OLPC

The goal of the foundation is to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves. To that end, OLPC is designing a laptop, educational software, manufacturing base, and distribution system to provide children outside of the first-world with otherwise unavailable technological learning opportunities.

Currently participating countries:
The laptops are sold to governments’ to be distributed through the ministries of education willing to adopt the policy of “one laptop per child”. The operating system and software is localized to the languages of the participating countries.
In October 2007, Uruguay placed an order for 100,000 laptops, making Uruguay the first country to purchase a full order of laptops. An additional 200,000 more laptops should be ordered by 2009 to cover all public school children between 6 and 12 years old.
The following countries are currently participating in the project, or are receiving laptops from the Give One Get One program.
Afghanistan (G1G1 pilot)
Cambodia (G1G1 pilot)
Haiti (G1G1 pilot)
Mexico (50,000 laptops bought by billionaire Carlos Slim)
Mongolia (now receiving laptops from G1G1)
Peru (270,000 laptops bought, now receiving laptops)
Rwanda (G1G1 pilot)
United States of America (15,000 laptops bought by Birmingham, Alabama)
Uruguay (100,000 laptops bought, now receiving laptops)