Thank you for the books from FabLab

Amy Sun is back from Haiti. She found all the books stacked on her desk at the FabLab office at MIT. She wanted me to say THANK YOU to the individuals who gave generously by going onto the FAB LAB wish list on Amazon and purchasing books. The books arrived at MIT and will be taken to Jalalabad sometime soon.

So.... thank you to: Mary Anderson of California, Judy Wilson of Alabama, an anonymous donor, and to "The Six" who blogs as The Warrior Class.

The five books received were the very first. They will be highly coveted when Amy arrives with them at the FabLab. I hope you will join me in building upon this small success. I would love, love, love if someone from the Huntsville branch of AAUW would help us in this effort! Hint hint June!

By the way, the books are being chosen by professors from the local university in Jalalabad, as well as by students who have finished their master's degrees. This is a list compiled by Afghans, for Afghans, and more to the point: to glean knowledge and skills to build a strong future.

The intent of Fab Lab is to provide fertile ground for a highly skilled, local workforce who can look at a common problem, conceptualize a solution, and then solve it with advanced tools. Some will use this knowledge to make products that can be sold on the local markets. Others will gain the desperately needed professional skills to fill key positions necessary for building a strong Afghan economy. Fab Lab Afghanistan was established with a special interest not only in technology, but also in health care. The reason there are so many nursing and medical books on the Amazon Wish list is that the health care field is one that greatly needs to be developed in their country.


The Wish List!

Troop Support: Lastly, as if I wasn't busy enough. I'm making a schedule for FALL 2010 in Southern California to take my Dog and Pony show on the road. My topic is sending packages to troops. If you have a group of fifteen or more, send me an email. I have a KeyNote presentation to give your group. All you need to provide is a screen. Or a wall!