Give a laptop. Give a laptop. Change the world.
The XO laptop is about the size of your junior high math book, has built-in wireless connectivity, needs a tenth of normal laptop power, and can recharge with solar power. It’s durable, water-resistant, and made especially for children. And you can buy one for you, give one to the cause, and water the seeds of change.
The idea is One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), and it’s an initiative set to target the worldwide lack of education. Laptops in the classroom, especially in classrooms that are tragically understaffed and underserved, are increasing attendance, engaging children, and creating active learners. OLPC addresses other problems in this setting, such as language barriers, lack of textbooks, and mentoring. There’s 11,000 laptops headed for Afghanistan, 5,000 in Rwanda, 145,000 ordered for Peru.
The XO is $199 to give one, and $399 to give one and get one. The idea is spectacular and sustainable, and the implementation is fufilling these promises.
Shu’aidu Ishaq, a student who received a laptop, says, “When I was given the laptop I was very happy. The first thing I did was browse to some websites in Nigeria. Whenever there is the internet I browse. I get information from other countries such as Brazil. I hear that they have laptops there now as well. When I get back from school I teach my father.”
That’s being the change.
