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Got seven bucks? Help buy our 8th computer for São João!!
Or make a bigger impression by talking to your company, local news source, or other organization and see if you can help with a donation of ten or more computers.
News for the day:
Right now we're looking for media attention. If you know of anyone interested in following our adventures, or if you want to write/blog/video about it on your own, please get in touch with me.
Might be doing an event in April at the Hillyer Art Space near Dupont Circle. Will keep you all posted on if it's happening!!
Got another email from Miguel. Things are going well and kids are still creating their email addresses. It looks like the classes are now being divided between kids that have email and kids that don't, so that the kids without email can create their own accounts. I'm not sure what the kids with email are doing. I would hope that they are working on a new project, but Miguel hasn't given me much detail.
The kids are continuing to write me emails and respond to everything I write. It is adorable. And also very tiring because I feel like I need to respond to each and every one!
That is news for today.
B-Sizzle, aka Timestopper, aka Maximum Beth
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Help keep the One Laptop per Child program going at the São João middle school in São Tomé and Príncipe
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Donation Count
Updated February 28, 2011
Donations to date: $5,711.34
Computers acquired: 29
Computers needed: 471
Donations to date: $5,711.34
Computers acquired: 29
Computers needed: 471
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The São João middle school, in São Tomé and Príncipe, recently received 100 ultra-durable, energy-efficient laptop computers from students at the University of Illinois through MIT's One Laptop per Child program, an initiative that works to bring technology into the hands of disadvantaged children. Each laptop is personalized for the specific child using it, and is meant to be brought home and shared with family and friends.
After very few class periods, the kids are already making a splash in the computer world. But we can't let it stop here. There are 600 students in the 6th grade and about 1300 students in the school. 100 computers is not enough. We can do better than this.
Computers can only be purchased in quantities of 100+. For this reason, we need at least $23,500 in order to supply the São João school with more computers. Our long term goal is to raise $117,500 total, or enough money to purchase 500 XO laptops.
Please help in any way that you can.
After very few class periods, the kids are already making a splash in the computer world. But we can't let it stop here. There are 600 students in the 6th grade and about 1300 students in the school. 100 computers is not enough. We can do better than this.
Computers can only be purchased in quantities of 100+. For this reason, we need at least $23,500 in order to supply the São João school with more computers. Our long term goal is to raise $117,500 total, or enough money to purchase 500 XO laptops.
Please help in any way that you can.
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