I don’t normally bring technology into this blog; but as we begin this Holiday season, I believe it is important to help those much less fortunate than ourselves. Here are three videos to bring you up to speed:
For some villages the light from the XO is their only source of light. If you browse around on YouTube you will find homemade contraptions built from scraps by villagers to charge the batteries.
Education can change the world!
If you’re interested in helping go to Amazon and participate in the “Buy 1 – Get One!” promotion. Buy one for a child in a third world country and get one yourself. Amazon is providing free shipping and it is a tax deductible purchase here in the U.S.
I am amazed that Nicholas Negroponte, of MIT, and a dozen or so passionate believers were able to hold a vision this big and to bring it to reality. Imagine what Silicon Valley or the US government could do if it was motivated the way these dozen or so people are.
Can you imagine the naysayers? A $100 laptop? Are you crazy? A laptop for every child in the world?
I feel blessed to be able to help this dream become reality.
pete
