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November
One Laptop Per Child
From Inquirer.net
SAN FRANCISCO–Low-cost computers meant to usher poor children worldwide into the digital age are being mass produced in China as US nonprofit One Laptop Per Child strives to deliver on its promise.
The first of the XO laptops being built at a Quanta Computer facility in Changshu are destined for Uruguay, marking a milestone for the charity group founded by Nicholas Negroponte in Massachusetts two years ago.
“Against all the naysayers … we have developed and now manufactured the world’s most advanced and greenest laptop and one designed specifically to instill a passion for learning in children,” Negroponte said.
A challenge for the organization has been that governments have not backed effusive words of support with willing flows of cash to buy laptops for children inside their borders.
It is hoped that a “Give One Get One” (G1G1) campaign starting Monday will boost orders by providing an incentive to people in more prosperous countries.
For every laptop donated for a child, the donor gets a laptop. The original price was to be US$100 per laptop but nearly doubled as costs climbed after Negroponte launched the initiative in 2005.
I wonder when the laptop allocation will arrive in the Philippines. Thing is there should be wi-fi access for these kids to be empowered with their learning experience. I hope to buy one.
