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Saturday 19th February
Arrival at Malé - a restful night
Photo of a night Dhoni ferry boat used as transport from and to the Airport

A Sunday walk to the colourful Market to see the fish abundance and local tropical foods.

Sight-seeing and a leisure walk to the “Trends Cyber Café” - to email messages and for a light lunch

Photo of a beautifully
paved road

José returned in the evening to the warf for night satellite radio reception further testing

At lunch at the “Trends Cyber Café” José emailed his ICT SPES friends and also announced this important event

and succeeded to capture easily the AfriStar beam - and photographed the view from the terrace of the beautiful skyline of Malé 

On his last day, on Tuesday 22nd February 2005, José had the great honour and pleasure to have a meeting with Mr. Abdullah Salih, the dynamic Director of the National Maldives UNESCO Commission. Later he took a photo of the rear of Ministry of Education that faces the Bay. Mr José Delaitre was escorted to pay a visit to Mr Hassan Nashid the Head of the Ahmadiyah School which engages also in modern studies in Marine Resources and Fishing Industry fields.

Apparently many students come from faraway islands, and a SPES Computer Multimedia Presentation of the CLASS system showed that it can be of great interest global educational connectivity, specially as SPES integrated to the WorldSace Satellite diffusion data-cast systems an ecological e-Solar small panels mobile system that can generate energy for satellite radios and computer accessories for ICT exchanges to take place anywhere needed.

In the evening José packed his suitcase and found place for unique souvenirs crafted from the beneficient Coconut Palm Tree.

At 9 pm after having dinner at the friendly “Trends Cyber-Café”, he was picked up by the two young friends that the One & Only Hotel had kindly delegated as his escorts during José’s Maldives unforgetable stay.

On the plane back home to Mauritius via Dubay for a transit relaxation day José felt that he had accomplished a very enjoyable ICT Bridging Mission, however it was established with WorldSpace that they should also test the beams of their other Satellite AsiaStar as they both converge ideally over the Maldives Islands, as depicted in the WorldSpace Satellites coverage area map.

Concurrently to the Maldives post-Tsunami ICT bridging friendly mission SPES using ICT via WorldSpace Satellites / Toulouse, OPEN DAYS were organized locally by the SPES from 18th - 22nd February to demonstrate the CLASS system simultaneous new approach to diffuse computerized multimedia interactive e-vocational training skills to save in transport costs of trainees.

Seeing that two middle-aged ladies, ex-textile factory workers are presently free trainees at SPES QB Training Centre and are learning digital skills to start a Small Bakery Enterprise, a series of virtual photos show how our NGO’s e-Creative lessons are effective and fun-learning and help to Bridge the Digital Gap rapidly at all Age Levels.

On the Spotlight at the launching on Friday 18th a Microwave Baking Multimedia Lesson of a Healthy Cake decorated with Papaya was taught simultaneously via WorldSpace satellite monitored by the SPES Quatre-Bornes Hi-Tec Training Vocational Unit at 7, Avenue Labourdonnais and diffused to a group of 35 young kids, who twice weekly gather for friendly free meals at the Resto Du Coeur, at Baie du Tombeau, a few kilometres away, run by the Cangy Family and Village Neighbours.

Another e-Highlight of the OPEN DAYS for Public Awareness was the demonstration of the SPES Weavers of the new semi-computerized handloom and they wove our Mauritian designs using also recycled local fibres such as Sanseveria, (mother-in-laws tongues). A colour unit hand woven textiles like tablecloth and fashion clothes, co-ordinates to matching table potteries and fashionable jewellery were on display.