Ownership of XO laptop technology

OLPC Ceremony

Our NGO contact and PCV in Mauritania has let our team know that child ownership is a concept that does not directly translate to Mauritanian culture. In Mauritania, child ownership typically translates as family ownership and results in the family selling any of the child's privately owned goods, such as school books, to financially better the family. To stay in conjunction with OLPC ownership standards, my team and PCV's will organize community ceremonies in both Kiffa and Kankossa to increase awareness of OLPC and to communicate the ideal of XO child ownership. We wish for this "ceremony" to be an open, communal dialogue for people to ask questions and further learn about XO laptop technology.