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CEASPA Panama Project – A Great Success
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 18:18

OMPT has partnered with CEASPA (Center for Panamanian Social Studies and Action), an NGO based in Panama that educates indigenous peoples and promotes equity, economic growth, democratic...

Two Action Research Partners
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 18:17

OMPT's Action Research projects' aim is to gather evidence in the field on the effectiveness of education through videos shown via pico projectors. With these Action Research projects and by...

New Potential Partner in Nepal
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 18:14

Recently, we were contacted by the Sunrise Education Foundation in Kathmandu, Nepal. This foundation works to improve the quality and effectiveness of community schools throughout the country....

Donate to One Media Player per Teacher
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 22:54

Your Tax-Deductible Contribution Goes Directly Towards Equipping Instructors Working in the Poorest Places on Earth. Their future is in your hands.

OMPT Asks Advice from Non-Profit Expert about Partnering with Guatemalan NGOs
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 17:24

OMPT spoke with Andy Lieberman; the former executive director of a Guatemalan non-governmental organization called Ajb'atz' Enlace Quiche. Currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has...

Organizations in Zambia Seeks Assistance from OMPT
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 17:22

Impact Network is a NPO that builds sustainable schools in rural Africa. They have built two community schools in Zambia so far and are now working on their...

OMPT Looks for a Pilot Project in Ghana
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 17:21

OMPT had an opportunity to correspond with Kwame K. Ohene-Adu, a native of Ghana. He has been working in the field of IT, especially software development....

Assisting Digital Green with Pico Projectors
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 20:37

Digital Green, an India based non-profit organization, aims to teach agricultural practices by using videos in remote areas in India. OMPT has supported Digital Green through providing audio/...

Literacy Bridge Finds New Use for Talking Book
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 20:34

Literacy Bridge is an U.S. non-profit organization which focuses on the empowerment of children and adults through literacy education and knowledge sharing. They work together with rural...

Matt York Speaks via MP3 at Internews' Asia Managers' Meeting
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 20:25

Internews is an international media development organization located in Northern California. Its mission is to empower local media around the world so that people can get information they need and...

OMPT partners are crucial for the success of this approach. OMPT is an ingredient provider for international organizations that include capacity building and video communication as part of their development efforts. Some of current and former partner organizations include:
 
Partners Using OMPT-Sourced Equipment
 
 
 
 
International Project Partners

Haiti, Caribbean
Partner: WACC (www.waccglobal.org)
Project Description: Training of agricultural extension workers to create and disseminate agriculture training videos in very remote regions of the country.

Panama, Central America
Partner: CEASPA (http://www.ceaspa.org.pa/)
Project Description: Civic engagement to preserve indigenous lands and provide native people a seat at the table negotiating policy regarding their lands.

Guinea, West Africa
Partner: School to School International (www.sts-international.org)
Project Description: Teacher training to demonstrate effective teaching methods of health and hygiene practices to decrease illness and improve education results in one of the poorest countries in Africa.

India, Central Asia
Partner: Gram Vikas (www.gramvikas.org)
Project Description: Demonstrate with video how clean water, sanitation and hygiene reduce sickness and infant mortality to help rural villagers in Orissa, India to construct latrines and clean water systems.

Mail, Western Africa
Partner: Stanford University, Political Science, PhD Candidate (http://sites.google.com/site/jessicaagottlieb/research)
Project Description: Using hand-powered radios to identify the effects of information on political behavior.

 
 

 

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