One Laptop Per Child, the initiative that aims to provide $100 laptops to children in developing nations, is now aiming for the hearts of households in America and Canada. From November 12 through November 26, the organization, headed by MIT's Nicholas Negroponte, is offering consumers the opportunity to buy two of the low-cost but fully functional devices, now known as XO computers, for $399 with the proviso that one be donated to a child in a developing nation.
The new push, called "Give 1, Get One," is a result of a shortfall in direct sales of the XO laptops to countries, such as Nigeria and Brazail, that had promised to buy them. If the campaign generates donations of nearly $40 million, then One Laptop Per Child will have 100,000 laptops to sprinkle around the globe. The goal is to seed some countries with the helpful devices, planting the idea that those nations purchase even more laptops later on.
The two-for-one donation program can be found here.
Cynthia Brumfield at 9:52 AM|Comments(0)
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