[python-events] [PSF-Board] PSF Board Resolution Notification - Read, Write & Code, Akowonjo, Nigeria
info at teenscancode.com.ng
info at teenscancode.com.ng
Thu Dec 14 19:57:27 EST 2017
Hi Betsy,
Thank you, We would gladly share a link with you next week, soon as we
complete the one month program. The one month Python training will
conclude this Friday 15th and Saturday 16th December, 2017. It's been an
amazing one month. 57students are currently being trained in the
program.
We would send a more detailed report on the program soon as it
concludes.
Best Regards,
Oluwatobi Shobayo,
Head of Operations/Admin
Teens Can Code
On 2017-12-08 22:17, Betsy Waliszewski wrote:
> Hi Oluwatobi,
>
> Thank you for the update on your program. Congratulations on a
> successful event! We're looking forward to hearing about how your
> one-month Python training goes.
>
> Best,
>
> Betsy
>
> On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 3:59 PM, <info at teenscancode.com.ng> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> On behalf of Teens Can Code and the Teens Code Conference organizing
>> committee, THANK YOU for being a generous sponsor of The READ, WRITE
>> and CODE project, which is in two phases, The Conference and The One
>> Month Training.
>>
>> With your support the first phase which is the conference reached
>> over 1,000 teenagers in the community, making it the largest
>> gathering of teenagers in Nigeria for a technology event. We had
>> over 300 students in an overflow hall participating, we didn't plan
>> for the overflow but the students kept coming in hundreds even after
>> the main hall was packed out, the hall got full long before the
>> start time of 9am. We also had a technology quiz competition and we
>> presented the winner with a brand new laptop. The conference was
>> also featured on a national TV(TVC). The conference held on 1st
>> November, 2017.
>>
>> We have attached here in this mail some pictures from the conference
>> and will share a link with you soon for more pictures. We have also
>> attached in this mail a post conference report featured on ThisDay
>> News Paper a leading News paper in Nigeria. We also had the event
>> featured on DailySun another leading NewsPaper in Nigeria.
>>
>> And as a way of saying thank you to PSF, we had the PSF logo on all
>> publicity materials, stage backdrop and red carpet backdrop, we had
>> on gift items, we have also attached a photograph of some of the
>> gift items with the PSF logo.
>>
>> We couldn't have done it without the support of PSF.
>>
>> We look forward to an impact-full One month training on Python,
>> which begins this 18th November to 17th December, 2017.
>>
>> Most Sincerely,
>>
>> Oluwatobi Shobayo,
>> Head of Operations/Admin
>> Teens Can Code
>>
>> On 2017-10-20 08:50, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> please use our email template for submitting events:
>>
>>
> https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEventsCalendar#Submitting_an_Event
>> [1]
>>
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> On 20.10.2017 10:29, StDamian Isaac wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> We would like to have our Conference and Training program added to
>> the
>> Python.org/events page.
>>
>> Kindly Find Event Details As Follows:
>>
>> Teens Code Conference (Read, Write and Code) - 1st November, 2017
>> (www.teenscodeconference.org.ng [2])
>>
>> Python Kids Coding Camp - 15th November to 15th December 2017
>> (www.teenscancode.com.ng [3])
>>
>> Ejigbo, Lagos, Nigeria.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Damian Isaac
>>
>> Teens Can Code
>>
>> www.teenscancode.com.ng [3]
>>
>>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* StDamian Isaac <askdamian at hotmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Friday, October 13, 2017 8:16:25 PM
>> *To:* Phyllis Dobbs
>> *Cc:* info at teenscancode.com.ng; Betsy Waliszewski; psf at python.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [PSF-Board] PSF Board Resolution Notification - Read,
>> Write & Code, Akowonjo, Nigeria
>>
>> Hi Phyllis,
>>
>> We got a notification from our bank regarding the fund.
>>
>> We are glad to receive the fund and we would like to reassure you
>> that
>> the fund will be used for the purpose for which it was granted.
>>
>> Thank you so much PSF.
>>
>> Damian Isaac
>> Research/Innovations
>> Teens Can Code
>>
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>>
>>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* Phyllis Dobbs <phyllis at python.org>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 12, 2017 4:45:30 PM
>> *To:* StDamian Isaac
>> *Cc:* info at teenscancode.com.ng
>> *Subject:* Re: [PSF-Board] PSF Board Resolution Notification - Read,
>> Write & Code, Akowonjo, Nigeria
>>
>> Hello, Isaac,
>>
>> On Tuesday, we wired your account $1,250 USD for the Read, Write &
>> Code
>> Kids Coding Camp in Akowonjo, Nigeria from November 15-December 15,
>> 2017; you should receive the funds within a week. Please let me
>> know
>> if you have any questions!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Phyllis A. Dobbs
>> Controller
>> Python Software Foundation
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 12:11 PM, StDamian Isaac
>> <askdamian at hotmail.com
>> <mailto:askdamian at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> On behalf of Teens Can Code, I would like to sincerely thank you
>> for
>> accepting our grant proposal.
>>
>> We would be sending you some of our publicity materials in few
>> days
>> which would include PSF logo.
>>
>> Pls find below the information requested, The invoice is
>> attached in
>> this mail.
>>
>> DESCRIPTION
>>
>> Read, Write & Code Kids Coding Camp happening in Akowonjo,
>> Nigeria.
>> From 15th November to 15th December, 2017.
>>
>> GRANT AMOUNT
>> $1,250 USD
>>
>> FORM OF PAYMENT
>> Disbursement: Wire
>> US intermediary SWIFT code: GTBINGLA
>> Bank Name: Guarantee Trust Bank (GTBank)
>> Bank Address (Isolo Road, Aiye Bus Stop, Isolo, Lagos, Nigeria.)
>> Account number: 0136873836
>> Account beneficiary: SkyOne Media Company
>> Account beneficiary's postal address: 82 Dopemu Road, Agege,
>> Lagos.
>> Nigeria
>>
>>
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=82+Dopemu+Road,+Agege,+Lagos.+Nigeria&entry=gmail&source=g
>> [4]>.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Isaac Damian Ezirim
>>
>> Teens Can Code
>>
>>
>>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* Betsy Waliszewski <betsy at python.org
>> <mailto:betsy at python.org>>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 3, 2017 2:36:44 PM
>> *To:* askdamian at hotmail.com <mailto:askdamian at hotmail.com>
>> *Cc:* psf at python.org <mailto:psf at python.org>; Phyllis Dobbs;
>> info at teenscancode.com.ng <mailto:info at teenscancode.com.ng>
>> *Subject:* Re: [PSF-Board] PSF Board Resolution Notification -
>> Read,
>> Write & Code, Akowonjo, Nigeria
>>
>> Hi Isaac,
>>
>> We are pleased to inform you of the PSF's decision to grant
>> $1,250
>> USD to the Read, Write & Code Kids Coding Camp happening in
>> Akowonjo, Nigeria. Please note, this is a revised amount from
>> your
>> original request based on the details provided and our policy
>> for
>> events.
>>
>> Please see the resolution was approved on October 3, 2017:
>>
>> RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work
>> Group
>> grant $1,250 USD to the Read, Write & Code Kids Coding Camp
>> happening in Akowonjo, Nigeria November 15 - December 15,
>> 2017
>>
>> *Reporting: *
>> After the event, the board & grants workgroup require a
>> follow-up
>> report emailed to psf at python.org <mailto:psf at python.org>. If
>> there
>> will be pictures, please share them and we can possibly discuss
>> doing a blog post after the event. If you have any further
>> questions
>> on this, please do not hesitate to ask.
>>
>> *PSF logo and description:*
>> Here you can find our logo and official description for your
>> event
>> website and/or conference printed material:
>> https://wiki.python.org/psf/PSF%20Press%20Kit [5]
>> <https://wiki.python.org/psf/PSF%20Press%20Kit [5]>.
>>
>> *Events Page:*
>> Please contact events at python.org <mailto:events at python.org> to
>> have
>> your Python conference added to https://www.python.org/events/
>>
>> -------------------------------
>> *Grant Instructions*
>>
>> Please send an invoice to our Controller (cc'ed) according to
>> her
>> instructions:
>> By email attachment: “Phyllis Dobbs“ <phyllis at python.org
>> <mailto:phyllis at python.org>>
>> By fax: 858-712-8966 [6] <tel:%28858%29%20712-8966>
>> By postal mail:
>> Python Software Foundation
>> PO Box 37
>> Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896-0037
>> USA
>>
>> The invoice should include:
>> Name and address of the recipient
>> Date of the invoice
>> Description of the grant (i.e. Django Girls Workshop in ABC
>> town)
>> Amount of the grant and currency
>> Form of payment desired: check, PayPal, or wire
>> - Checks: In the US, checks are preferred for amounts less than
>> $500.
>> - PayPal: For payments of $2000 or less, please include a
>> PayPal
>> address, if available.
>> - For wire payments, please include banking details:
>> For a US Bank: Routing number
>> For a non-US Bank: SWIFT Code of the beneficiary's bank and
>> SWIFT
>> code for the United States' intermediary bank.
>>
>> Bank Name
>> Bank Address (bank branch where account is located)
>> Account number (or IBAN, if available)
>> Account beneficiary (exact name on account per bank)
>> Account beneficiary's postal address (must match bank records)
>>
>> For questions regarding payment, please contact Phyllis Dobbs
>> directly (she is cc'ed in on this email).
>> ----------------------------------------------
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Betsy
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 11:34 AM, psf at python.org
>> <mailto:psf at python.org> <psf at psfmember.org
>> <mailto:psf at psfmember.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Submitted on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 - 19:34
>> Submitted by user: Damian Isaac
>> Submitted values are:
>>
>> ==Contact Information==
>> Existing Contact: Isaac Ezirim
>> Legal First Name: Isaac
>> Legal Last Name: Ezirim
>> Nickname:
>> Email: askdamian at hotmail.com
>> <mailto:askdamian at hotmail.com>
>> City: Akowonjo
>> Country: Nigeria
>> State/Province/Region: LA
>> Region Other:
>> Postal Code: 23401
>>
>> ==Organization Information==
>> Organization Name: Teens Can Code
>> Organization Email: info at teenscancode.com.ng
>> <mailto:info at teenscancode.com.ng>
>> Website: http://www.teenscancode.com.ng
>> Twitter Handle: http://www.twitter.com/teenscancode [7]
>> <http://www.twitter.com/teenscancode [7]>
>>
>> ==Proposal Information==
>> Grant Type: Kids Coding Camp
>> Grant Title: Read, Write & Code
>> Objective:
>> Our aim is to use coding as the catalyst that can take
>> teenagers
>> from
>> low-income areas and turn them into tech leaders using
>> python
>> programming
>> language.
>> Our organization organizes a large scale technology
>> conference
>> in different
>> communities in Nigeria known as The Teens Code Conference.
>> We have our next conference coming up on 1st November, 2017
>> in
>> Ejigbo Local
>> Government Area of Lagos Nigeria. It will gather up to 1,000
>> teenagers from
>> various Secondary School in the community.
>> OBJECTIVE:
>> After the conference we would select upto 50students ages
>> 10-18years to be
>> trained on Python programing language for a period of
>> 1month.
>> Which will
>> start on 15th November - 15th December 2017.
>> We hope to receive funds before the 25th of October, because
>> we
>> would be
>> announcing the program at the conference on 1st November.
>>
>> Grant Amount: $2,500 Total ($1000 Training venue for 1month,
>> $500 Snacks for
>> Kids for 1month training and stipends for 3 Python volunteer
>> developers, $500
>> for PR, Tshirts, logistics and alternative power supply,
>> $300 to
>> support
>> conference materials, $200 for other expenditures. ) To
>> thank
>> you for your
>> sponsorship, we will place the PSF logo on our organization
>> website and on
>> the conference website, we would also place the PSF logo on
>> all
>> print and
>> publication materials to be distributed at the conference
>> and
>> during the
>> 1month training. There'll also be opportunity to talk about
>> Python
>> programming at the conference. PSF may also send a
>> representative to speak at
>> the conference.
>> Beneficiaries:
>> The conference will gather up to 1,000 teenagers on 1st
>> November, 2017.
>> The 1month programming will train up to 50 teenagers(Boys &
>> Girls)
>> Follow-up activities: The conference will be adequately
>> covered
>> and emphasis
>> will be on the 1month training. Pictures and videos of the
>> 1month training
>> will be sent to PSF, we would also create a web page to
>> showcase
>> the 1month
>> program and the projects built by students after the
>> training.
>> Disbursement: Wire
>> US intermediary SWIFT code: GTBINGLA
>> ==Other==
>> Additional Attachments:
>>
>>
> https://psfmember.org/sites/psfmember.org/files/webform/Teens%20Can%20Code%20PSF.pdf
>> [8]
>>
>>
> <https://psfmember.org/sites/psfmember.org/files/webform/Teens%20Can%20Code%20PSF.pdf
>> [8]>
>> Link to Code of Conduct:
>> http://teenscancode.com.ng/about-teens-can-code.html [9]
>> <http://teenscancode.com.ng/about-teens-can-code.html [9]>
>>
>> The results of this submission may be viewed at:
>> https://psfmember.org/node/2/submission/79 [10]
>> <https://psfmember.org/node/2/submission/79 [10]>
>>
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> Links:
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> [1]
> https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEventsCalendar#Submitting_an_Event
> [2] http://www.teenscodeconference.org.ng
> [3] http://www.teenscancode.com.ng
> [4]
> https://maps.google.com/?q=82+Dopemu+Road,+Agege,+Lagos.+Nigeria&entry=gmail&source=g
> [5] https://wiki.python.org/psf/PSF%20Press%20Kit
> [6] tel:858-712-8966
> [7] http://www.twitter.com/teenscancode
> [8]
> https://psfmember.org/sites/psfmember.org/files/webform/Teens%20Can%20Code%20PSF.pdf
> [9] http://teenscancode.com.ng/about-teens-can-code.html
> [10] https://psfmember.org/node/2/submission/79
> [11] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-board
> [12] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-events
> [13] https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEventsCalendar
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