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Washington, DC June 29, 2000 US Angola Chamber
of Commerce Annual Membership Meeting
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Citizens Energy
  • Citizens commercial involvement in Angolabegan
    in the mid-80s
  • Citizens non-profit programs
  • 1988 1996 ADPP orphanages in Luanda, Huambo
    and Kuito
  • 1991 Founding of the US Angola Chamber of
    Commerce
  • 1993 Emergency medical supplies charter plane
  • 1994 - 1995 Fish-drying project in Cacuaco, a
    village north of Luanda
  • 1996 Catholic University project starts
  • 1997 Physicians Against Landmines assessment
    study

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Citizens International
  • Creation of country-focused investment funds to
    finance development projects
  • Original public-private partnership model
  • New Nigeria Fund being incorporated
  • Focus on Health Care, Agriculture, Youth
    Education, Job Creation, Information Technology
  • Board corporations, UN agencies, Nigerian Govt
  • Angola initiative under consideration

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Angola Educational Assistance Fund
  • The Angola Educational Assistance Fund (AEAF) was
    launched by Citizens Energy in March 1996 as a
    501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
  • AEAF collaborate with, and advises the Catholic
    University of Angola (UCAN)
  • Promotes the collaboration between higher
    education institutions and development
    organizations, in Angola and abroad
  • Encourages the involvement of the private sector
    in educational activities in Angola

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Catholic University of Angola
  • Open university, admission criteria based solely
    on merit, its purpose being to serve Angola and
    its people
  • UCAN opened its doors in November 1999 to its
    first class of students, there are 1000 students
    enrolled
  • Its presence creates an alternative that
    encourages higher standards of academic education
    in Angola
  • Departments established Law, Economics
  • To be inaugurated in 2001 Computer Engineering

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Michael Kennedys legacy
  • Block One Social Bonus Seed Funding
  • Identify a project that has an overall positive
    impact on Angolan society
  • Work with the Angolan Government and the
    commercial partners to make creative use of the
    social bonus concept
  • Create an endowment fund dedicated to the
    Catholic University project

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Michael Kennedys legacy
  • Training Levy Decree Sustainability
  • Originally drafted by the AEAF in 1996 for long
    term financing of a social development project
  • Legislation passed in July 1997 to fund the
    University using the countrys oil revenues
  • UCAN receives one cent per barrel from the oil
    production (0.01/barrel)
  • Other institutions of higher learning
    benefitfrom similar decrees passed later

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Current projects
  • Information and Communication Technology
  • Make the highest possible information and
    communication technology standards available to
    UCAN faculty staff and students (1998-1999)
  • Chevron Book Project
  • 50,000 books for A. Neto University in 2000
  • School Networking
  • Connect selected high-schools in Luanda to the
    Internet (2000)
  • Provide training for teachers
  • Computer Engineering Department
  • Establish a completely new department by January
    2001

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Information and Communication Technology
  • Collaborative effort
  • Angola Educational Assistance Fund (AEAF)
  • International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
  • Ebonet (local ISP)
  • Catholic University of Angola (UCAN)
  • International Telecomputing Consortium (ITC)
  • University of Trento, Italy
  • USAID (specifically the Leland Initiative)
  • Resources
  • 120 LAN-connected personal computers
  • 4 computer classrooms
  • Additional PCs in the library
  • 2 open access spaces for Internet access
  • 1 Mbs wireless bridge to Ebonet based on
    spread-spectrum technology
  • Leased line from Ebonet to Angola Telecom _at_ 1 Mbs
  • Angola Telecom satellite link _at_ 2 Mbs

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Information and Communication Technology
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Information and Communication Technology
UCAN Wavenet Wireless Bridge Antenna
Ebonet Building with Transmitting Antenna
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Information and Communication Technology
UCAN Server RoomCompaq Server, Backup Server,
PBX, etc
Computer Classroom 121 PCs, 1 Printer
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Information and Communication Technology
Computer Access area8 Pcs, 2 Printers
Computer Access area12 Pcs
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SCHOOL NETWORKING
  • Goal introduce a selected number of schools in
    Luanda to the use of information and
    communication technology and to connect to the
    Internet.
  • Funding IDRC, Johannesburg, and AEAF, Boston
  • Implementation
  • AEAF, Boston
  • Ebonet, Luanda
  • UCAN, Luanda
  • Schools that have been selected and will have
    received a formal training as of July 31, 2000
  • IMEL, Luanda
  • IMIL, Luanda
  • Primeiro de Maio, Luanda
  • ICRA, Luanda

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SCHOOL NETWORKING
  • Equipment
  • Installation of equipment and dial-up scheduled
    right after training is completed (end of July)
  • Equipment will be shipped mid-July in a container
    from Boston to Luanda (which includes 36 used PII
    and PI PCs plus peripherals to be installed in
    the schools)
  • Future steps
  • Funds needed to connect one school 20,000
  • Further school selection and fund raising under
    consideration
  • Creation of School Net Angola (as part of the
    School Net Africa initiative by IDRC)

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Computer Engineering Department
  • In May, 2000, UCAN requested AEAF assistance in
    creating a Computer Engineering Department
  • 75 students enrolled in the preparation year,
    classes will start in January 2001
  • Curriculum is being developed
  • 2 year diploma, 4/5 year under-graduate degree
  • Tailored to market needs, new telecommunication
    policy, etc
  • Survey among companies operating in Angola
  • Submission to Ministry of Education for approval
  • Faculty staff recruiting is underway
  • Resumes are being reviewed
  • Initially, reliance on some foreign staff, long
    term goal is an all-Angolan faculty

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Opportunities
  • Collaboration with the new Computer Engineering
    Department
  • Resources, financial support, curriculum
    development, participation in programs,
    internship opportunities, etc
  • Participation in the School Networking project
  • Resources, financial support, etc
  • Example Chevron Book Project
  • 50,000 books for A. Neto University shipped in
    2000
  • Common interest and resources available by the
    partners

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UCAN A Door for Development in Angola
?12 classrooms ? Amphitheatre ? Library ? Chapel
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How to contact us
  • Angola Educational Assistance Fund1 (617)
    812-1055 (voice-mail, fax)info_at_aeaf.orghttp//ww
    w.aeaf.org/
  • Catholic University of Angola244 (2)
    331973244 (2) 398759 (fax)info_at_ucan.eduhttp//
    www.ucan.edu/
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