Community Partners for the AMD Open Architecture Challenge Announced

On September 12th, AMD and Architecture for Humanity will launch the AMD
Open Architecture Challenge. Architects, designers, students and others are
invited to participate in an international, open design competition to help
bring connectivity and computing power to communities in need.

We received 115 RFPs from community groups in 35 countries to partner on
the Challenge. A huge thanks to the cross-disciplinary panel of 40
reviewers, including professionals from the fields of design, technology,
environmental science and international development for helping us read and
review each proposal. Three sites were selected.

and they are..

SOUTH AMERICA

Kallari Association, Napo Province, Ecuador

Challenge: Connect a cooperative of indigenous chocolate producers and
artisans in the Ecuadorian Amazon with the global marketplace by building a
fair trade exchange and satellite rural technology hubs.

AFRICA

SIDAREC, Nairobi, Kenya

Challenge: Empower the youth of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, an informal slum
settlement of 250,000, to connect with other youth and create positive
change in their community by building a technology media center and
recording studio.

ASIA

Nyaya Health, Sanfe Bagar, Nepal

Challenge: Enable families in a remote rural area of Nepal where there is
only one doctor for a population of 250,000 to access to health care from
top physicians and medical professionals all over the world by building a
tele-medicine center.

Registration Begins: 09/12/2007 | To enter, log on to:
http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/challenge