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<DIV><SPAN class=750534210-22092005>Dear Rio gems,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750534210-22092005>Hope my e-mail will find you in best of your
health. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=750534210-22092005>It is Rahat from Pakistan, a participant of
Rio Gem Workshop. </SPAN><SPAN class=750534210-22092005>Hope some you may
remember me. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=750534210-22092005>We are working on a project named
Information and Communication Technologies for Development. (funded by IDRC). As
a part of this project we have provided internet facilities in one of the remote
parts of the country. I will appreciate if any body from you can help me by
sharing experiences on the following issues:</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750534210-22092005>1. Blocking Prono Sites (For us this is one
of main socio cultural challenge in the way of ensuring access of women to
internet)</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750534210-22092005>2. Alternate Power Option for running
IT centres in the remote village. (A number of villages where we work do not
have consistent power supply, and the villager can not afford diesel
generators.)</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=750534210-22092005>Your experiences can help us a lot to
improve the access of women and low income people from remote villages to
computer and internet. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=750534210-22092005>With best wishes,</SPAN></DIV><!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->
<P><SPAN lang=en-us>Rahat Ullah Baig</SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us>Project Manager
ICT4D,</SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us>Karakorm Area Development
Organisation,</SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us>Zero Point, Karimabad, Hunza, Gilgit,
Pakistan.</SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us>Ph:092-5811-57415</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us>website: www.kado.net.pk</SPAN> </P>
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