Dear Friends, Colleagues and Partners,
We want to share with you some industry-related news from our friend Matt York, founder of the non-profit OMPT (One Mobile Projector Per Trainer). OMPT was recently selected by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to respond to the Ebola crisis in West Africa.
Matt/OMPT has embarked on a mission to supply aid organizations engaged in the fight against Ebola with 100-plus specialized mobile video production and projection units. The OMPT units will contain safety procedures videos, created in local languages, that show West Africans how they can adapt traditional practices and stem the spread of the Ebola virus. Because the OMPT projection units are battery-powered, there is no need for a local power source and the videos can be shown in the most rural locations. OMPT is currently running an Indiegogo campaign to help raise more funds to expand the reach of the project, and they are very close to reaching their goal (see https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fight-ebola-with-cordless-video).
Matt left for West Africa a few days ago and sent us the following update on his mission. It can be viewed here. He has also shared a video overview of the four-day workshop. The video can be viewed here. Thanks for reading and sharing this important news!
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