Partners

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

Schools


Supporters

Major direct supporters and partner organizations.


Projects

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


Libraries

Activities, content, and shared resources.


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)

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) - IESC

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.)