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-->Welcome to the <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://www.laptop.org/ One Laptop per Child]'''</span> [[Wiki getting started|Wiki]], a [[Participate|collaborative]] site about the [[OLPC]] project and related [[community|communities]]. We are currently working on {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages in twenty-two [[translators|languages]].
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The [[One Laptop per Child]] non-profit develops a low-cost laptop&mdash;[[XO|the "XO Laptop"]]&mdash;to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our [[Mission|mission]] is to provide educational opportunities for the world's most isolated and poorest children by giving each child a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop; and [[activities|software tools and content]] designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.


OLPC has produced XO laptops for more than 3 million children around the world, the majority of them in [[OLPC Uruguay|Uruguay]], [[OLPC Peru|Peru]], [[OLPC Rwanda|Rwanda]], [[OLPC Haiti|Haiti]], Australia, [[OLPC Mongolia/Ulaanbaatar|Mongolia]] and the [[OLPC Birmingham|United States]]. These laptops all run [[Sugar]] and [[Fedora Linux]], and have customized software and content builds developed by their national deployment teams in collaboration with OLPC staff. We maintain a regular update of [[Deployments|deployment information]].
<span class="plainlinks">Take part in our winter [[G1G1 2008|giving program]] : Give a laptop to a child in the developing world, and Get one for someone [http://laptop.org/xo in the US] or in [http://laptop.org/global other countries].</span></div>


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Mission Statement: [http://www.laptop.org One Laptop per Child] creates educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost,
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[[One Laptop per Child]] association is developing a low-cost laptop&mdash;[[XO|the "XO Laptop"]]&mdash;to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our goal is to provide children around the world with new [[Learning Vision|opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves]].
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The [[Contributors|Contributors program]] offered free XO laptops to developers and content creators who are working on projects that will benefit deployments worldwide. To apply for this program, contributors submitted a [[Contributors program/Project proposal form|description of the work]] they are planning along with their contact information.


Read more about our [[deployments]], the latest [[Sugar|sugar release]] and the new [[XO-4 Touch|XO-4 Touch laptop]], or other [[projects]]. Follow our [http://blog.laptop.org news] and submit new stories. To suggest your own project, submit a [[Contributors|project proposal]] directly.
Why children need [[XO|laptops]] : laptops are a window and a tool: a window into the world and a tool with which to think. They are a wonderful way for children to [[learning learning|learn learning]] through independent interaction and exploration.<br clear="all"/>
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== What's new ==
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[[Image:Annan-sachs-bonsaaso.jpeg|thumb|Kofi Annan and Jeff Sachs visit students in [[OLPC Ghana|Bonsaaso, Ghana]] ]]
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[[Image:001_Arahuay.JPG|thumb|School break at the [[Educators|pilot]] in [[OLPC Peru/Arahuay|Arahuay, Perú]] ]]
[[Image:Classroom2.jpg|thumb|OLPC project in [[OLPC_Ethiopia|Ethiopia]] ]]


== Get Involved ==
* OLPC launched its second Give One, Get One ("G1G1") program on November 17, 2008, following last year's popular program which supported the production of over 150,000 XOs. This year the XO laptops will be shipped to donors through Amazon.com, and the program includes [[XO_Giving/G1G1EU|Europe]]. Visit [http://laptop.org/xo '''laptop.org/xo'''].


This Wiki contains project pages describing work and ideas related to OLPC. Learn how to [[participate|get involved]] with those already in progress. You can also [[communication channels|ask]] other community members about ways to contribute.
* The '''[[Announcements/8.2.0|XO Software Release]] 8.2.0''' is out: with a redesigned interface, [[software updater]], and 19 languages. ''Read the [[Release Notes/8.2.0|release notes]]. ''
* Are you interested in being an OLPC mentor? Add yourself to the [[Profiles]] page!


See our latest [http://planet.laptop.org community news] and [[OLPC:News|accomplishments]].
'''Deployments'''
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* [http://www.reactivated.net/weblog/archives/2008/09/ethiopias-first-olpc-deployment/ ecbp begins deployments in Ethiopia] ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/olpc/sets/72157607436386087/ photos]). The 5,000 XO laptops were donated to Ethiopia as a result of the 2007 [[Give One Get One]] promotion.
* [http://waveplace.com '''Waveplace'''] has done pilots in '''Nicaragua''' ([http://waveplace.com/locations/nicaragua/movie.jsp?id=80 video], [http://waveplace.com/news/blog/archive/cat_location_nicaragua.jsp reports]), '''Florida''' ([http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91891812 NPR story], [http://waveplace.com/locations/florida/movie.jsp?id=79 video]), '''Haiti''' ([http://waveplace.com/locations/haiti/ videos]), and the '''Virgin Islands''' ([http://waveplace.com/locations/usvi/ videos], [http://waveplace.com/news/blog/archive/cat_location_virgin_islands.jsp reports]). Watch our [http://waveplace.com/awards/ Waveplace Awards show] to see children from each pilot greet each other and the world.
* [http://www.olenepal.org/images/olpc-model-in-nepal.pdf Academic Commentary] authored by OLE Nepal Education Director, titled "Tackling the Problems of Quality and Disparity in Nepal’s School Education: The OLPC Model."
* [http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/22041/ Laptop Training Begins in Peru]
* Our [[Deployment Guide]] is now posted to the wiki. Please help us improve it.


== Overviews ==
* [http://radian.org/notebook/astounded-in-arahuay '''Astounded in Arahuay'''] &mdash; Ivan describes a followup visit to the site of Peru's 8-month OLPC pilot.
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* The Inter-American Development Bank will finance a pilot project testing one-to-one computing with OLPC in Haiti (the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere). They are distributing XOs to 13,200 students and 500 teachers in 60 Haitian primary schools.
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* [[Ulaanbaatar|Our Mongolia project]] is the first deployment made possible by the generosity of the [[Give One Get One]] participants. Many thanks from OLPC and the Mongolian children to those who contributed through the program.


There are overview pages dedicated to [[Hardware specification|hardware]], [[software_components|software]], [[educators|education]] and [[content|content]].
'''Developments'''
The XO's iconic software interface, [[Sugar]], has its own [[OLPC Human Interface Guidelines|human interface guidelines]], here and on [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Human_Interface_Guidelines the Sugar Labs wiki]. There are also discussion pages on issues of [[Deployments|deployment]] and [[Countries|country-specific]] discussions.
* Attendees and presenters from 20 countries attend the [[Country workshops/May 2008|May country workshop]].
* [[XO-2]] laptop designs were revealed in May 2008
* More [[Marvin_Minsky_essays|essays on learning]] by Marvin Minsky
* Chumby's [http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=218 Bunnie] "tears down" an XO laptop... worth the read. To try this at home, see our [[disassembly|disassembly notes]] and [[manual/Insides|photos]].
* Mary Lou Jepsen has posted [[Hardware Testing|safety and inspection certificates]].


OLPC is designed around five [[core principles]] &mdash; [[core principles#Child Ownership|Child Ownership]], [[core principles#Low Ages|Low Ages]], [[core principles#Saturation|Saturation]], [[core principles#Connection|Connection]], and [[core principles#Free and Open Source|Free and Open Source tools]], and each of these have their own portal sections as well.
'''[[Press|In the news]]'''
* Listen to the [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91891812 two-part NPR story] on Waveplace's XO pilot in Immokalee, Florida
* Read [http://www.xconomy.com/2008/02/01/the-xo-laptop-its-the-software-stupid/ Xconomy's review] of the XO laptop's software.
* [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080107182525297 Groklaw interviews] former OLPC CTO Mary Lou Jepsen
* OLPC's statement on [[Intel#INTEL RESIGNS FROM OLPC|Intel's resignation]] from the OLPC board and association.


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'''[[Wiki|This wiki]]'''
* [[Conventions]] now contains two [[Conventions#Active Proposals:|active proposals]] for changing large numbers of wiki articles.


[[Image:StartOfMP.jpg|thumb|Start of mass production at [[Quanta]] ]]
== Get Involved ==
== News and updates ==
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Anyone can [[participate]] in OLPC and Sugar Labs. Whatever your knowledge, skills, and experience, you have something that children around the world should know about. We need software [developers]] and [[Localization|localizers/translators]], of course, and [[educators]]. That goes without saying. But we also need writers, artists, musicians, people from every occupation and from every country. Most of all, we need children. We have many communication channels for a variety of needs. You will find a suitable place to ask your questions, and help in getting started on any project.

See some of the faces behind OLPC on our [[profiles]] page.

If you have and interesting idea or project, or want to start a local OLPC group, you can request an XO through our [[developers program|contributors and developers program]]. You can also '''[[Emulation|emulate our Sugar environment]]''' on your PC.

While most of the opportunities to get involved are through our [[participate|volunteer community]], there are also a few specific [http://laptop.org/en/jobs.shtml current job openings].

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Image:P1020317-1.JPG Give One Get One XOs arrive in [[Ulaanbaatar]], [[OLPC Mongolia|Mongolia]]
Image:Mongolia-Day-One.jpg The first laptops arriving in [[OLPC Mongolia|Mongolia]]
Image:Uruguay.jpg [http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment The real deal in Uruguay]
Image:StartOfMP.jpg Start of mass production at [[Quanta]]
Image:007_Arahuay_2nd_Photo.JPG [[Educators|Pilot]] in [[OLPC Peru/Arahuay|Arahuay, Perú]]
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== Learn more ==
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You can read more and discuss new ideas about [[Hardware specification|hardware]], [[software_components|software]], [[educators|education]] and [[content|content]];
The XO's interface, [[Sugar]], has its own [[OLPC Human Interface Guidelines|human interface guidelines]]. There are also discussion pages on issues of deployment and [[Countries|country-specific]] discussions. <!--- An extended '''[[Table of Contents|table of contents]]''' is also available. not currently updated --->


* [[Persistent_developer_key_firmware|Persistent developer key firmware]] released October 2021 to disable the security systems,
:Our five '''[[core principles]]'''&mdash;
* A build of Android for the XO-4 is available, see [[Android]],
:''' [[core principles#Child Ownership|Child Ownership]]''': ''I wear my XO like my pair of shoes.''
* A community project for using XOs as class or school servers has begun, please get involved, see [[XS Community Edition]],
:'''[[core principles#Low Ages|Low Ages]]''': ''I have good XO shoes for a long walk.''
* The [http://blog.laptop.org/2013/07/16/family-oriented-xo-tablet-debuts-at-walmart-for-149/ XO Learning Tablet] debuted in July, 2013.
: '''[[core principles#Saturation|Saturation]]''': ''A healthy education is a vaccination, it reaches everybody and protects from ignorance and intolerance.''
* The [[XO-4|XO-4 Touch laptop]] entered production in February, 2013.
: '''[[core principles#Connection|Connection]]''': ''When we talk together we stay together.''
* 2012 brought our [http://olpcSF.org/summit global community summit] Oct 19-21 and follow-on implementers' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugarcamp_SF_2012 San Francisco Sugarcamp++] Oct 22-24 -- all were invited to both events!
: '''[[core principles#Free and Open Source|Free and Open Source]]''': ''Give me a free and open environment and I will learn and teach with joy.''
* The [[XO-1.75|XO-1.75 laptop]] entered production in February, 2012.
* [[OLPC Uruguay|Uruguay]] became the first country in the world to achieve one laptop per child, when its President Tabaré Vázquez handed out 400,000 XOs to the remaining school children on October 13, 2009.
* For general news, see some of the OLPC news aggregators, including [http://planet.laptop.org planet.laptop.org], [http://blog.laptop.org the OLPC blog], and the independent [http://olpcnews.com OLPCNews] blog.


[[Image:rwanda 0709.jpg|thumb|right| [[OLPC Rwanda]] launches at Kagugu Primary School in Kigali]]
[[Image:P1020317-1.JPG|thumb|right| Laptops are introduced in [[OLPC Mongolia|Mongolia]] ]]


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XO: The Children's Machine

The One Laptop per Child non-profit develops a low-cost laptop—the "XO Laptop"—to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our mission is to provide educational opportunities for the world's most isolated and poorest children by giving each child a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop; and software tools and content designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.

OLPC has produced XO laptops for more than 3 million children around the world, the majority of them in Uruguay, Peru, Rwanda, Haiti, Australia, Mongolia and the United States. These laptops all run Sugar and Fedora Linux, and have customized software and content builds developed by their national deployment teams in collaboration with OLPC staff. We maintain a regular update of deployment information.

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xs-0.7 2012-02-20


Quote of the Day

"This is not just a matter of giving a laptop to each child, as if bestowing on them some magical charm. The magic lies within -- within each child, within each scientist, scholar, or just plain citizen in the making. This initiative is meant to bring it forth into the light of day."
  —Kofi Annan

Current projects

The Contributors program offered free XO laptops to developers and content creators who are working on projects that will benefit deployments worldwide. To apply for this program, contributors submitted a description of the work they are planning along with their contact information.

Read more about our deployments, the latest sugar release and the new XO-4 Touch laptop, or other projects. Follow our news and submit new stories. To suggest your own project, submit a project proposal directly.


Kofi Annan and Jeff Sachs visit students in Bonsaaso, Ghana
School break at the pilot in Arahuay, Perú
OLPC project in Ethiopia

Get Involved

This Wiki contains project pages describing work and ideas related to OLPC. Learn how to get involved with those already in progress. You can also ask other community members about ways to contribute.

See our latest community news and accomplishments.

Overviews

Activities  ·  Support  ·  Community Forum  ·  XO Handbook +

There are overview pages dedicated to hardware, software, education and content. The XO's iconic software interface, Sugar, has its own human interface guidelines, here and on the Sugar Labs wiki. There are also discussion pages on issues of deployment and country-specific discussions.

OLPC is designed around five core principles — Child Ownership, Low Ages, Saturation, Connection, and Free and Open Source tools, and each of these have their own portal sections as well.


Start of mass production at Quanta

News and updates

Weekly news    ·    OLPC Planet   ·    News archive +

OLPC Rwanda launches at Kagugu Primary School in Kigali
Laptops are introduced in Mongolia


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