Google goes to Uganda: Search with your mobile

Any article that has 'Uganda' and 'Google' and 'internet' in it, is exciting to me! In the article you can read how Uganda is the first country where people can SMS a search question and get a response back by SMS! Sinse most people in Uganda would have a mobile phone WAY BEFORE they ever have a laptop, this can really help people in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Imagine a mother than needs to know a health question, concerning her sick child...

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Official Google Blog: Designing useful mobile services for Africa

Remember where you came from...

At the moment Tatiana, Maelle and I live in 'Korte Akkeren', Gouda. It's a neighborhood that's 'bad!', or so people say...

I had to laugh tonight when somebody sent me a little map of the neighborhood. It had nothing to do with the hood being bad, it was an invite to all the people of my church who live in this hood. When I looked at the map, I thought of Bushwick... the neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY, we lived in for 8 years... Than I got a bit side-tracked, and I desided to make a little illustration on the 2 'hoods'...

The green cross is where we live, the red dots are 'problem spots' in the different neighborhoods :)
Korte Akkeren, Gouda, the Netherlands.

Bushwick, Brooklyn - NY, United States of America

Never forget where you came from...

Tjeko Recycles

Here's a thought on how to recycle!

Tjeko caracter development

Tjeko needs to be the most 'in the open' development there is.
People that are thinking along - THANKS. If you ever see something that makes you think of Tjeko - please sent it to: info'at'tjeko.info
www.tjeko.info

Here is the sister of Tjeko! Tjeka! She is a bit younger than Tjeko, does very well in school. Here is her profile as of now:

Name: Tjeka
Age: 8
Sex: girl
Spieces: Monkey
Color: Green Orange


Caracter Trades:
- Self-aware
- Friendly
- a ‘know-it-all’ (but doesn’t always)
- Loves to study
- Adventures
- Be by herself
- Explore
- Have fun
- Family important – mostly with mom


You can follow Tjeko on twitter! His twitter name is: tjeko
That monkey is a modern monkey, i can tell you!

Let's build something AMAZING for the children of Uganda.

for Maelle's new room

This comes from a girl in Holland - she makes these personal for every order. Nice right?

www.sabsdesign.blogspot.com

The PlayPump System - part of Tjeko?

The PlayPump System - The Water Problem :: PlayPumps International

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Tropical bench in Tjeko

Tropical bench
Originally uploaded by nicointhebus (nicolas monnot)

Can you see this? LOVE IT. These kids ... relaxed.

Getting some Walt Inspiration :)

Having 2 Tjeko days. Getting my head around the biggest cartoon/themepark/money-maker: Walt Disney. It's actualy amazing to see how reletifly young this company is! Really - give Tjeko a few years (make it 20) and we won't know how many children have laughed with him in his parks!

Walt Disney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia