[Ict4devwg] Introducing the Ubuntu NGO team

[David Tremblay]

=== Introducing the Ubuntu NGO team ===

The Ubuntu NGO team had it's first meeting recently in IRC. What does
NGO stand for?

According to Wikipedia "Non-governmental organization (NGO) is a term
that has become widely accepted for referring to a legally constituted,
people from non-governmental organization created by natural or legal
persons with no participation or representation of any government. In
the cases in which NGOs are funded totally or partially by governments,
the NGO maintains its non-governmental status therefore it excludes
government representatives from membership in the organization. Unlike
the term intergovernmental organization, 'non-governmental organization'
is a term in generalized use but not a legal definition, in many
jurisdictions these type of organizations are defined as 'civil society
organizations' or alternative terms."

Many of these NGOs do great work all around the world and the Ubuntu
community shares a lot of the NGO ideals and spirit: Ubuntu means "I am
what I am because of who we all are" and it's what brings us together.
Currently there are great initiatives within the Ubuntu Community to
share the technological expertise with NGOs. The Ubuntu-NGO team seeks
to ensure that Ubuntu becomes a very resourceful platform for NGOs and
it re-energizes the great work done by teams across the world. We want
to make Ubuntu work great for NGOs and make it help them in their daily
work.

By visiting the link below you can read an interview with team members
and get a better feel for the team.

http://ubuntungo.wordpress.com/?p=3