A closer look at early returns
細究學生提前返國

Justin Burnett and Stephanie Selvick, former Rotary Youth Exchange students, worked together in Africa in the summer of 2009 through a grant they received from One Laptop per Child. One Laptop per Child is a nonprofit based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, that provides affordable laptop computers to children in developing countries.
Justin Burnett與Stephanie Selvick為前任扶輪青少年交換學生，他們在2009年的夏季，透過從「一個孩子一台電腦(以下稱OLPC)」計畫獲得的贊助金，一起在非洲進行工作。OLPC是設在美國麻薩諸塞州劍橋的非營利機構，旨在提供合理價格的筆記型電腦給開發中國家的兒童。

Stephanie was a 2001-02 outbound student in Italy and Denmark, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay (Breakfast), Wisconsin. Justin was an outbound student sponsored by the Rotary Club of Appleton for a long-term exchange to the Czech Republic in 2004-05. He will serve as the new ROTEX president for District 6220 (parts of Michigan and Wisconsin) later this year.
Stephanie是在2001-02年時，由美國威斯康辛州斯特金灣(早餐區)扶輪社派遣，前往義大利與丹麥的交換學生。Justin則是在2004-05年間，由愛普頓扶輪社派遣，前往捷克共和國的長期交換學生。他在下半年將擔任6220扶輪地區(涵蓋部分密西根州與威斯康辛州)歸國學生聯誼會(ROTEX)會長。

One Laptop per Child provides computers as learning tools in the classroom. Preloaded on each XO computer are all the necessities for an elementary school education, including protractors, calculators, word processing capabilities, books, and encyclopedias. This summer, the organization awarded a $10,000 grant and 100 computers to 30 teams of university students from Africa and North America.
OLPC機構提供電腦做為課堂學習工具。每台XO電腦會預先裝入小學教育所需的所有工具，包括量角器、計算機、文字處理功能、書籍和百科全書。這個夏天，該機構捐贈了$10,000和100台電腦，給來自非洲和北美的30組大學學生。

Stephanie and Justin were assigned to work in Senegal, along with the the Peace Corps, receiving an additional grant, deploying 200 XO laptops to the Ecole Notre Dame elementary school. They completed three weeks of teacher training and introduced over 200 students to their new learning devices. Stephanie tells us that in addition to the five teachers whose classes received laptops, "teachers from neighboring villages, as well as the school's priest and custodian, also attend. Everyone is getting involved."
Stephanie與Justin負責在塞內加爾的工作，他們與和平團(Peace Corps)獲得了額外贊助金，著手在聖母小學設置200台XO電腦。他們花了三週的時間完成教師訓練，並向200名以上的學生介紹新的學習設備。Stephanie告訴我們，除了班級有收到電腦的五名教師外，「鄰近村莊的教師、學校的神父和管理員都參加了。每個人都參與其中。」

The first days of student training were encouraging; the students sat three or four to a desk to share ideas, while children from neighboring schools stood on cinder blocks outside and peered in the windows. "The key to getting this program to function long term is getting people in the area involved," Justin points out. "This isn't just a school project, it's a community project."
進行學生訓練的前幾天令人甚感鼓舞。學生分成三到四人坐在一桌以分享想法，鄰近學校的孩子則站在外側爐磚渣上，從窗戶向裡面望。Justin指出：「這項計畫得以長期運作的關鍵，就是讓整個地區的人參與。這項計畫不僅是學校計畫，更是社區計畫。」

Stephanie and Justin recognize Rotary District 6220 as great help to the project and generous support from Rotary Youth Exchange, Rotex, those at the District Governors Conference, and local Rotary clubs. Stephanie and Justin, as well as Nicholas Negroponte, the chair of One Laptop per Child, recognize the bridge that Rotary builds between diverse global communities. It is their hope that Rotary will continue to support the effort to provide children with basic educational needs. Stephanie and Justin are looking to work with Rotary clubs in Senegal to continue working toward this goal after they leave. Follow their progress at http://africaxo.blogspot.com.
Stephanie與Justin肯定6220扶輪地區對這項計畫的大力協助，還有扶輪青少年交換計畫、歸國學生聯誼會、地區總監會議的人們、以及地方扶輪社給予的慷慨支持。Stephanie、Justin與OLPC主席Nicholas Negroponte都同意，扶輪社為全球不同社群搭起了橋樑。他們期盼扶輪社能繼續支持這項計畫，提供孩子基本教育需求。Stephanie與Justie正尋求與塞內加爾當地的扶輪社合作，希望在他們離開後，當地能繼續朝這個目標邁進。關於他們的進展，請參照http://africaxo.blogspot.com。