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Moved to [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Earth_Treasury Earth Treasury at Sugar Labs]
[http://www.earthtreasury.org/ Earth Treasury] (currently redirects back here) has no corporate connection with OLPC, the maker of the $100 Laptop, or with Sugar Labs. They just let us use their Wikis.--[[User:Mokurai|Mokurai]] 02:51, 3 June 2007 (EDT)

==Vision==

The end of poverty through communication and sustainable commerce

==[[Earth Treasury Mission|Mission]]==

* Link [[Linking Schools|schools]] around the world
* Teach children to do [[International business|business]] together.
* Teach the genuine [[Economics of XO|free market]], not the nonsense in which corporations get to go freely into any country, but people don't.
* [[Telemedicine]]
* [[Demonstrations|Demonstrate]] the XO to anybody who should get involved with OLPC.
* Anyone can participate. We have [[101 Things To Do]].
* Fill in gaps in the OLPC mission.

==Who we are==

*Edward [[User:Mokurai|Mokurai]] Cherlin, Founder, Earth Treasury
*Mark Roest, OneVillage Foundation
*David Alan Foster, DesignFluence

==[[Earth Treasury Volunteers|Volunteers]]==
What we need, where you can sign up.

==What is '''not''' in the OLPC mission?==

OLPC has decided to focus its attention on the education mission, including [[Constructionism]], and on creating and delivering the laptop hardware and software to support that mission. This includes some parts of [[Rethinking textbooks]], and possibly [[Curriculum development]]. Other issues are out of scope, and are being left to governments and to other organizations to address.

[[Earth Treasury]] has decided to tackle all of the remaining issues, either in its own programs, starting with connecting schools and teaching business, or by partnering with others.

* [[Electricity]] for schools in remote villages
* [[Internet access]] for schools in remote villages
* [[Communication between schools]] and with the wider world
* A [[business curriculum]]
* [[Village governance]]
* [[Economic development]] in general, including [[Microfinance]] and [[Job creation]] for students and graduates

There are also issues nominally in scope that OLPC management has neglected. This includes

* [[Teacher training]]
* Organizing [[Localization]] projects in a timely manner whenever a country or language group becomes a likely target for deployment
* [[Evaluation]] of laptop education programs, and comparisons between different laptops and software ("bake-offs")
* Publishing [[research]] results

Further thoughts on these and other topics will appear in Earth Treasury pages on this Wiki.

==Extending Give One Get One==

OLPC ended [[G1G1]] on December 31, 2007. Earth Treasury has created a similar program, [[GiveSomeGetSome]] (Tell us how many you would like on the page, or [mailto:ed@earthtreasury.org e-mail us]). We plan to buy from OLPC's [http://laptopfoundation.org/participate/givemany.shtml Give Many] program in quantity.

Our plan turns out not to be feasible, because the GiveMany program is [[Controversies#Give_Many_is_a_cruel_joke|broken]].--[[User:Mokurai|Mokurai]] 01:09, 18 May 2008 (EDT)

==Wiki==

OLPC says that we can use this Wiki for our business. Please put the following category link on any page that is specific to Earth Treasury.
<nowiki>[[Category:Earth Treasury]]</nowiki>

==See also==

* [[Linking Schools]]
* [[International business]]
* [[Cultural preservation]]
* [[Moviemaking]]
* [[Community Building]]
* [[Jobs]] for students

[[Category:Earth Treasury]]

Latest revision as of 07:08, 19 June 2008