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A library for Man hospital (Ivory Coast)

"A library for Man hospital" proposes the construction of a medical-scientific library with Internet access through satellite technology , in Man, that is situated in the 18 Mountains region of Ivory Coast, one of the more upset by recent civil war, inhabited by about 1 million people.

The project is born in Africa, but then tries to work on topics like iniquity and social injustice as regards any person, in order to undermine clichés and go back to the root of problems, as well as to individual choices responsibility.

The project received the prestigious "Takunda 2008" award, in "Bergamo for the world" category, for the innovating spur that characterizes it, regarding remote cooperation and communication.

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