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Jun 15, 2004

"If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it." --Mother Teresa

Engineers in Sri Lanka

In a war-torn patch of jungle in Sri Lanka, diesel generators power the computers at an unusual school whose roof and walls were once riddled with bullet holes. Thanks to Silicon Valley engineer Jey Surier, who traded in his 12-hour workdays in the tech industry for 13 months with no pay in Sri Lanka, to start the Vanni Institute of Technology. After the country took steps toward peace in 2002, after 19 years of civil war, Surier wanted to help rebuild his homeland. In a town with few phone lines and no electricity, he believed technology would help. Turns out, he was right.