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full member
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July 17, 2016, 12:51:59 AM
#26
very interesting ,it is an good idea that there scholarship programme with bitcoin also , such projects should come more and more , it is really helping the poor people and the improvement in education. If it is available in other countries then it will be very helpful.
legendary
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July 16, 2016, 05:52:43 PM
#25
Sorry for the grave dig, but does anyone know what the results of this were?

Unfortunately the Omega school Founder and CEO stopped liking the idea... probably concerned about Bitcoin price volatility.

Who knows... maybe we can pick this up again in the future.

The idea is fantastic sad that it had to end.  I just readf this thread just now, I really like this project to relive.  Anyone have idea on how  this stuff can continue? If not in Ghana maybe in other country.  I hope someone will implement this kind of idea again. 
sr. member
Activity: 252
Merit: 250
July 16, 2016, 03:55:31 PM
#24
i have never heard about this. i think i am hearing about this for the first time. but if it is real i think that is such a good step. but who is supporting this scholarship. i mean that who will finance the project. 
legendary
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Merit: 1000
July 16, 2016, 10:24:22 AM
#23
Sorry for the grave dig, but does anyone know what the results of this were?

Unfortunately the Omega school Founder and CEO stopped liking the idea... probably concerned about Bitcoin price volatility.

Who knows... maybe we can pick this up again in the future.
legendary
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Merit: 1000
June 18, 2014, 09:22:41 PM
#22
Sorry for the grave dig, but does anyone know what the results of this were?
newbie
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March 22, 2014, 07:01:22 AM
#21
I wish my country had pay-as-you go private schools aimed at low income kids as this one
full member
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March 22, 2014, 05:19:21 AM
#20
Mark me down for 1 Bitcoin, if this is still operational.
legendary
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December 20, 2013, 06:20:35 AM
#19
These guys in Ghana are also interesting:
http://www.goodworldghana.org/
legendary
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December 18, 2013, 02:36:46 PM
#18
I will contribute with 1 bitcoin
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hero member
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peace
December 09, 2013, 07:51:42 AM
#17
I will contribute with 1 bitcoin
legendary
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December 03, 2013, 06:02:35 AM
#16
Just in case you were wondering what students (or the school) are going to do with bitcoins in Ghana... it seems that Accra is one of the most active African countries in the Bitcoin sphere, as you can see here:

https://localbitcoins.com/buy-bitcoins-with-cash/859645098/accra-ghana/

..so they should have little trouble in exchanging for local currency. Although they could of course just spend them!

Hopefully we will see this map becoming a bit more populated around Ghana:
http://coinmap.org/
legendary
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November 29, 2013, 01:03:44 PM
#15
Is it just an idea and you are pledging fund, if so how much fund do you aim to get?
you claim to start small wich is something i like but what do you mean by small ?
a few student? a class? a school ? a group of school?
who are you?
do you have any timeline?

i like the overall idea btw just want to understand your motivation better

I thought that the details were self-evident.. but I'll try to answer your questions.

-I would be quite satisfied with 10 donors and 10 BTC in pledges for now. If results are good we will grow next year.
-I am asking for pledges. Nothing more at this stage. I trust people to keep their word.
-Small is 10 BTC, which can probably pay full scholarships to 80 kids or partial scholarships to 200 for a full year.
-My timeline is to start very soon. I would like have the program working by January 2014.


As for me.. many people here know me. For those that don't, I just want to make clear that I am in no way connected to Omega Schools. I am a fan of their educational model thanks to reading James Tooley's book "The Beautiful Tree"..



..and I came in contact with them when my friend @borjaserra of #BitcoinAfrica (sponsored by Localbitcoins, see thread here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoinafrica-your-help-required-307653) passed through Ghana.

I wanted to do something to help them and was going to do it on my own, but then I thought that I could do a lot more if I got the Bitcoin community involved. Plus I wanted to try an experiment in a new type of aid program that could be better (more transparent, efficient, sustainable, direct) than how things are done now.... if the experiment works, it can be copied elsewhere as all good open source projects can...
legendary
Activity: 892
Merit: 1013
November 29, 2013, 11:54:09 AM
#14
Is it just an idea and you are pledging fund, if so how much fund do you aim to get?
you claim to start small wich is something i like but what do you mean by small ?
a few student? a class? a school ? a group of school?
who are you?
do you have any timeline?

i like the overall idea btw just want to understand your motivation better
legendary
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Merit: 1023
Democracy is the original 51% attack
November 29, 2013, 10:20:01 AM
#13
I'd like to contribute. Please mark me down for 1 BTC for now.
legendary
Activity: 1227
Merit: 1000
November 29, 2013, 10:05:38 AM
#12
A message from the co-founder of Omega Schools


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Many thanks for initiating this scholarship scheme. I can assure you there are a number of talented/exceptional kids among our 20,000 plus student population, determined to escape poverty for good. Your support should go a long way to empower their aspirations to participate in the global economy.
 
I am all for the principles on which you want the scholarship to be based. P2P: Yes, children will hold their wallet into which scholarships are transferred directly. Omega Schools will have a wallet too and periodically, the kids will transfer virtual cash into the Omega wallet as a payment for their fees. We do have a talented in-house programmer to make sure it’s integrated in our school billing and payment system.
 
All our schools have computer labs, a few have Wi-Fi. We will assist the kids to do weekly blogging and to do projects that should advance and promote the bitcoin network. We’ve also introduced programming to our kids and we want to support the fast learners to dive deep into it.
 
Thanks Charlie for signing on and to you all for considering this.
 
Warmest regards,
 
Ken
 
Ken Donkoh
Co-Founder and CEO,
Omega Schools
legendary
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November 29, 2013, 10:02:15 AM
#11
I am wondering if it would be more productive to spend the money on a tablet that has access to the internet, Wikipedia, and KhanAcademy, as well as a Bitcoin wallet, instead of on tuition?

We'll make sure that the schools all have wi-fi. Maybe we will fund some devices as well. I guess that you are thinking about this:
http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_build_a_school_in_the_cloud.html
hero member
Activity: 812
Merit: 1006
November 29, 2013, 09:56:42 AM
#10
Throw some more money in that black hole? After 50 years and trillions, even more money?

Well, more than a pure donation, I see this project as a more like BTC promotion, and Africa is interesting market for BTC. I don't know what your data or perspective is, but Africa isn't just a black hole which takes all the money, but a participant in the global trade as well.
legendary
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Merit: 1035
November 29, 2013, 09:56:33 AM
#9
I am wondering if it would be more productive to spend the money on a tablet that has access to the internet, Wikipedia, and KhanAcademy, as well as a Bitcoin wallet, instead of on tuition?
legendary
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If you want to walk on water, get out of the boat
November 29, 2013, 09:11:07 AM
#8
Throw some more money in that black hole? After 50 years and trillions, even more money?
legendary
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Merit: 2349
Eadem mutata resurgo
November 29, 2013, 09:08:11 AM
#7
 ... good initiative.

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