I sometimes refer to the blogosphere as an echo chamber. It is where way too many copycats assemble an echo every word of Atrios and Glenn Reynolds, sometimes including the uhs and ahs. But, one rarely sees a blogger live up to the values he mouths day in and day out, especially in the liberal blogosphere.
So, I am pleased to bring your attention to a liberal blogger who is living what he writes. Blogger David Anderson has a project he would like the blogosphere to take notice of. He resides in Costa Rica, a poor but promising country. He is the president of Grupo Utopia, a software development and consulting company. David is the parent of two young Costa Ricans, who are also American citizens. Unfortunately, most of their peers will not have access to the English language at home. They need to learn it in school. That requires books. So, David developed Project Appollonia. He explains.
Project Background
English has always been animportant part of the school curriculum in Costa Rica and is an important partof the learning process. Recent cuts in government spending has effected thegovernments ability to purchase and maintain English language libraries, and inan attempt to help fill the gap, Grupo Utopia is joining with children’sbook author Nancy Gilliam, The Chamber of Costa Rican Software Producers, andvarious chapters and individuals of Mr. Anderson’s College Fraternity, PhiBeta Sigma, and Sister Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta, as well as Masonic Organizationsand The Order of the Eastern Star, and a number of U.S. based philanthropicgroups. We are pleased at the Support we have received so far from the Brothersand Sisters of the Zeta-Phi Beta Sigma Family, and from the affiliateorganizations like Sigma Doves and Sweethearts.
Our initial Goal is to Donate 1,000Children’s Books to Costa Rican Schools by June of this year (2004), and10,000 by the end of the year. Momentum has been building for this effortprimarily through the incredible generosity and spirit of Ms Gilliam, but alsothrough the enthusiasm generated by members of the Blue Phi family who haveoffered to take on Appolonia as aProject.
We are also honored by thesupport of Federico Cartin Arteaga of Caprosoft (The Chamber of Costa RicanSoftware Developers). We have also approached the American Embassy here in CostaRica in an effort to get them involved, as well as several multinationals whohave offices in Costa Rica.
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