[MLB-WIRELESS] East Timor hardware donations sought

[Clae]

>From: Romana Challans <romana at timelady.com>
>Organization: Computerbank Australia Incorporated - SA Branch
>Subject: [Computerbank] East Timor
>Sender: computerbank-admin at lists.linux.org.au
>Reply-To: computerbank at lists.linux.org.au
>Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 18:45:04 +0930
>
>
>Hi, I have just been given your contact details as I put out a call for
>contacts within the office and someone suggested your organisation.
>
>I work within the Department of Family and Community Services (in Darwin)
>and we are hosting two gentlemen (social workers) from the Department of
>Social Services, Ministry of Labour and Solidarity in East Timor (the new
>East Timorese Government).  Gil da Cruz and Domingos Belo are here for two
>weeks visiting various government and non-government agencies doing similar
>work to their Division - welfare work with women, children, people with
>disabilities, people in the court system, the aged, people resettling from
>outside East Timor (humanitarian grounds).  You name it!
>
>They have a huge task and only 13 staff.  Apart from that, they have spoken
>of their dire need for more reliable communication.  They have two
>functioning computers.  Various donors have sent them their 'junk' (old
>outdated computers that are not capable of handling the internet).
>
>I am looking for functional, recent model computers to assist these
>gentlemen in their work.   The Minister from their Department is willing to
>make a formal approach to whatever organisation is able to offer help.  Can
>you tell me whether your organisation would be able to help out?
>
>From: Jacinta Chartres
>Senior Project Officer Indigenous Policy and North Australia Office
>Phone: 08 8920 8917 Fax: 08 8920 8907
>
>Official record: File reference: 2002/xxxx [Note: file held by Indigenous
>Policy and North Australia Office]

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