below...I wonder if
anyone else does, or how we could find those? Janet
>From Jayne Cravens:
As for partners for the ICT project in Ghor -- most potential collaborators
are going to want to meet with someone face-to-face to hear the pitch. Also,
you need to be VERY clear about exactly what is meant by "partner." Is the
partner someone who introduces this project's organizers to potential
funders? Is the partner someone who is asked to provide staff time,
equipment, or other in-kind support? Is the partner
someone who is asked to provide funding?
Vic Getz <vgetz@moscow.com> runs the Afghan Gender Cafe
(www.afghangendercafe.org/). You might see if she would be willing to post
about this proposed activity to the web site. You could also ask her if she
would be willing to send information about the proposed activity to the
Afghan Women's Forum, a monthly meeting in Kabul of Afghan women and others
working on initiatives related to Afghan women.
If a woman can be sent to address the forum about this proposal, to talk
about how it might benefit women, all the better.
The organizers should also post to the bulletin board at the Survival Guide
to Kabul: http://www.kabulguide.net. This is read by most of the foreign aid
workers living in Afghanistan.
The American University of Kabul *may* be interested:
http://www.auaf.edu.af/index.php
Kabul University *may* be interested
http://www.ku.edu.af/
An onsite visit to the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) is
absolutely essential.
www.areu.org.af/
Even if they don't partner, they will have advice on who might be good. And
this initiative should most definitely purchase AREU's A to Z Guide, which
is the "who's who" of government agencies, NGOs, and international aid
agencies in Afghanistan.
Hope that helps! Jayne
It's not clear when the next call for proposals will be because of a corruption investigation into Lithuania's foreign ministry Seimo komitetas tirs galimą 10 mln. lt., skirtų Afganistanui, iššvaistymą
I am writing a proposal to Lithuania's foreign ministry that I and our lab work for them in the Ghor province of Afghanistan to help organize independent thinkers there and make better use of "marginal Internet access". Lithuanian troops are deployed there along with those from Denmark, Iceland and Croatia. Lithuania is also active in efforts to strengthen the economy. AndriusKulikauskas August 18, 2007 8:15 CEŪ
Prioritetai
AFGANISTANO ISLAMO RESPUBLIKA
Lietuva nuo 2005 m. Afganistane, Goro provincijoje, vadovauja Provincijos atkūrimo grupei (PAG). Lietuvos Goro provincijos vystymo programa, pradėta 2006 m., siekia padėti pagrindus ilgalaikiam ir stabiliam Goro provincijos vystymuisi ir saugumui.
Lietuvos vystomojo bendradarbiavimo projektų Afganistane 2008 m. prioritetinės sritys:
1. Gero valdymo ir įstatymo viršenybės:
- projektai, skirti padėti Afganistano Vyriausybei plėsti valdymo įtaką, stiprinant teisėkūros ir teisėsaugos institucijas;
 - projektai, kuriais siekiama didinti gyventojų pasitikėjimą centrine vyriausybe ir provincijos administracija;
- projektai, kuriais siekiama stiprinti provincijos vyriausybinių įstaigų tarnautojų gebėjimus palaikyti centrinės valdžios ir provincijos ryšius bei nuosekliai vykdyti provincijos atkūrimo darbus, didinti vietinės valdžios įtaką;
- projektai skirti didinti provincijos tarybos, provincijos vystymo komiteto gebėjimus rengti provincijos valdymo planus ir teisės aktus.
2. Švietimas:
- projektai skirti pagrindinio švietimo užtikrinimui;
3. Socialinė apsauga ir tvari plėtra:
- projektai, kuriais siekiama sumažinti gimdyvių ir naujagimių mirtingumą;
- centrinės provincijos ligoninės stiprinimas.
- provincijos kelių būklės gerinimas.
 Issues Affecting Internet Use in Afghanistan and Developing Countries
Afghanistan Internet usage is two percent or five hundred thousand people. The number is almost doubling per year.
Afghanistan Network Information Center responsible for the .af domain registrations
Afghanistan Internet links, registry and businesses
There are 600,000 people living in Goro province. The troops help at the sole hospital in the province, at a home for orphans and at several schools.
Misija Afganistane: lietuviai Goro žemėje, birželio mėn. 27 d., 2007 m. There is wireless Internet access at the base, and video bridges have been organized for soldiers and their families.
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry dedicated 50,000 USD to Goro province. Lithuania has attracted there 1,000,000 USD for projects from a total of 9,000,000 USD.
Languages of Afghanistan The main language in Afghanistan is Dari, also known as Persian or Farsi. It is written with the Perso-Arabic script which adds four letters to the Arabic script. Sharif Linux is a bilingual Persian/English operating system. See The FarsiWeb Project based in Tehran, Iran.
Afghanistan postal system is expanding and will have hybrid services
Pasiūlymas: Elektroninis paštas Afganistano sąlygoms
Kaip dvidešimts pirmo amžiaus priemonėmis palaikyti net viduramžių sąlygose gyvenančius afganistaniečius?
Siūlome elektroninį paštą pritaikyti Afganistano sąlygoms.
Padėti gydytojams kovoti ypač su vaikų mirtingumu ir ligomis.
Didinti informacijos apytaką tarp
Paraiškos projektui Afganistane
Paraiškos LR Vystomojo bendradarbiavimo ir paramos demokratijai projektų
konkursui
Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija kviečia teikti paraiškas
Lietuvos vystomojo bendradarbiavimo ir paramos demokratijai projektams
įgyvendinti.
2009 m. bus finansuojami vystomojo bendradarbiavimo ir paramos demokratijai
projektai, kurie atitinka šių metų Lietuvos užsienio politikos prioritetines
sritis ir vystomojo bendradarbiavimo politikos  gaires
.
Teikiami projektai turi prisidėti prie demokratijos, saugumo ir stabilumo
plėtojimo šalyse partnerėse, Lietuvos politinių,
kultūrinių,
ekonominių ir socialinių ryšių aktyvinimo arba informuoti ir šviesti Lietuvos ir prioritetinių šalių visuomenes vystomojo bendradarbiavimo klausimais
Šalys, kuriose Lietuva įgyvendina vystomojo bendradarbiavimo politiką 2009
m., yra šios: Afganistano Islamo Respublika (Goro provincija),
Armėnijos Respublika, Azerbaidžano Respublika, ''' Baltarusijos Respublika,
taip pat Vidurinės Azijos ir Vakarų Balkanų valstybės.
2009 m. prioritetas bus teikiamas projektams, įgyvendinamiems Baltarusijos Respublikoje, Gruzijoje, Rusijos Federacijos Kaliningrado srityje ir Ukrainoje.
Paraiškas kviečiami teikti Lietuvos juridiniai ir fiziniai asmenys, projektams Afganistane įgyvendinti - ir užsienio juridiniai bei fiziniai asmenys.
Atrankai turi būti pateikta nustatytos formos paraiška lietuvių kalba kartu su joje nurodytais priedais. Preliminari paraiška pateikiama elektroniniu paštu *projektai@urm.lt* <projektai@urm.lt> ir paštu
adresu: Užsienio reikalų ministerijos Vystomojo bendradarbiavimo ir paramos
demokratijai departamentui, J. Tumo-Vaižganto 2, LT-01511, Vilnius. Projekto
formos pavyzdys pateikiamas
čia
.
Didžiųjų (150 000 - 300 000 litų) ir mažųjų (iki 100 000 litų) projektų
paraiškos priimamos *iki 2009 m. kovo 13 d.
2009 m. prioritetas bus teikiamas mažiesiems projektams ir projektams, kurie
yra 2007-2008 m. pradėtų vykdyti tęstinių programų dalys. Užsienio reikalų
ministerija, siekdama aktyvesnio Lietuvos regionų dalyvavimo įgyvendinant
vystomojo bendradarbiavimo politiką, ragina regionines nevyriausybines
organizacijas ir verslo subjektus teikti projektines paraiškas.
Užsienio reikalų ministerija pasilieka teisę keisti paraiškų priėmimo
terminus ir skelbti naujus konkursus.
Paraiškų teikimo, atrankos ir teikėjų informavimo procedūros, taip pat visa
kita su projektų vykdymu susijusi informacija yra pateikta Vystomojo
bendradarbiavimo ir paramos demokratijai programos įgyvendinimo tvarkos apraše'''
.
Vystomojo bendradarbiavimo ir paramos demokratijai departamentas, Užsienio reikalų ministerija J. Tumo-Vaižganto 2, Vilnius
Tel: 2362457; 2362927
Faksas: 2362574
El. paštas: **projektai@urm.lt* <vbpdd@urm.lt>
http://www.orangeprojects.lt
Remiantis Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo rezoliucija '''„Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio politikos krypčių Lietuvai tapus visateise NATO nare ir Europos Sąjungos nare" http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter2/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=232592&p_query=&p_tr2 =>(Žin.,
2004, Nr. 75-2572), Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo nutarimu „
*Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės programos",
(Žin., 2008, Nr. 146-5870), Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės nutarimu Nr.
561 Dėl LR vystomojo bendradarbiavimo 2006-2010 m. politikos nuostatų
patvirtinimo"*<=>(Žin.,
2006, Nr. 106-3910).
Budget
Air Flight
Kam Air has flights between Kabul, Aghanistand and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for $475 round trip. Round trip tickets between Dubai and Vilnius are $900 or perhaps less.
World Nomads health insurance is 93 EUR for 5 weeks.
Lonely Planet Afghanistan
Wiki Travel Afghanistan, West Afghanistan, Kabul.
Cheap rooms in Kabul are $20 to $30 per night.
The most pleasant weather in Kabul is during April, May and September.
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Ricardo: Hi Andrius
I came across this section on the Information Without Borders sneakernet website, that answers the question "Is this a tool for terrorists?".
I thought it might be a useful block of text for you to look at, if the question ever comes up during your Afghan sneakernet submission process.
http://information-without-borders.org/Sneakernet#Is_this_a_tool_for_terrorists.3F
Sun, 26 Apr 09 11:33:21 +0000 markuspetz: Andrius going to Afghanistan is very dangerous for you. Of course you can do as you please, but is it not better to work through the Afghan diaspora, rather than try and step into what is in effect a mediaeval warrior culture you know very little about?
I only think of efficacy here, Minicui Sodas has much support around the world and already partially developed projects. Why not put focus in these, the potential business development and academic links will be quite limited in Afgahnistan.
Surely its better to continue the work we have done in East Africa, Oaxaca or even Europe where there begins to be effective networking and project applications?
However, if you do decide to go there I recommend finding out about political situation: Robert Fisk is good for this, cultural aspects: especially hospitality of local tribes. Know that the use of English is very low and literacy is also quite low. There is a high risk of kidknapping and you will need to pay a guide to achieve anything meaningful.
http://www.aliveinafghanistan.org/ A site monitoring unrest and incidents in Afghanistan, similar like Ushahidi website in Kenya, during post election violence in 2008
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