How would you like to get something cool and give something wonderful to a needy kid at the same time?
The XO laptop was designed for children in developing nations. It's an awesome little machine, "rugged, durable, and child-friendly, inside and out."
And OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) is a wonderful project. Here's a excerpt from their mission page:
OLPC’s mission is to provide a means for learning, self-expression, and exploration to the nearly two billion children of the developing world with little or no access to education. While children are by nature eager for knowledge, many countries have insufficient resources to devote to education—sometimes less than $20 per year per child (compared to an average of $7,500 in the United States). By giving children their very own connected XO laptop, we are giving them a window to the outside world, access to vast amounts of information, a way to connect with each other, and a springboard into their future. And we’re also helping these countries develop an essential resource—educated, empowered children.
And now (through December 31st), you can buy an XO, and a second one will be donated to a child in a developing nation.
This is the first time the revolutionary XO laptop has been made available to the general public. For a donation of $399, one XO laptop will be sent to empower a child in a developing nation and one will be sent to the child in your life in recognition of your contribution.
Okay... so $400 isn't exactly pocket change. But wouldn't it be wonderful if we could afford to buy an XO for each of the little ones and provide five needy kids with a potentially life-changing gift?!
A guy can dream, can't he?
1 comment:
Yep. We were talking about buying 2 for the kids. But we don't have $800 floating around. I want one myself!
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