Current AirSafe.com Foundation Project
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project aims to provide children in the developing world with low-cost but highly capable laptop computers, giving them the opportunity to use computers and the Internet to contribute to a more productive and saner world community. The unique design of the laptops allow two or more of them in the same area to wirelessly network with one another, allowing users in a classroom or community to collaborate even if there is no Internet access or existing communications system.
From now until the end of December, the OLPC project is allowing contributors to buy a pair of computers and have one donated to a child in the developing world and receive the second one for their own use. To participate directly in the Give One Get One program costs a minimum of about $425. You can still participate with smaller donations by donating to the AirSafe.com Foundation. All donations received before the end of the year will be used to support this effort.
The AirSafe.com Foundation supports this program and has already received enough donations to purchase two computers, with the goal of acquiring at least a total of five for use in a technology evaluation program. Working in conjunction with at least one school, ASF will evaluate these computers with the intention of sharing lessons learned with the general public. Once that evaluation is over, those computers will be donated to an educational institution. The AirSafe.com Foundation would also like to invite you to help this program in one of three ways:
- Contribute money to the AirSafe.com Foundation: All donations sent to the AirSafe.com Foundation before December 31, 2007 will be used exclusively to support the Give One Get One Program.
- Contribute computers to the AirSafe.com Foundation: If you purchase one or more computers under the Give One Get One program, ship the computers to the AirSafe.com Foundation (click for shipping address) and they will be forwarded to one or more educational institutions chosen by the Foundation.
- Participate directly in the Give One Get One Program: If you are willing to purchase one or more pairs of computers and would like to use them in other ways, then you can contact the Give One Get One program directly.
The AirSafe.com Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, so you are able to deduct your contributions to the organization.
Listen to the podcast describing this initiative
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