{% extends "_base.html" %} {% block style %}{{ super() }} {% endblock %} {% block content %}{{ super() }}
{{ _what_is_opwen() }}
{{ _how_does_it_work() }}
{{ _meet_the_team() }}
{% endblock %} {% macro _what_is_opwen() %}

{{ _('What is Lokole?') }}

{{ _( 'Lokole is a project of the Canadian-Congolese non-profit organization ' 'Ascoderu that enables rural communities to cheaply and sustainably access ' "the global communications network via email. As such, Lokole is Ascoderu's " 'contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 9: ' 'achieving global sustainable communications infrastructure.' ) }}
{% endmacro %} {% macro _how_does_it_work() %}

{{ _('How does it work?') }}

{{ _( 'The Lokole is a small device that creates a local network: the Lokole ' 'WiFi. You can connect to this network with any device: your phone, ' 'your tablet or your laptop. Once on the network, you access the ' 'Lokole website where you read and write emails via your Ascoderu ' 'account. Once per day, when the cost of bandwidth is cheapest the ' "Lokole then transmits everyone's emails to the cloud. " 'In this way, many people can pool their resources to make email ' 'available for everyone.' ) }}
{% endmacro %} {% macro _meet_the_team() %}

{{ _('Meet the team') }}

{{ _meet_nzola() }}
{{ _meet_laura() }}
{{ _meet_clemens() }}
{% endmacro %} {% macro _meet(who, roles, description) %}
{{ who }}

{{ who }} {{ roles | join(' & ') }}

{{ description }}

{% endmacro %} {% macro _meet_nzola() %} {{ _meet( 'Nzola', [_('Founder'), _('CEO')], _( 'Nzola is a native of the DRC in Africa who now lives in Victoria, ' 'Canada. While being employed by the humanitarian organization ' 'Mission Aviation Fellowship in the Congo, Angola, Namibia, South ' 'Africa and Zambia for 19 years, Nzola developed expertise with ' 'communications devices and an acute understanding of the ' 'communication problems in rural sub-saharan Africa.' )) }} {% endmacro %} {% macro _meet_laura() %} {{ _meet( 'Laura', [_('Operations')], _( 'Laura is a self-taught developer and passionate advocate for ' 'positive change and justice with a MSc in International ' 'Development. Laura has dedicated 10 years of her life supporting ' 'local and international NGOs. Before supporting Ascoderu, she ' 'worked at the British Columbia Council for International ' 'Cooperation (BCCIC) and for Amnesty International.' )) }} {% endmacro %} {% macro _meet_clemens() %} {{ _meet( 'Clemens', [_('Development')], _( 'Clemens is a full-stack software developer who spent much of his ' 'life in Togo, Mali and Zambia and is now based in Vancouver, ' 'Canada. He honed his software chops working on large-scale projects ' 'at Amazon and Microsoft and on open-source projects such as the ' 'sharing platform yunity. Clemens now drives the development of all ' "technical aspects of Ascoderu's projects." )) }} {% endmacro %}