Partners

There are individuals, groups, communities, and organizations of all sizes working together to make OLPC a reality.

Schools

• partner countries, trial schools and districts
• partner teachers
• sister and mentor schools

Supporters

Major direct supporters and partner organizations.

• board members, advisors (including pro-bono and in-kind help)
• national supporters in specific countries

Projects

Collaborative projects, knowledge-sharing initiatives, local school activities.

• global and national projects
• school projects, individual publications by children
• community sites setting aside space for OLPC users.

Libraries

Activities, content, and shared resources.

• activities, content bundles, resource bundles
• Access to existing shared resources (external libraries)

Coordinators

Individuals and small groups maintaining parts of the project ecology.

• general coordination of contributors and parallel projects
• software package maintainers
• educational and classroom advisors
• networking, repair, and outreach

Curators

• librarians and collection organizers, by topic and language
• tools and software curators

Community

Local community groups and networks.

• national and virtual OLPC groups, by country and interest
• children's and educators groups
• free culture groups (software, knowledge, &c)
• G1G1 communities and networks

Contributors

Individual contributors of specific materials and help, of the above varieties and more. People (voluntary, staff, other) working with specific schools, projects, activities, bundles, communication.

General Contributors

Cesar M (rt:#26, Aug 2007) - Ecuador help

Khushhali b (rt:#13, Aug 2007) - Pakistan help

Asif H (rt:#47, Aug 2007) - Guyana help

Abdil M (rt:#82, Aug 2007) - Tanzania help

Anthony C (rt:#104, Aug 2007) - General help

Ranjit U (rt:#148, Sep 2007) - Documentation Lead help

Bunmi M (rt:#168, Sep 2007) - Nigeria help

CNEC/Philanthropic Org (rt:#173, Sep 2007) - Brazil help

Maks Z (rt:#207, Sep 2007) - Macedonia - volunteer help

Jeff B/ICCA (rt:#403, Sep 2007) - supply chain organization help/ media replication etc.

Christopher Ob. Ol. K. (rt:#430, Sep 2007) - Republic of Benin help

Andy C - (rt:#490, Sep 2007) - General help - www.mediamadesimple.com

Tim S (Indian Development Coalition of America) - (rt:#540, 563, Sep 2007) - General help/ Development projects in India) (related rts:#513, 530 resolved)

George W, Kamaile Charter Elementary School - (rt:#541, Sep 2007) - U.S. - General help, K-6 educational system, educational support of Native Hawaiians

Gonzalo N, www.batanga.com - (rt:#572, Sep 2007) - U.S. - General help/social content

Greg M, CSI - (rt:#598, Sep 2007) - U.S. - General help/non-profit/deployment

Arlyn C. D. - (rt:#613, Sep 2007)- Philippines help

Linda F (www.villagelifeoutreach.org) - (rt:#664, Oct 2007) - Tanzania help

Joel K (rt:#690, Oct 2007) - U.S. - g1g1 help

Gamal K (rt:#798, Oct 2007) - Nigeria help

Isnel P (rt:#623, Oct 2007) - Haiti help (resolved related rt:#622)

Antoine D (Groupe Communication Internationale en technologie Cultures et Services en Afrique) (rt:#862, Oct 2007) - Senegal - Partnership

Luis M (rt:#865, Oct 2007) - Peru help

Hassan M. O. (rt:#882, Oct 2007) - Saudi Arabia help

Richard S (rt:#921, Oct 2007) - India(Hosur) help (International Orphanage Relief Society)

The Duhks (rt:#960, Oct 2007) - Canada - Sponsoring OLPC (re by sj w/ rt.#966)

Caitie W (The Merasi School) (rt:#972, Oct 2007) - U.S./India - community-based cultural and scholastic education program

Vinay T (rt:#989, Oct 2007) - India - chartered accountant

Emily L.F. (rt:#1023, Oct 2007) - U.S./ Ghana (Maine Ghana Youth Network)

Fausto G (rt:#1082, Oct 2007) - U.S./Hispanic - Headquarters Advertising, Inc. - pro bono advertising

Domenic F (rt:#1089, Oct 2007) - Australia, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Bhutan, East Timor, Tonga and soon in the Solomon Islands (Australian Broadcasting corporation)

BartiNet (rt:#1359, Nov 2007) - U.S. - provide links

Mark I (rt:#1370, Nov 2007) - Kenya/Nigeria - provide links

Dragana K (rt:#1398, Nov 2007) - U.S./Palestine - fundraiser (re by tracy w/ rt:#1657)

Caleb E. L (rt:#1638, Nov 2007) - Haiti help (Hosean International Ministries)

Mark W (rt:#1645, Nov 2007) - U.S. - www.rippletv.com

Louise S (rt:#1245) - Haiti help - L'Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti

Rev. Dr. Makarios (Hope for Africa network) (rt:#1819, Nov 2007) - Africa

John C (rt:#1860 (resolved) - Nov 2007) - U.S. - Banner Ad at REELot

Joshua F (rt:#1880, Nov 2007) - OLPC support in BostonNow (free newspaper)

Matthew S (rt:#2058, Dec 2007) - OLPC sponsorship in 2008

Mario Roberto O (rt:#2081, Dec 2007) - Ecuador distribution

Jim P (rt:#2113, Dec 2007) - OLPC partnership - Expedition to the Canadian Arctic

Nathaniel S (rt:#2166, resolved, Dec 2007) - Cote d'Ivoire - IFESH program

Carlos A (rt:#2169, Dec 2007) - Guatemala help/information

Greg S (rt:#2172, Dec 2007) - OLPC/ Charity organization partnership

Judy L (rt:#2236, Dec 2007) - Masai Mara (Africa) - funding school w/ laptops

Jack F (rt:#2280, Dec 2007) - Notebook cases donation

Sid M (rt:#2285, Dec 2007) - North Dakota study group - g1g1 campaign

Charles K (rt:#2352, Dec 2007) - Aftrica help (diaspora)

Content Contributors

Jared K (rt:#54, Aug 2007) - U.S. - Health education materials development

Joe L (rt:#87, Aug 2007) - n/a - Study Guides and Strategies Website at www.studygs.net

Gary B (Teachers' Institute for Special Education) (rt:#93, Aug 2007) - U.S. - Interactive bilingual (English/Spanish) typing programs and books

Jennifer J (PNN.com) (rt:#110, Aug 2007) - U.S. - Free web publishing tools (Fwd: Stephen Cho)

Michael H (rt:#109, Aug 2007) - Austria - MindMeister: online mind mapping tool (Re by SJ Klein, rt:#147, #271)

Beatpick.com (rt:#175, Sep 2007) - U.S. - Netlabel - Free music catalogue

Sam B (rt.:#196, Sep 2007) - U.S. - English language teaching tools

Anil H (BigUniverse) (rt:#250, Sep 2007) - U.S. - online children's books

Bertha Elisa A H - Public Management Graduate School (rt:#292, #171, Sep 2007) - Monterrey, Mexico - Study on Technology Appropriation

Ken H (oxford-english) (rt.:#338, #307, Sep 2007) - China - English-learning (re by sj/Todd K with #338(related resolved rts:#301,302,328,330)

Youngwan K - eGranary project (rt.:#312, #504, Sep 2007) - U.S. - Digital Library

Teresa W - Jane S (rt:#332, Sep 2007) - U.S. - grammarbook.com (re by sj with #336)

Mike F (rt:#367, Sep 2007) - Ireland - ALISON:learning site for basic & essential workplace and life skills

Bruno C (rt:#391, #385, Sep 2007) - France - GCompris

Tore J (rt:#441, Sep 2007) - n/a - Global IP Education Network (BC Home School Association)/ IPTV

Dan B (rt:#451, Sep 2007) - U.S. - TheEducationMall.com, Inc. (online K-12 curriculum) (re by sj w/ rt:#495, 533)

John (Jahanshah) D. (rt:#459, Sep 2007) - Iran - English-Farsi Dictionary

Rodney H (rt:#460, Sep 2007)- U.S. - interactive web based math textbook for grades K-12

Michael H (rt:#480, Sep 2007) - U.S. - Online Math Assessment and tutorial for English and Spanish

Cynthia C (World Pulse) (rt:#1415, Nov 2007) - U.S. - PulseWire: social networking website (related rts:#503, 506, 601, 510 re by sj/ last re rt#1415)

Nathan B (Makau Corp.) (rt:#508, Sep 2007) - U.S. - training materials

Neverson C (rt:#578, Sep 2007) - Trinidad & Tobago - Trinigates (educational system)

Bruce S (NCSU) (rt:#631, Sep 2007) - U.S. - making 3D Graphics in Python for kids

Dan E (Morpheus Software) - (rt:#676, Oct 2007) - U.S. - photo animation (re by sj w/ rt:#687)

Julien V-M (Thunderbird School of Management) - (rt:#680, Oct 2007) - U.S. - health education project (re by sj w/ rt:#683)

Lee P - (rt:#706, Oct 2007) - language skills website (responded by sj w/ rt:962, related:#967)

Mike C - (rt:#709, Oct 2007) - Crickler puzzles

Norbert H - (rt:#736, Oct 2007) - U.S. - music

Richard R - (rt:#758, Oct 2007) - Germany - "Develop 2.0" connections

Janine M. L. - (rt:#760, Oct 2007) - U.S. - VoxTop/ medicine/health software

Ben H (rt:#811, Oct 2007) - U.S. - WorldBook.com (world book content)

Linda H (rt:#849, Oct 2007) - U.S. - Literacy Center Education network/languages

Sari H (www.knowababy.com) (rt:#881, Oct 2007) - U.S. - educational DVDs

Maud C (howtopedia.org) (rt:#923, Oct 2007) - Switzerland - collaborative platform for simple technologies for development

Jorge F (rt:#968, Oct 2007) - improving XO usability regarding the teaching functionality

Bob Dahlstrom (rt:#1020, #1021, Oct 2007) - URL filtering database (Kidsnet) (re by sj w/ rt:1021)

Jeannine H (California Neuropspychology Services, and Talking Fingers, Inc.) (rt:#1100, Oct 2007) - U.S. - software program for teaching English literacy and computer skills

Scott W (rt:#1107, Oct 2007) - U.S. - RWM software

Kristen K (rt:#1189, Oct 2007) - U.S. - www.storyofmylifefoundation.org (collection of stories from people all over the world)

Jenny C (rt:#1366, Nov 2007) - U.S. - online phonics reading program

Ankit (rt:#1369, Nov 2007) - U.S. - online tutoring and education

Rosevita W (rt:#1576, Nov 2007) - U.S. - eSpindle Vocabulary practice technology

Mark R (rt:#1583, Nov 2007) - U.S. - video producer (science lectures, experiments and tutorials for matric (final year of high school) learners) (re by sj)

Cihan A (rt:#1586, Nov 2007) - didactic program for recognition of images for olpc

Lowell F (rt:#1614, Nov 2007) - U.S. - free voice capabilities

Steven M (rt:#1338, Nov 2007) - OLPC keyboard layout (suggestions)

Andrew C (rt:#1689, Nov 2007) - U.S. - ubiquitous tactile interfaces (ELIALife)

Daniel Y (rt:#1708, Nov 2007) - U.S. - OpenContent-Visual media

John Paul L (rt:#1793, Nov 2007) - U.S./ Japan - Virtual Rosetta Stone

M Yves L (rt:#1824, Nov 2007) - French/Spanish speaking developing countries - Gestion GICI - French/Spanish/English tutorials

Jim R (rt:#1832, Nov 2007) - China - english teaching software

Jason B (rt:#1844, Nov 2007) - U.S. - Somatic Digital (read/print in native language etc.)

Ranjy T (rt:#1848, Nov 2007) - U.S. - Flying Rhinos -educational animations

Zachary B (rt:#1900, Nov 2007) - U.S. - animated children's books

S Kalyan (rt:#1915, Nov 2007) - India - Indian languages-English Dictionary

Mark M (rt:#1919, Nov 2007) - U.S. - Keyboard A-Z/learning how to type

Chris K (rt:#1954, Nov 2007) - U.S. - geography/science activities (Global Educational Project)

rt:#1957, Nov 2007 - OLPC for Field Doctors

John A (rt:#1967, Nov 2007) - U.S. - email program for non-verbal people

Emiliano De L (rt:#1969, Nov 2007) - U.S. - Flink/ Knowledge Environments, Inc. - client for educational activities

Mitch G (rt:#1933, Nov 2007) - U.S. "leading" holistic pedagogy - homeplanet content

Jacques V (rt:#1971, Nov 2007) - Netherlands - soundtrack making software for children

Maryvelma O (rt:#1975, Nov 2007) - Switzerland - Child protection software

Carolyn Duncan (rt:#1984, Nov 2007) - U.S. - self-reliance/micro-business concepts teaching software (Eastern Idaho Entrepreneurial Center)

Chris (rt:#2073, Dec 2007) - help with bugtracking "xo imagequiz"

Michael H (rt:#2097, Dec 2007) - Lavasoft - free anti-spyware program

Angela B (rt:#2108, Dec 2007) - Earthscape - Educational Content - Environmental (Answered by sj)

Steve D (rt:#2112, Dec 2007) - U.S. - Click'n'kids - english literacy program

Anita T (rt:#2127, Dec 2007) - India - Educational software/science

David V (rt:#2128, resolved, Dec 2008) - Canada/Taiwan - English Quest - online learning website - (Answered by sj w/ rt:#2227)

Bob R (rt:#2284, Dec 2007) - U.S. - Geography software (responded by sj)

Sandra M (rt:#2344, Dec 2007) - U.S. - littleEye (tool for safer internet)

Joseph B (rt:#2409, Dec 2007) - U.S. - Python contributions/ game

Lea M (rt:#2475, Dec 2007) - U.S. - MIT/Polycom - OLPC (responded by Felice&Walter)

Educational Contributors

Majok C (rt:#90, Aug 2007) - Sudan - Sudanese-American Development Foundation, Inc.

Ralph T (rt:#94, Aug 2007) - U.S. - Abilities in Motion

Bronwyn P (rt:#111, Aug 2007) - U.S. - Post School Outcome Intervention for Special Education

Nancy C (rt:#135, Aug 2007) - Uganda - Primary school for aids orphans

Merimna (Prof.Danai P - University of Athens) (rt:#269, Sep 2007) - Greece - psychological support to children and families facing illnesses and losses

Tom M - Adopt-A-Stream foundation (rt.:#324, Sep 2007) - U.S. - www.interconnection.org

Christopher R (rt:#425, Sep 2007) - U.S. - Palaestra Training (computer-based training for IT certification)

Samuel S (rt:#761, Oct 2007) - U.S. - special education teacher and assistive technology specialist

George D (Position Lab) (rt:#870, Oct 2007) - U.K. - search engine optimization specialist

Tiziano M (rt:#1343 (resolved), Nov 2007) - Italia - italian translation of www.laptop.org

Kristin K (rt:#1283, Nov 2007) - Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, contributing w/ fundraising and other social connections related work

Vickie E (rt:#1342, Nov 2007) - U.S. - educational/ general help

Adam G (rt:#1980, Nov 2007) - U.S. - Motion graphic project dedicated to OLPC

Lori R (rt:#2012, Dec 2007) - U.S. - Gartner Inc. - social networking ideas

Kathy T (rt:#2174, Dec 2007) - Afghanistan (creating programs for OLPC/XOs) - IES

Sebastien Rodriguez B (rt:#2316, resolved Dec 2007) - Argentina - e-learning company

Inquiries about content

Joseph P (rt#128, Aug 2007) - Medical content

Jeremy S (rt:#118, Aug 2007) - Local journalism and OLPC

Hans-Robert L (rt:#521, Sep 2007) - Mathematics website

Jorge F (rt:#585, Sep 2007) - Brasil - using Freewrl/Octaga/vrml on the XOs)

Sue K (rt:#821, Oct 2007) - English language education programming

Terry K (rt:#653, Oct 2007) - English/German language

Kimberly H (rt:#920, Oct 2007)- Gaming aspects of the project

Mark M (rt:#991, Oct 2007) - www.TVmyworld.com (free access to TV, magazines, newspapers)

Eric L (rt:#1030, Oct 2007) - G1G1 help: Capitol Lightning (school)

Roy Z (rt:#1066, Oct 2007) - Laptop evaluation

Theodore S (rt:#1690, Nov 2007) - Spreadsheet application

Louis T (rt:#1861, Nov 2007) - Inquiry about parental control

Jim W (rt:#2242, Dec 20007) - Video conferencing/video streaming

Simon H (rt:#2245, Dec 2007) - Proposals for the laptops (using the XOs as a whiteboard etc.)