ペレラと倉さんの友人アジスより、被災地にコンピュータ教室をつくれないかとの提案が来ました。下記メールなどを掲載します。
———倉先輩より（抜粋）
僕がスリランカへ行く前からメールで文通を始め、スリランカ滞在中は親身になって世話をしてくれた親友のアジスというコロンボのコンピュータ・エンジニアから以下のようなメールが届きました。
Hi Tengyo,
How are you ? I’m planning to start a Computer training institute in Galle.
We are planning to offer computer education for poor children around area. For
this, we are looking for affiliate with foreign university or institute.
Mainly we expect from this to provide a certificate with a good
recognition.
Is it possible to get such a affiliate from your University ? or from any
other contacts you have around the world.
Thanks
Regards,
Ajith.
というものです。
時を同じくしてディネシからも以下のメールが届きました。
To Ｔｅｎｇｙｏ san
Thank you for the e-mail.
As you know I also like to build a computer institute for the Tsunami
effected children but the only problem is that in order to start that we
have to start from the beginning, that is we have to first build a small
class room and then we have to get the computers, tables, electricity, and
most of all a teacher.(I want to give the computer education for the
children free through the school, not for any money because they are very
poor )
Even if we get all this in order to teach the children in school we have to
take special permission from the government. ( before I met you guys I
thought of opening a computer institute my self and that is when I got to
know about the government rules )
I can do all these things with the help of your friend too ( I have friends
and relations in the government and I can get these things done very soon )
but the funds are very low, at the moment I have about Rs 58,800/= , which
the university gave ( 70840yen ) and with some of my contributions I知 able
to buy some text books and other important things for the school children. (
I described them in my earlier e-mail )
I have a good idea on how to collect enough funds for this job, It is by
doing a Sri Lankan dancing concert in Japan with the help of Takeuchi san
and Lisa ( her sister is an organizer of dancing concerts ), I know the best
Sri Lankan traditional dancers who are now living in Japan and they like to
perform for us for a low price.
So if you are thinking of a computer institute please talk with Takeuchi san
and tell my idea and even if you have another idea it痴 Ok.
Pls reply soon.
Thank you and best regards,
Dinesh
アジスのアフィリエイトの件は置いておいて、二人のコンピュータ教室のアイディアは似ていると思いませんか？
あまりにもタイミングが良かったので、ディネシとアジスに連絡先を教えて、彼らのプランについて話し合ってもらったんです。もし二人で具体的に案が出せたら、それを竹内ゼミで一つの支援オプションとして話してみても良いよ、ということで。
その結果、アジスから以下のメールが来ました。
Dear Tengyo,
As told, Dinesh call me, and we discuss about possible way to start a
Computer School here.
There were two Options.
1. Start new Computer institute fund by planed concert and maintain
and continue by your University group in Japan.
2. Build computer Lab in Government School.
According to my point of view 2nd option is not so easy, due to lot of
approval we need to take just before start it. And again there is a
risk that getting best use of it after built. Since we don’t have any
control on it after complete and handover to Government.
So we thought that best way to start a new institute, for this we need
to buy a land (at least 10-20 perch) and build a building. And also
setup a computer Lab, Library and lecture hall.
Still I don’t have clear idea about budget we require for this project
and how much fund can be raise from that concert.
Anyway I ‘ll try to give rough idea about the cost soon, I’ll discuss
with Dinesh regarding this again when I got a time. I like to hear
your idea also regarding this.
I hope we can do something to Improve computer Education in Sri Lanka.
Thanks for your kind concern about Sri Lanka.
Regards,
Ajith
まだ具体的な予算などは聞いていませんが、アジスには「こちらの資金の限度を超えるようなら援助は難しい」と伝えてあります。どこかの公立学校の中にコンピュータ教室を設置するのは政府からの許可をとるなど色々な手続きが必要ということです。
ただ、新しく学校を作るにもそれなりの手続きが必要なのでは、と思いますが、それは追々分かってくるのでしょうか。
いずれにせよ、アジスもディネシも信用できるパートナーですから、今後支援の対象を絞っていく上で、彼らの意見を聞く事は有意義だと思います。
追伸；アジスの写真を添付します。彼の実家はゴールにあります。
倉