AFRO-NETS> Humanity Development Library CD-ROM

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Humanity Development Library CD-ROM
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The Humanity Development Library 2.0 for Sustainable Development and 
Basic Human Needs contains the equivalent of 160.000 pages / 340 kg / 
20.000 US$ worth of useful books and newsletters on this single CD-ROM 
of 25 grams. It is compatible with Windows 3.x, Windows 95, 98 and on 
most NT systems. 

We also have a World Environmental Library 1.0
Food and Nutrition Library 1.0
and Medical and Health Library 1.0

each containing about 35.000 to 45.000 pages.


Ordering costs for developing countries: from 3 to 13 US$ per CD-ROM.

This project is like a low cost vaccination against lack of knowledge 
similar to a polio vaccination. We want to set the example and prove 
that in order to solve poverty all essential information should be made 
available free or at lowest cost. It is hoped a few NGO in each country 
can redistribute many CD-ROM's as to reach as many NGO's, schools and 
development workers with a PC as possible.

For small quantities for developing countries the price is 6 to 13 US$ 
per CD-ROM + delivery costs. But for wider non-profit redistribution of 
at least 300 CD-ROM's or more, the costs are about 3 US$ per CD-ROM + 
about 0.5 US$ to 1 US$ delivery costs per CD-ROM.

Any combination of CD-ROMs can be delivered in a package. We try to do-
nate (and do so) many CD-ROMs, but as this has limits we welcome or-
ganizations like yours to help us cover the costs and donate them if 
possible.

Once this material is available, NGO, university faculties and Minis-
tries of Education in each country should organize free redistribution 
via CD-ROMs; floppy discs and ultimately the Internet in each country. 
A kind of "Marshall" information and translation plan to get most use-
ful UN and NGO material available. We welcome such local actors to copy 
our concept, and we will share our know-how and software with non-
profit partnerships.

You should also contact some fellow NGO, international NGO and UN agen-
cies with your request to have these CD-ROMs diffused free or at local 
currency to all NGO, schools and development workers in your country. 
If you go to UNDP or Western (e.g. Dutch, German or Scandinavian) de-
velopment representatives, the World Bank, embassies and insist and 
demonstrate you need this library, they might agree to help and to or-
der and distribute 300 to 1000 in your country. This is very important 
to create a critical mass and local networks.

Please fill in/fax following form and e-mail or fax it to us.

Thanking you,

Dr Michel Loots
Director
mailto:mloots@globalprojects.org


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Contact us for lower prices for multiple CD-ROM libraries for non-
profit distribution in developing countries - prices get as low as 6 
US$ per CD-ROM + delivery costs from 40 to 50 CD-ROMs on. This means 
240 US$ + delivery costs for 40 CD-ROM Libraries. Low-cost standard in-
clusion with the newsletters you send out or limited customization is 
also possible. Contact us.

For 300 CD-ROMs on, the price is 3 US$ + 0.5 US$ to 1 US$ delivery 
costs per CD depending on country of delivery (FEDEX delivery within 5 
working days).

Please choose your combination:

Humanity Development Library 2.0 (160.000 pages)   Quantity =...
World Environmental Library 1.0   (40.000 pages)   Quantity =...
Food and Nutrition Library  1.0   (30.000 pages)   Quantity =...
Medical and Health Library 1.0    (35.000 pages)   Quantity =...


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MAIL OR FAX THIS COMPLETED ORDER FORM TO:

Humanity Libraries Project
c/o Global Help Projects vzw & Humanity CD Ltd
Oosterveldlaan 196
B-2610 Antwerp - Belgium
Fax: +32-3-449-7574
mailto:humanity@globalprojects.org

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Humanity Development Library
for Sustainable Development and Basic Human Needs
(Humanity Libraries Project)

ONLINE VERSION ON:
http://payson.tulane.edu:8888/


Director: 
Dr Michel Loots, MD
mailto:mloots@globalprojects.org
http://www.oneworld.org/globalprojects/humcdrom

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