1. E4P-Education for Peace MIT Media Lab- Overview October 30- 2003 Rodrigo Arboleda –Visiting Scholar

2. Goal: Creation of peace and sustainable socio economic developement, through digital learning and broadband connectivity

3. Goal: Consolidation of Democracy & Peace by means of a Cultural Change.

4. Rural / Urban Areas of Conflict Children as Agents of Change Focus:

5. Viral wireless communications

6. Focus:

7. Massive infusion of laptops and broadband connectivity. Focus

8. Rodrigo Arboleda, Architect Visiting Scholar Where: Kashmir Cambodia LINCOS (Little Intelligent Communities) Israel / Palestine / Iraq / Afghanistan Colombia / Bolivia

9. E4P Objective Break Vicious Circle of : Ignorance, Misery and Violence Complement Military Approach providing Law and Order, with long term Peace Building in Areas of Conflict.

10. Commune 13- Medellin, Colombia 130, 000 people 10,000 students 26 schools 10,000 Computers Total broadband connectivity Where:

11. Pensilvania County- Caldas State 26,000 People 6,000 Families 200 Square Miles 10,000 Laptops 50,000 802.11b Sites Where:

12. Learning versus versusTeaching Software, “Content”, (Or Lack of Thereof) Educational Philosophy

13. Learning by Doing

14. Personnel: Project Director – Rodrigo Arboleda Chief Scientist – Seymour Papert MIT Faculty – Digital Peace Corps 30 People Virtual Corps AARP - + 5,000

15. Focus: Military’s Involvement in Peace Building and Education

16. Focus: Law and Order and Education

17. Focus: Bridge Gaps (many different ones)

18. Focus: Empowerment of Children

19. Focus: Military as Agents of Peace Through Education

20. Focus: Children as Bridge Makers

21. Focus: Children as Active Peace Makers

22. Focus: Third Age Participation (Local AARP) as Agents of Stability

23. Focus: Children as Messengers of Peace

24. Let’s Give Peace a Chance ! Rodrigo Arboleda H. Visiting Scholar- Media Lab

25. Educational Philosophy Learning by Doing

26. Construction: Arrival of a LINCOS Unit

27. Three hours later….. Construction:

28. Peace: Discussions July 2001 (Tried Every route to no avail (Tried Every route to no avail

29. Community Development

31. Funds Plan Colombia European Union USAID INL DOD Private Foundations