A moment for a serious entry.

I've been volunteering at an organization called ASIMAM. It´s an association for the indigenious women of the MAM tribe. 60% of the population of Guatemala is in indigenious. Historically these people have been disenfranchised, discriminated against, and even slaughtered (during the civil war). There has been much progress in the past 10 years towards basic human rights, but much work is still needed.

ASIMAM works with the women of the MAM tribe educating them on their rights, teaching them reading and writing, and helping them earn a living by selling their traditional woven goods.

I've been assigned to help decorate their office, develop new marketing ideas (Andy, alisa?), AND fix their computer. I spent this past week on the computer alone. And let's just say 1999 wasn't a good year for computers. It's beyond repair at this point.

I would like to buy them a new computer. To buy a decent computer down here costs around $500-600. Would you, my friends and family, consider helping me with this project. If you're interested please email my lovely wife at bjbarber at mac dot com (bjbarber@mac.com).

Thank you.

You can see their website (in spanish) at http://asimam.tripod.com/