XO Giving

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You can help support OLPC's mission by donating directly to the OLPC Foundation, volunteering your time, or by contributing to our annual giving program. The 2008 Give 1 Get 1 giving campaign begins on November 17.

give 1 get 1 2008

The 2008 Give One Get One program will launch on November 17, on Amazon. See G1G1 2008 for details.

For more ways to give, see Give Many.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does the program start? Can I give/get a laptop today?

The program will start on November 17. You cannot take part in give 1 get 1 before then, but can still donate to the OLPC Foundation.

What operating system will the laptops run?

The laptops will run the latest release of Sugar on a Linux-based Fedora Core operating system. (It will not dual-boot Windows and Linux, contrary to some reports.) For answers to this and other frequently asked questions, see the XO Giving FAQ.

How are "Get One" XOs sold through G1G1 different than those overseas?

The XOs sold in developed nations will not use the Anti-theft 'leasing' system. They will ship with an English-language set of activities and collections; each partner country decides how to customize their own builds.

If I give an XO through the G1G1 program, will I get a certificate in the mail?

No, for reasons of printing and mailing overhead.

Will the "Get 1" XO include any solar or human-power system?

No. However you can get your own solar panels separately from one of our suppliers.

Will the "Give 1" XO include a human-power system?

Yes, where it is needed and cost effective, determined by the deployment project team.

Will the "Get One" Laptops use the anti-theft 'leasing' system?

No.

Other questions

• Why are XOs sold in developed nations (as part of the get one give one program) only being sold for a limited time? Couldn't any child regardless of geography, culture or income bracket benefit from a educational laptop like this? Additionally, wouldn't it help create manufacturing economies of scale if more were sold?

  This year's XO Giving program will start on November 17, and is not scheduled to end. Yes. Yes.

Will people in Europe also be able to purchase XOs via the G1G1 program?

Not yet, but this is planned for certain countries for the near future. See XO_Giving/Europe.

Can I vote for which country to send the other XO?

No. OLPC has been using the Give One laptops to start pilot projects in the least developed nations in the world (as defined by the UN) where suitable arrangements can be made with grassroots organizers to manage the deployment. This includes the recent pilots in Mongolia, Haiti, and Rwanda.

User communities

Users of the XO are forming their own user communities, even before the units arrive, see Users.

New Users can post questions and get answers on a separate page.

give 1 get 1 2007

The Give One Get One program (also known as "give 1 get 1" or simply "G1G1") concluded on 31 December 2007. Please see Give Many for more ways to give.

For the latest information on when your "Get One" laptop will arrive, see the G1G1 Fulfillment Information page.

During the program, participants who donated USD 399 would cover the cost of one laptop to be distributed by OLPC to one of its least-developed partner countries, and would get 1 to keep, for themselves or for a child in their lives. OLPC also has a static Official FAQ on this program.

See also the Give Many program for giving larger quantities of laptops to your preferred destination.

FAQ from 2007

• How can one get a hand crank or yo yo?

Get it yourself, see XO_Giving/Crank

• Will people in Europe also be able to purchase XOs via the G1G1 program?

Not at the moment, see XO_Giving/Europe.

• Is there any chance that the G1G1 program will happen in Australia? If so, count me in.

Not at the moment.

• When will the laptops be delivered?

According to this CNN article, it will depend on the order date, where the first 20,000 ordered are estimated to arrive before Christmas and the others later. However, point 5 of the Give-One-Get-One Terms and Conditions expressly states that delivery may be subject to delays, so there are no certain delivery dates. —Joe 11:48, 15 November 2007 (EST).

As of 11/19, the donor service line indicated that orders placed on Friday, 11/16, at least, are part of the 'second shipment.' There's no indication of when this second shipment will go out, but it will be later than the first shipment scheduled, as of 11/19, for mid-December.

I received my pre-11/26 ordered laptop on 12/15/07. Amazing little machine. Well done All!! Joe S. Pittsburgh PA

I ordered mine on day 1 of G1G1 at 11am pacific standard time - got it sat. december 16 from a neighbor who was around to receive it friday the 15th (so it wasn't sitting outside)

love it...simple package, beautiful machine - info included is a little thin - "sugar not so sweet" (thats my quote for the interface so far) need more time to investigate sugar but interface is not exactly intuitive. I am excited to start developing activities and Apps. I had to remind myself, it is a tool to be used with real people in mind...its not a toy, nor can it be compared to normal laptops...it is designed to be used by inquisitive minds with instruction from teachers. Hopefully we can all help it get stronger... Alex Maloutas, Los Angeles, CA.

• How many laptops have been donated or received through G1G1, Simply Give, and Give Many donations?

150,000 - 170,000 [1]

• is there official information on how many, and where in the developing world are G1G1 distributed?

• To whom can further questions be addressed?

The bottom of the pages on the OLPC site includes this: "Donor service questions: 1-800-201-7144".

• Will you repeat this initiative in future (for XO-2, XO-3, ... laptops)? (I think it were good to repeat. Extra money for the cause.)

Yes.

• Continuing G1G1: OLPC says it has no intention of continuing Give One Get One past December 31, 2007.

See G1G1 2008 for preliminary news of the next program for winter 2008.

Discussion

More discussion at this article's associated talk page: Talk:XO Giving