Mon 2 Jul 2007
As part of the One-Laptop-Per-Child programme (OLPC), 300 laptops were donated to a Nigerian School, one per pupil… But the problem is that the school has no electricity.
Although I think this program is a step forward for the development of such countries, there are indeed such primitive concerns that should be taken care of first.
Tags:electricity, free, laptops, nigeria, olpc, power
July 2nd, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Hmmm, primitive concerns like what? I thought trying at least without waiting for every other need to fall into place was is also a step in the (proactive) direction.
July 2nd, 2007 at 5:56 pm
I’m not saying the primitive concerns should be taken care by this program, but 300 laptops in a school with no electricity are not that useful.
I know that there are a lot of worse problems over there like food and stuff, but computers depend directly on electricity.
September 11th, 2007 at 11:00 am
These kids don’t need laptops. Money would be better spent on infrastructure, more power and water. When i went to school, i didn’t have laptops, all i had was pen, paper and a blackboard. If these people think that those kides need laptops to learn, they are just wasting money that could be better spent on other essentials.