One Laptop Per Child project already in Nigeria

by Obi-Akpere | April 15, 2007 at 04:35 pm | 389 views | 4 comments

One Laptop Per Child project has begun in Nigeria. My heart goes out to
Khaled Hassounah, director of Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per
Child (OLPC) program in Africa and the Middle East and everyone who has
participated/contributed to this programme. This project will
definitely transform the Nigerian-Child's educational environment. For
more information about the project in nigeria,

The
primary mission of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) movement is to
ensure that every school-aged child in the lesser-developed parts of
the world owns their own personal laptop that they can use to learn and
to learn about learning.

As a part of this movement the OLPC
Foundation maintains a web-based listing of individuals and
organizations who are prepared to contribute their services and/or produ

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chaz

I was wondering if this will mean that there will be thousands more e-mails that tell me about someone that died in Nigeria and they have a million dollars which I can claim if I send them ten thousand to fill out the paperwork for me. It'll be great to make sure they have  (laptops) for every kid.

 

Which reminds me, the most dangerous place in the world to have a million dollars has to be Africa, I get dozens and dozens of these "dead millionaire e-mails" so these millionaires are dropping like flies.  

Obi-Akpere

Let me remind you (chaz), you are living on the resources your fathers stole from Africa. I know you know it.

jordan

Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. Not everyone there is a criminal. Just like all Californians don't drive red convertibles and get cosmetic surgery!

chaz

You've seen a Claifornian that didn't have plastic surgery?

Care to share the pic? 

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April 15, 2007 at 04:35 pm by Obi-Akpere, 389 views, 4 comments

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