MIT Ethiopia: An Opportunity for Google

I doubt anyone working for Google has ever taken the time to glance over Lamp Post Reports, nevertheless, this post presents what could be an enormous opportunity for the enterprising company.
Mekelle Institute of Technology, located in the city of Mekelle in northern Ethiopia is a small, private, strapped-for-cash university educating the top information technology and [...]

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A Brave Man

Roughly two weeks ago I traveled to Dire Dawa, a beautiful little oasis of a town in easter Ethiopia (about an 8 hour drive from Addis), to visit Solomon. Solomon is one of the most inspirational and brave men I have ever met. Lyston Peebles originally met Solomon at Mother Teresa’s Clinic for the Sick [...]

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Pics

I’ve posted a few new pics on my Flickr account; there’s a link at the right, ‘JTV’s photos.’ These are from a trip to Harar (the oldest city in Ethiopia) and Dire Dawa. I hope to have two new posts up by the end of the week: one summarizing the trip, and another detailing the wonderful [...]

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