Computer Project: Update by Debritu

Just to share this nice news with you. 

On one meeting of Intent, Asrat told me that he has some big servers he wanted to give to an educational institute. I asked Sait Mary University College, they accepted to pay some costs (transport, storage and refurbishment). Later on I met Millicent during a work visit in Tunisia and shared this news, she said that she has 200 computers she can donate to SMUC.

4 weeks ago, the servers and 200 computers lefted Rotterdam. They are now in Addis. Part of the computers will be used for SMUC Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre. Meleya Foundation will co-create an entrepreneurship programme to support young entrepreneurs. This Project is supported by OXFAM NOVIB. 

I'm happy about this!

Many thanks to Asrat, Millicent, Mission and Relief, Ato Taye, and for sure others i forgot to mention. Numaair, Iwan (it is because of your Intent meeting) and the Good Work for SMUC!! And thank you to my Husband and my daughters for being patient and also inpatient!

What's next?

Now I'm looking for 10 Apple computers for Bleu Nile Film School Students in Addis Ababa. The 1st group of students graduated a few months ago. Some of them would like to create a working lab. They need equipments, software and technical support.

If you are interested in donating:

- Apple computers or laptops (criteria: internal memory preferably 4 GB, speed preferable 233 g Hz)  

- editing programs (final cut, Adobe Premiere Pro, or other)

Please contact us.

I wish you All the best for 2011!! 

2011 seems very promising for Meleya Foundation, with your support!!

Warm embrace,

Debritu

Miljonairs for Meleya

The New Business School Amsterdam was hosting Meleya during the last Miljonair Fair in Amsterdam (9-13/12 RAI, Amsterdam – 53.000 visitors). The purpose was to build extra awareness around the ‘Meleya Business Competition Awards’ (MBCA) and find potential donators to support the project.

Every visitor of the stand was offered a cup of Meleya premium coffee and told the story around Meleya. A short film of the first Meleya Business Competition Awards, having taken place in Addis Ababa, was displayed on the stand.

 

The next step for us and for the New Business School Amsterdam students will be to recruit as many Meleya friends and donators as possible.   

Meanwhile, Meleya has been put on the following social media: facebook, twitter and blog. 

We are also working on a new, interactive, website.


See the short film displayed on the stand here:

Camera by: New Business School

Editing by: Maaike Koeten